NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, May 4, 2026

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FGHITY L
27Answers
1Pangrams
111Maximum
78Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

F9
G3
H5
I1
L5
T4

Words by length

412
56
64
73
81
91

Two-letter starts

FI6
FL3
GI3
HI5
IL1
LI5
TI4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

F … Y

Letter pattern

F•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

flighty

Complete answer list

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F 9

  • fill
  • filly
  • filth
  • filthily
  • filthy
  • fitly
  • flight
  • flightyPangram
  • flit

G 3

  • giggly
  • gill
  • gilt

H 5

  • highlight
  • highly
  • hill
  • hilly
  • hilt

I 1

  • illy

L 5

  • lift
  • light
  • lightly
  • lilt
  • lily

T 4

  • tightly
  • till
  • tilt
  • tilth

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 75/100, compared with 124 available puzzles through this date.

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