NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, June 1, 2026

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ACENTX I
44Answers
1Pangrams
223Maximum
157Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A9
C4
E4
I9
N6
T12

Words by length

410
510
616
75
82
91

Two-letter starts

AC3
AN3
AT3
CA3
CI1
EN1
EX3
IN9
NI6
TA7
TI5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

I … T

Letter pattern

I•••••T

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

inexact

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 9

  • acacia
  • acai
  • acetic
  • ancient
  • anti
  • antic
  • ataxia
  • attain
  • attic

C 4

  • cacti
  • canine
  • cantina
  • cite

E 4

  • entice
  • excite
  • exit
  • extinct

I 9

  • inane
  • incant
  • incite
  • inexactPangram
  • initiate
  • innate
  • innie
  • intact
  • intent

N 6

  • niacin
  • nice
  • niece
  • nine
  • nineteen
  • nite

T 12

  • tacit
  • tactic
  • tactician
  • taint
  • tannic
  • tannin
  • taxi
  • tinct
  • tine
  • tint
  • titan
  • titanic

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 57/100, compared with 152 available puzzles through this date.

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