NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, May 9, 2026

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AEGHIM T
53Answers
1Pangrams
205Maximum
144Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
E4
G3
H8
I2
M14
T19

Words by length

424
514
66
75
83
91

Two-letter starts

AG3
EI3
EM1
GA3
HA4
HE4
IM1
IT1
MA4
ME6
MI4
TA3
TE7
TH6
TI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

M … T

Letter pattern

M•••••T

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

megahit

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • agate
  • agita
  • agitate

E 4

  • eight
  • eighth
  • eightieth
  • emit

G 3

  • gait
  • gamete
  • gate

H 8

  • hamate
  • hate
  • hath
  • hatha
  • heat
  • heath
  • height
  • hematite

I 2

  • imitate
  • item

M 14

  • mahatma
  • mate
  • math
  • matte
  • meat
  • meet
  • megahitPangram
  • meta
  • mete
  • meth
  • might
  • mite
  • mitigate
  • mitt

T 19

  • taiga
  • tame
  • tatami
  • team
  • teammate
  • teat
  • teatime
  • teem
  • teeth
  • teethe
  • that
  • thee
  • them
  • theme
  • theta
  • thigh
  • tight
  • time
  • tithe

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 43/100, compared with 129 available puzzles through this date.

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