NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, June 4, 2026

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ADILNT M
56Answers
1Pangrams
256Maximum
180Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
D3
I1
L8
M35
T2

Words by length

420
513
68
78
84
92
101

Two-letter starts

AD4
AM1
AN2
DA3
IM1
LA3
LI4
LL1
MA21
MI14
TA1
TI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

D … N

Letter pattern

D•••••••N

A × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

dalmatian

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • adamant
  • adman
  • admin
  • admit
  • amid
  • anima
  • animal

D 3

  • dalmatianPangram
  • dammit
  • damn

I 1

  • imam

L 8

  • lama
  • lamina
  • laminal
  • lima
  • liminal
  • limit
  • limn
  • llama

M 35

  • madam
  • madman
  • maid
  • mail
  • mailman
  • maim
  • main
  • mainland
  • maintain
  • mall
  • malt
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • mammalian
  • mandala
  • mania
  • manila
  • manna
  • manta
  • mantilla
  • midi
  • midland
  • mild
  • militant
  • militia
  • militiaman
  • mill
  • mind
  • mini
  • minim
  • minima
  • minimal
  • mint
  • mitt

T 2

  • tatami
  • timid

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 41/100, compared with 155 available puzzles through this date.

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