NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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AGILNT F
50Answers
3Pangrams
285Maximum
200Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
F35
G3
I4
L2
N1
T1

Words by length

414
56
69
710
86
93
101
111

Two-letter starts

AF2
AL1
AN1
FA11
FI11
FL13
GA1
GI2
IN4
LI2
NA1
TI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

A … G

Letter pattern

A•••••••••G

A × 2, F × 2, I × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

affiliating

Pangram 2
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

F … G

Letter pattern

F••••••••G

L × 2, I × 2, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

flatlining

Pangram 3
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

I … G

Letter pattern

I•••••••G

I × 2, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

inflating

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • affiant
  • affiliatingPangram
  • alfalfa
  • antifa

F 35

  • fail
  • failing
  • faint
  • fainting
  • fall
  • falling
  • fang
  • fanning
  • fantail
  • fatal
  • fating
  • fiat
  • fifing
  • filial
  • filing
  • fill
  • filling
  • finagling
  • final
  • finial
  • fining
  • fitting
  • flag
  • flagging
  • flail
  • flailing
  • flan
  • flanging
  • flat
  • flatliningPangram
  • fling
  • flinging
  • flint
  • flit
  • flitting

G 3

  • gaff
  • gift
  • gifting

I 4

  • infant
  • infill
  • infilling
  • inflatingPangram

L 2

  • lift
  • lifting

N 1

  • naif

T 1

  • tiff

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 43/100, compared with 106 available puzzles through this date.

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