NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, April 20, 2026

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55Answers
1Pangrams
237Maximum
166Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
D11
I9
L13
N4
T11

Words by length

421
514
69
76
83
91
101

Two-letter starts

AL3
AN3
AT1
DA6
DI5
ID3
IL1
IN5
LA8
LI5
NA4
TA5
TI6

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

D … Y

Letter pattern

D••••••Y

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

daintily

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 7

  • alit
  • allay
  • ally
  • anal
  • anally
  • annal
  • atilt

D 11

  • daily
  • daintilyPangram
  • dally
  • dandily
  • daylily
  • daylit
  • dial
  • diddly
  • dill
  • dilly
  • dillydally

I 9

  • idly
  • idyl
  • idyll
  • illy
  • initial
  • initially
  • inlaid
  • inland
  • inlay

L 13

  • lady
  • laid
  • lain
  • laity
  • lanai
  • land
  • landlady
  • lantana
  • lilt
  • lily
  • lint
  • linty
  • litany

N 4

  • nail
  • natal
  • natality
  • nattily

T 11

  • tail
  • tali
  • tall
  • tallit
  • tally
  • tidal
  • tidally
  • tidily
  • till
  • tilt
  • tinily

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 40/100, compared with 110 available puzzles through this date.

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