NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, June 29, 2026

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AFILNU C
30Answers
1Pangrams
152Maximum
107Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A2
C17
F4
I1
L4
N1
U1

Words by length

48
57
69
72
82
92

Two-letter starts

AC2
CA9
CI1
CL5
CU2
FA3
FI1
IL1
LA3
LI1
NI1
UN1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

F … L

Letter pattern

F••••••L

F × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

fanciful

Complete answer list

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A 2

  • acacia
  • acai

C 17

  • calculi
  • calf
  • call
  • calla
  • canal
  • cancan
  • canna
  • cannula
  • caul
  • cilia
  • clan
  • cliff
  • clinic
  • clinical
  • clinician
  • cuff
  • cull

F 4

  • facial
  • fancifulPangram
  • fanfic
  • financial

I 1

  • iliac

L 4

  • lacuna
  • laic
  • laical
  • lilac

N 1

  • niacin

U 1

  • uncuff

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 77/100, compared with 180 available puzzles through this date.

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