NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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CGIMNO H
25Answers
1Pangrams
133Maximum
94Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C11
G1
H7
I2
M3
N1

Words by length

46
56
64
76
83

Two-letter starts

CH7
CI2
CO2
GN1
HI2
HO5
IN2
MO3
NI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

M … G

Letter pattern

M••••••G

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

mooching

Complete answer list

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C 11

  • chic
  • chichi
  • chignon
  • chiming
  • chin
  • chinning
  • chino
  • cinch
  • cinching
  • coho
  • conch

G 1

  • gnocchi

H 7

  • high
  • hinging
  • hogging
  • homing
  • honcho
  • honing
  • hooch

I 2

  • inch
  • inching

M 3

  • mochi
  • mooch
  • moochingPangram

N 1

  • nigh

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 84/100, compared with 161 available puzzles through this date.

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