NYT Spelling Bee

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Friday, May 8, 2026

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AGILOY C
48Answers
3Pangrams
248Maximum
174Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
C26
G3
I5
L11

Words by length

416
512
67
75
82
93
102
111

Two-letter starts

AC3
CA7
CI2
CL4
CO10
CY3
GL3
IC1
IL4
LA3
LI1
LO7

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

G … Y

Letter pattern

G••••••••Y

G × 2, L × 2, O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

glaciology

Pangram 2
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

I … Y

Letter pattern

I•••••••••Y

I × 2, L × 4

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

illogically

Pangram 3
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

L … Y

Letter pattern

L•••••••Y

L × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

logically

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • acacia
  • acai
  • acyclic

C 26

  • cacao
  • cagily
  • cagy
  • calico
  • call
  • calla
  • callaloo
  • ciao
  • cilia
  • clay
  • cloaca
  • clog
  • cloy
  • coal
  • coca
  • cocci
  • cocoa
  • coil
  • cola
  • colic
  • cool
  • coolly
  • coyly
  • cyclic
  • cyclical
  • cyclically

G 3

  • glacial
  • glacially
  • glaciologyPangram

I 5

  • icily
  • iliac
  • illogic
  • illogical
  • illogicallyPangram

L 11

  • lacy
  • laic
  • laical
  • lilac
  • local
  • locally
  • loci
  • loco
  • logic
  • logical
  • logicallyPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 46/100, compared with 128 available puzzles through this date.

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