NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, June 12, 2026

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ACILPT N
60Answers
1Pangrams
306Maximum
215Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
C13
I4
L4
N6
P17
T8

Words by length

414
515
618
77
82
93
101

Two-letter starts

AN5
AP2
AT1
CA9
CL4
IN4
LA3
LI1
NA5
NI1
PA6
PI5
PL6
TA4
TI4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

A … T

Letter pattern

A•••••••T

A × 2, P × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

applicant

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • anal
  • annal
  • anti
  • antic
  • anticipant
  • apian
  • applicantPangram
  • attain

C 13

  • canal
  • cancan
  • canna
  • cant
  • cantata
  • cantina
  • captain
  • catnap
  • catnip
  • clan
  • clinic
  • clinical
  • clinician

I 4

  • inapt
  • incant
  • initial
  • intact

L 4

  • lain
  • lanai
  • lantana
  • lint

N 6

  • naan
  • nail
  • nana
  • natal
  • natant
  • niacin

P 17

  • pain
  • paint
  • panic
  • panini
  • pant
  • patina
  • picnic
  • pinata
  • pint
  • pintail
  • pippin
  • plain
  • plaint
  • plan
  • plant
  • plantain
  • pliant

T 8

  • tactician
  • taint
  • tannic
  • tannin
  • tinct
  • tint
  • titan
  • titanic

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 32/100, compared with 163 available puzzles through this date.

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