NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, June 7, 2026

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ADITUV C
20Answers
1Pangrams
99Maximum
70Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
C4
D5
T3
V1

Words by length

45
56
67
71
81

Two-letter starts

AC4
AD2
AT1
CA2
CI2
DI3
DU2
TA3
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

viaduct

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • acacia
  • acai
  • acid
  • acidic
  • addict
  • adduct
  • attic

C 4

  • cacti
  • cava
  • cicada
  • civic

D 5

  • dicta
  • didact
  • didactic
  • ducat
  • duct

T 3

  • tacit
  • tact
  • tactic

V 1

  • viaductPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 82/100, compared with 158 available puzzles through this date.

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