NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, May 28, 2026

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GIJMNU A
47Answers
1Pangrams
245Maximum
172Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
G12
I4
J2
M14
N5
U5

Words by length

410
515
68
710
81
93

Two-letter starts

AG2
AI1
AN2
GA11
GU1
IG1
IM3
JA2
MA13
MI1
NA4
NI1
UM1
UN4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

U … G

Letter pattern

U•••••••G

N × 2, M × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

unjamming

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • again
  • aging
  • aiming
  • angina
  • anima

G 12

  • gaga
  • gagging
  • gain
  • gaining
  • gamin
  • gaming
  • gamma
  • gang
  • ganging
  • ganja
  • gauging
  • gunman

I 4

  • iguana
  • imaging
  • imagining
  • imam

J 2

  • jagging
  • jamming

M 14

  • magi
  • magma
  • magnum
  • maim
  • maiming
  • main
  • mama
  • mamma
  • managing
  • manga
  • mania
  • manna
  • manning
  • minima

N 5

  • naan
  • nagging
  • naming
  • nana
  • ninja

U 5

  • umami
  • unjam
  • unjammingPangram
  • unman
  • unmanning

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 53/100, compared with 148 available puzzles through this date.

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