NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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AEGLOT V
33Answers
1Pangrams
136Maximum
96Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A1
E3
G5
L8
O2
V14

Words by length

413
510
65
74
81

Two-letter starts

AG1
EA1
EL1
EV1
GA4
GL1
LA3
LE3
LO2
OV2
VA4
VE5
VL1
VO4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

V … E

Letter pattern

V•••••E

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

voltage

Complete answer list

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A 1

  • agave

E 3

  • eave
  • elevate
  • evolve

G 5

  • gavage
  • gave
  • gavel
  • gavotte
  • glove

L 8

  • lava
  • lavage
  • lave
  • leave
  • levee
  • level
  • lovage
  • love

O 2

  • oval
  • ovate

V 14

  • vagal
  • vale
  • valet
  • valve
  • veal
  • vegetal
  • vegetate
  • velvet
  • veto
  • vlog
  • vole
  • volt
  • voltagePangram
  • vote

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 68/100, compared with 119 available puzzles through this date.

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