NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, April 26, 2026

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ACINTY R
59Answers
1Pangrams
300Maximum
210Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A14
C13
I2
N3
R11
T15
Y1

Words by length

413
518
616
76
83
92
101

Two-letter starts

AI1
AN1
AR8
AT4
CA7
CI3
CR3
IN1
IR1
NA2
NI1
RA10
RI1
TA7
TI1
TR5
TY2
YA1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

I … Y

Letter pattern

I•••••••Y

I × 2, C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

intricacy

Complete answer list

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A 14

  • airy
  • antarctic
  • arancini
  • arcana
  • arctic
  • aria
  • arnica
  • arrant
  • array
  • arty
  • atria
  • attar
  • attract
  • attractant

C 13

  • cairn
  • canary
  • carat
  • carny
  • carry
  • cart
  • cataract
  • circa
  • cirri
  • citric
  • crania
  • cranny
  • critic

I 2

  • intricacyPangram
  • irritant

N 3

  • narc
  • nary
  • nitric

R 11

  • racy
  • rain
  • rainy
  • raita
  • rani
  • rant
  • rarity
  • ratatat
  • rattan
  • ratty
  • ricin

T 15

  • tantara
  • tantra
  • tantric
  • tarry
  • tart
  • tartan
  • tartar
  • tiara
  • tract
  • train
  • trait
  • tray
  • trinity
  • tyranny
  • tyrant

Y 1

  • yarn

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 35/100, compared with 116 available puzzles through this date.

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