NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, April 24, 2026

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ABGINO D
47Answers
1Pangrams
257Maximum
180Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
B14
D16
G5
I1
N4

Words by length

411
57
68
717
81
91
102

Two-letter starts

AB3
AD3
AI1
BA6
BI5
BO3
DA2
DI6
DO8
GA1
GO4
IN1
NA2
NO2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

A … G

Letter pattern

A••••••••G

A × 2, N × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

abandoning

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • abandon
  • abandoningPangram
  • abiding
  • adagio
  • adding
  • adobo
  • aiding

B 14

  • badging
  • band
  • bandaging
  • bandana
  • bandanna
  • banding
  • bidding
  • biding
  • bind
  • bindi
  • binding
  • boding
  • bond
  • bonding

D 16

  • dabbing
  • dang
  • digging
  • ding
  • dinging
  • dingo
  • dining
  • dino
  • dodging
  • dodo
  • dogging
  • doggo
  • doing
  • dong
  • donning
  • doodad

G 5

  • gadding
  • goad
  • goading
  • gonad
  • good

I 1

  • indigo

N 4

  • nada
  • naiad
  • nodding
  • nonbinding

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 55/100, compared with 114 available puzzles through this date.

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