NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, May 25, 2026

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AIMNRV T
43Answers
1Pangrams
227Maximum
159Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A6
I2
M8
N1
R4
T19
V3

Words by length

49
59
614
77
83
91

Two-letter starts

AN1
AR1
AT3
AV1
IN1
IR1
MA6
MI2
NA1
RA4
TA10
TI3
TR6
VA2
VI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

V … T

Letter pattern

V•••••T

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

varmint

Complete answer list

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A 6

  • anti
  • arrant
  • atria
  • attain
  • attar
  • avatar

I 2

  • invariant
  • irritant

M 8

  • maintain
  • manta
  • mantra
  • mart
  • martin
  • martini
  • mint
  • mitt

N 1

  • natant

R 4

  • raita
  • rant
  • ratatat
  • rattan

T 19

  • taint
  • tamari
  • tamarin
  • tannin
  • tantara
  • tantra
  • tart
  • tartan
  • tartar
  • tatami
  • tiara
  • tint
  • titan
  • train
  • trait
  • tram
  • trim
  • trimaran
  • trivia

V 3

  • variant
  • varmintPangram
  • vitamin

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 59/100, compared with 145 available puzzles through this date.

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