NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, July 2, 2026

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EGILNT M
53Answers
1Pangrams
258Maximum
181Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

E5
G3
I2
L8
M29
T6

Words by length

419
54
611
710
87
91
111

Two-letter starts

EL1
EM3
EN1
GE1
GI2
IM1
IT1
LE1
LI7
ME11
MI18
TE3
TI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

M … G

Letter pattern

M•••••G

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

melting

Complete answer list

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E 5

  • element
  • eminent
  • emit
  • emitting
  • entitlement

G 3

  • gentlemen
  • gimlet
  • gimme

I 2

  • imminent
  • item

L 8

  • lemming
  • lime
  • limit
  • limiting
  • limn
  • limning
  • linemen
  • liniment

M 29

  • meet
  • meeting
  • melee
  • melt
  • meltingPangram
  • meme
  • meming
  • mentee
  • mete
  • meting
  • mettle
  • mien
  • mile
  • mill
  • millet
  • milling
  • mime
  • miming
  • mine
  • mingle
  • mingling
  • mini
  • minim
  • mining
  • mint
  • minting
  • mite
  • mitt
  • mitten

T 6

  • teem
  • teeming
  • tenement
  • time
  • timeline
  • timing

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 46/100, compared with 183 available puzzles through this date.

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