NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, June 13, 2026

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AEKLTV I
39Answers
1Pangrams
156Maximum
110Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
E2
K3
L6
T14
V6

Words by length

418
59
66
71
82
93

Two-letter starts

AL5
AT1
AV2
EL1
EV1
KI3
LE1
LI5
TA5
TI9
VE1
VI5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

T … E

Letter pattern

T•••••••E

T × 2, A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

talkative

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 8

  • alike
  • alit
  • alive
  • alkali
  • alleviate
  • atilt
  • avail
  • aviate

E 2

  • elite
  • evil

K 3

  • kill
  • kilt
  • kite

L 6

  • levitate
  • like
  • lilt
  • lite
  • little
  • live

T 14

  • tail
  • tali
  • talkativePangram
  • talkie
  • tallit
  • tiki
  • tikka
  • tile
  • till
  • tilt
  • titillate
  • titivate
  • title
  • tittle

V 6

  • veil
  • vial
  • vile
  • villa
  • vital
  • vitiate

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 62/100, compared with 164 available puzzles through this date.

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