NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, June 28, 2026

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DEGILN V
67Answers
3Pangrams
397Maximum
278Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D20
E10
G3
I4
L12
V18

Words by length

412
512
617
713
88
93
102

Two-letter starts

DE9
DI11
EL1
EN5
EV4
GI3
IN3
IV1
LE5
LI7
VE13
VI5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

D … G

Letter pattern

D•••••G

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

delving

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

D … G

Letter pattern

D••••••G

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

deviling

Pangram 3
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

I … D

Letter pattern

I•••••••D

I × 2, E × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

inveigled

Complete answer list

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D 20

  • delve
  • delved
  • delvingPangram
  • devein
  • deveined
  • deveining
  • devil
  • deviled
  • devilingPangram
  • dive
  • dived
  • divide
  • divided
  • dividend
  • dividing
  • divine
  • divined
  • diving
  • divining
  • divvied

E 10

  • eleven
  • endive
  • enliven
  • enlivened
  • enlivening
  • envied
  • even
  • evened
  • evening
  • evil

G 3

  • give
  • given
  • giving

I 4

  • inveigle
  • inveigledPangram
  • inveigling
  • ivied

L 12

  • levee
  • level
  • leveled
  • leveling
  • levied
  • live
  • lived
  • liven
  • livened
  • livening
  • livid
  • living

V 18

  • vegged
  • veggie
  • vegging
  • veil
  • veiled
  • veiling
  • vein
  • veined
  • veining
  • veld
  • vend
  • vended
  • vending
  • vied
  • vigil
  • vile
  • vine
  • vivid

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 22/100, compared with 179 available puzzles through this date.

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