NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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CIMNOT U
29Answers
1Pangrams
164Maximum
115Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C6
I2
M6
N3
T5
U7

Words by length

46
57
65
75
83
93

Two-letter starts

CO4
CU2
IN2
MI1
MO1
MU4
NO2
NU1
TO1
TU4
UN7

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

C … M

Letter pattern

C•••••••M

N × 2, U × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

continuum

Complete answer list

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C 6

  • coconut
  • communion
  • continuumPangram
  • count
  • cumin
  • cutout

I 2

  • intuit
  • intuition

M 6

  • minimum
  • mount
  • munition
  • mutt
  • mutton
  • muumuu

N 3

  • nonunion
  • noun
  • nuncio

T 5

  • tout
  • tuition
  • tunic
  • tutti
  • tutu

U 7

  • uncommon
  • unction
  • uncut
  • union
  • unit
  • unmount
  • unto

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 80/100, compared with 120 available puzzles through this date.

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