NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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ACEILY B
48Answers
1Pangrams
235Maximum
165Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A6
B26
C8
E1
L7

Words by length

412
518
68
74
85
101

Two-letter starts

AB5
AL1
BA9
BE5
BI10
BL2
CA6
CE2
EY1
LA4
LI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … Y

Letter pattern

C••••••Y

C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

celibacy

Complete answer list

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A 6

  • abaci
  • abbacy
  • abbey
  • able
  • ably
  • alibi

B 26

  • baba
  • babble
  • babe
  • babel
  • baby
  • bacilli
  • bail
  • bale
  • ball
  • belay
  • belie
  • bell
  • belle
  • belly
  • bialy
  • bible
  • biblical
  • biblically
  • bicycle
  • bilabial
  • bile
  • bill
  • billable
  • billy
  • blab
  • blabby

C 8

  • cabal
  • cabala
  • cabbie
  • cabby
  • cable
  • callable
  • celeb
  • celibacyPangram

E 1

  • eyeball

L 7

  • label
  • labia
  • labial
  • labile
  • liable
  • libel
  • libelee

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 50/100, compared with 104 available puzzles through this date.

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