NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, May 3, 2026

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ANORTU C
69Answers
1Pangrams
383Maximum
269Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A11
C42
N2
O3
R3
T7
U1

Words by length

413
514
617
716
85
91
103

Two-letter starts

AC5
AR2
AT3
AU1
CA16
CO18
CR3
CU5
NA2
OC2
OR1
RA2
RO1
TA2
TO2
TR2
TU1
UN1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

T … T

Letter pattern

T••••••T

T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

turncoat

Complete answer list

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A 11

  • account
  • accountant
  • acorn
  • actor
  • actuator
  • arcana
  • arco
  • attract
  • attractant
  • attractor
  • autocrat

C 42

  • cacao
  • cancan
  • canna
  • cannon
  • cannot
  • canon
  • cant
  • cantata
  • canton
  • cantor
  • carat
  • carrot
  • cart
  • carton
  • cartoon
  • cataract
  • coat
  • coca
  • cocoa
  • coconut
  • cocoon
  • concoct
  • concur
  • contact
  • contort
  • contour
  • contract
  • contractor
  • coot
  • corn
  • corona
  • cotton
  • count
  • court
  • croc
  • croon
  • crouton
  • curacao
  • curator
  • currant
  • curt
  • cutout

N 2

  • narc
  • narco

O 3

  • occur
  • octant
  • orca

R 3

  • raccoon
  • rancor
  • rococo

T 7

  • taco
  • tact
  • toccata
  • toucan
  • tract
  • tractor
  • turncoatPangram

U 1

  • uncut

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 26/100, compared with 123 available puzzles through this date.

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