NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, June 5, 2026

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CGINOR F
27Answers
1Pangrams
157Maximum
110Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C5
F11
G4
I2
O1
R4

Words by length

47
51
65
78
83
92
101

Two-letter starts

CO5
FI3
FO6
FR2
GO2
GR2
IN2
OF1
RI2
RO2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

F … G

Letter pattern

F•••••G

No repeated letters

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forcing

Complete answer list

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C 5

  • coffin
  • coffining
  • coif
  • coiffing
  • confining

F 11

  • fifing
  • fining
  • firing
  • foci
  • fogging
  • forcingPangram
  • forging
  • forgo
  • forgoing
  • fringing
  • frog

G 4

  • goof
  • goofing
  • griffin
  • griffon

I 2

  • info
  • infringing

O 1

  • offing

R 4

  • riff
  • riffing
  • roof
  • roofing

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 84/100, compared with 156 available puzzles through this date.

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