NYT Spelling Bee

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

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EHILNP O
60Answers
2Pangrams
235Maximum
165Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

E1
H9
L13
N6
O9
P22

Words by length

430
59
69
76
84
92

Two-letter starts

EL1
HE3
HI1
HO5
LE1
LI2
LO10
NE1
NO5
OE1
OL3
ON2
OP3
PE3
PH3
PI4
PL1
PO11

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

O … E

Letter pattern

O•••••••E

O × 2, E × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

oenophile

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

P … E

Letter pattern

P•••••E

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

pinhole

Complete answer list

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E 1

  • elope

H 9

  • hellhole
  • hellion
  • hello
  • hippo
  • hole
  • hone
  • hoop
  • hoopoe
  • hope

L 13

  • leonine
  • lion
  • lipo
  • loin
  • loll
  • lollipop
  • lollop
  • lone
  • loon
  • loonie
  • loop
  • loophole
  • lope

N 6

  • neon
  • noel
  • none
  • nonillion
  • noon
  • nope

O 9

  • oenophilePangram
  • oleo
  • olio
  • ollie
  • onion
  • online
  • open
  • opine
  • opinion

P 22

  • peephole
  • peon
  • people
  • phenol
  • phone
  • phono
  • piehole
  • pillion
  • pinholePangram
  • pinion
  • plop
  • pole
  • polio
  • poll
  • pollen
  • polo
  • pone
  • pooh
  • pool
  • poop
  • pope
  • poplin

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 28/100, compared with 115 available puzzles through this date.

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