NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, May 21, 2026

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ACDEHN G
35Answers
1Pangrams
163Maximum
115Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
C6
D1
E10
G9
H5
N1

Words by length

411
57
611
75
91

Two-letter starts

AD1
AG2
CA4
CH2
DA1
ED2
EG4
EN4
GA7
GE1
GH1
HA2
HE3
NA1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

C … D

Letter pattern

C•••••D

No repeated letters

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changed

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • adage
  • aged
  • agenda

C 6

  • cadge
  • cadged
  • cage
  • caged
  • change
  • changedPangram

D 1

  • dang

E 10

  • edge
  • edged
  • egad
  • egged
  • egghead
  • eggheaded
  • encage
  • encaged
  • engage
  • engaged

G 9

  • gadded
  • gaga
  • gage
  • gagged
  • ganache
  • gang
  • ganged
  • gene
  • ghee

H 5

  • hang
  • hanged
  • hedge
  • hedged
  • henge

N 1

  • nagged

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 69/100, compared with 141 available puzzles through this date.

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