NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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BEKLMO I
32Answers
1Pangrams
109Maximum
77Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

B10
I2
K3
L7
M8
O2

Words by length

418
57
64
71
81
101

Two-letter starts

BE1
BI6
BO3
IM2
KI3
LI7
MI6
MO2
OL2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

B … E

Letter pattern

B••••••••E

B × 2, O × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

bookmobile

Complete answer list

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B 10

  • belie
  • bible
  • bike
  • bile
  • bilk
  • bill
  • biome
  • boil
  • bookie
  • bookmobilePangram

I 2

  • imbibe
  • immobile

K 3

  • kibble
  • kill
  • kilo

L 7

  • libel
  • libelee
  • like
  • limb
  • limbo
  • lime
  • limo

M 8

  • mike
  • mile
  • milk
  • mill
  • mime
  • mimeo
  • mobile
  • moil

O 2

  • olio
  • ollie

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 69/100, compared with 134 available puzzles through this date.

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