NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, July 3, 2026

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DILNOR A
63Answers
2Pangrams
235Maximum
165Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A12
D8
I3
L13
N7
O3
R17

Words by length

430
517
69
74
83

Two-letter starts

AD1
AI1
AN6
AR4
DA1
DI2
DO4
DR1
IN3
LA8
LI2
LL1
LO2
NA6
NO1
OR3
RA13
RI1
RO3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

D … L

Letter pattern

D••••••L

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

doornail

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

O … L

Letter pattern

O•••••L

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

ordinal

Complete answer list

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A 12

  • adorn
  • aioli
  • anal
  • andiron
  • android
  • anion
  • annal
  • anon
  • ardor
  • aria
  • arid
  • aril

D 8

  • darn
  • dial
  • dinar
  • dollar
  • doodad
  • doornailPangram
  • dorado
  • drain

I 3

  • inlaid
  • inland
  • inroad

L 13

  • laid
  • lain
  • lair
  • lanai
  • land
  • landlord
  • lanolin
  • lard
  • liar
  • lira
  • llano
  • load
  • loan

N 7

  • naan
  • nada
  • nadir
  • naiad
  • nail
  • nana
  • nodal

O 3

  • oral
  • ordain
  • ordinalPangram

R 17

  • radar
  • radial
  • radian
  • radii
  • radio
  • radon
  • raid
  • rail
  • railroad
  • rain
  • rand
  • rando
  • rani
  • rial
  • road
  • roan
  • roar

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 21/100, compared with 184 available puzzles through this date.

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