NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, June 26, 2026

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ACGILY M
33Answers
2Pangrams
132Maximum
93Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
C6
G3
I1
L3
M17

Words by length

416
58
63
75
91

Two-letter starts

AC1
AM2
CA3
CL3
GA2
GL1
IM1
LA1
LI1
LL1
MA12
MI3
MY2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

M … Y

Letter pattern

M•••••••Y

A × 2, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

magically

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

M … C

Letter pattern

M•••••C

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

myalgic

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • acclaim
  • amalgam
  • amyl

C 6

  • calm
  • calmly
  • cami
  • claim
  • clam
  • clammy

G 3

  • gamma
  • gamy
  • glam

I 1

  • imam

L 3

  • lama
  • lima
  • llama

M 17

  • magi
  • magic
  • magical
  • magicallyPangram
  • magma
  • mail
  • maim
  • malic
  • mall
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • mica
  • mill
  • mimic
  • myalgia
  • myalgicPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 61/100, compared with 177 available puzzles through this date.

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