NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, May 7, 2026

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DEIMUZ N
47Answers
1Pangrams
229Maximum
161Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D9
E6
I7
M14
N6
U4
Z1

Words by length

413
513
611
74
84
92

Two-letter starts

DE5
DI2
DU2
EM2
EN4
IM3
IN4
ME3
MI11
NE3
NI1
NU2
UN4
ZI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

I … D

Letter pattern

I•••••••D

I × 2, M × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

immunized

Complete answer list

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D 9

  • denied
  • denim
  • denizen
  • denude
  • denuded
  • dine
  • dined
  • dune
  • dunned

E 6

  • emend
  • emended
  • ended
  • endue
  • endued
  • ennui

I 7

  • immune
  • immunize
  • immunizedPangram
  • indeed
  • indie
  • indium
  • innie

M 14

  • mend
  • mended
  • menu
  • mien
  • mind
  • minded
  • mine
  • mined
  • mini
  • minim
  • minimize
  • minimized
  • minimum
  • mizzen

N 6

  • need
  • needed
  • nene
  • nine
  • nude
  • nudie

U 4

  • undid
  • undimmed
  • undue
  • unneeded

Z 1

  • zine

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 54/100, compared with 127 available puzzles through this date.

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