NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, April 19, 2026

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AILNTU M
68Answers
2Pangrams
363Maximum
255Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A10
I3
L8
M37
T4
U6

Words by length

418
511
617
79
88
93
102

Two-letter starts

AL6
AN2
AU2
IL2
IM1
LA3
LI4
LL1
MA20
MI12
MU5
TA2
TI1
TU1
UL3
UM2
UN1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

I … I

Letter pattern

I••••••••I

I × 3, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

illuminati

Pangram 2
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

M … L

Letter pattern

M•••••••L

A × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

matutinal

Complete answer list

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A 10

  • allium
  • alum
  • alumina
  • aluminum
  • alumna
  • alumni
  • anima
  • animal
  • autumn
  • autumnal

I 3

  • ilium
  • illuminatiPangram
  • imam

L 8

  • lama
  • lamina
  • laminal
  • lima
  • liminal
  • limit
  • limn
  • llama

M 37

  • mail
  • mailman
  • maim
  • main
  • maintain
  • mall
  • malt
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • mammalian
  • mania
  • manila
  • manna
  • manta
  • mantilla
  • manual
  • manumit
  • matutinalPangram
  • maul
  • militant
  • militia
  • militiaman
  • mill
  • mini
  • minim
  • minima
  • minimal
  • minimum
  • mint
  • minutia
  • mitt
  • mull
  • mutant
  • mutt
  • mutual
  • muumuu

T 4

  • tantalum
  • tatami
  • titanium
  • tumult

U 6

  • ultima
  • ultimata
  • ultimatum
  • umami
  • umlaut
  • unman

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 23/100, compared with 109 available puzzles through this date.

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