NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, May 18, 2026

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ACHTUZ P
16Answers
1Pangrams
60Maximum
42Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C7
P8
T1

Words by length

49
53
73
81

Two-letter starts

CA2
CH3
CU2
PA4
PH1
PU3
TA1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … H

Letter pattern

C••••••H

H × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

chutzpah

Complete answer list

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C 7

  • captcha
  • catchup
  • chap
  • chuppah
  • chutzpahPangram
  • cuppa
  • cutup

P 8

  • pact
  • papa
  • patch
  • path
  • phat
  • pupa
  • putt
  • putz

T 1

  • tapa

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 78/100, compared with 138 available puzzles through this date.

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