NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, May 10, 2026

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DFGINO L
63Answers
3Pangrams
340Maximum
238Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D7
F18
G13
I5
L13
N3
O4

Words by length

419
57
610
713
812
92

Two-letter starts

DI3
DO4
FI4
FL6
FO8
GI6
GL1
GO6
ID2
IG1
IN2
LI3
LO10
NI1
NO2
OG1
OI1
OL1
OO1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

F … G

Letter pattern

F••••••G

O × 2

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flooding

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

F … G

Letter pattern

F•••••G

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

folding

Pangram 3
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

F … G

Letter pattern

F••••••G

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

fondling

Complete answer list

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D 7

  • diddling
  • dildo
  • dill
  • doling
  • doll
  • dolling
  • doodling

F 18

  • fiddling
  • filing
  • fill
  • filling
  • fling
  • flinging
  • flog
  • flogging
  • flood
  • floodingPangram
  • foil
  • foiling
  • fold
  • foldingPangram
  • folio
  • fondlingPangram
  • fool
  • fooling

G 13

  • giggling
  • gigolo
  • gild
  • gilding
  • gill
  • gilling
  • gliding
  • goggling
  • gold
  • golf
  • golfing
  • googling
  • googol

I 5

  • idling
  • idol
  • igloo
  • infill
  • infilling

L 13

  • lingo
  • lining
  • lion
  • lodging
  • logging
  • login
  • logo
  • loin
  • loll
  • lolling
  • long
  • longing
  • loon

N 3

  • niggling
  • nonillion
  • noodling

O 4

  • ogling
  • oiling
  • olio
  • oolong

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 25/100, compared with 130 available puzzles through this date.

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