NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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EMNPTV A
62Answers
1Pangrams
229Maximum
161Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
E4
M13
N10
P16
T8
V3

Words by length

431
511
69
76
85

Two-letter starts

AM1
AN3
AP3
AT1
EA2
EM1
EN1
MA9
ME4
NA7
NE3
PA12
PE4
TA4
TE4
VA3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

P … T

Letter pattern

P••••••T

E × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

pavement

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • amen
  • ante
  • antenna
  • antennae
  • apeman
  • apemen
  • apnea
  • attempt

E 4

  • eaten
  • eave
  • emanate
  • enema

M 13

  • mama
  • mamma
  • manatee
  • mane
  • manna
  • manta
  • mate
  • matte
  • maven
  • mean
  • meant
  • meat
  • meta

N 10

  • naan
  • name
  • nametape
  • nana
  • nape
  • natant
  • nave
  • neap
  • neat
  • neaten

P 16

  • paean
  • pampa
  • panama
  • pane
  • pant
  • papa
  • pate
  • patent
  • patentee
  • pavane
  • pave
  • pavementPangram
  • peat
  • penman
  • pennant
  • pentane

T 8

  • tame
  • tamp
  • tapa
  • tape
  • team
  • teammate
  • teat
  • tenant

V 3

  • vamp
  • vane
  • vape

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 29/100, compared with 105 available puzzles through this date.

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