NYT Spelling Bee

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Sunday, July 5, 2026

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DEFILV O
54Answers
1Pangrams
232Maximum
163Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D16
E2
F13
I2
L5
O8
V8

Words by length

419
514
613
76
82

Two-letter starts

DE3
DI2
DO11
EV2
FI1
FL3
FO9
ID1
IO1
LO5
OF1
OI1
OL5
OV1
VI3
VO5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

F … D

Letter pattern

F••••••D

F × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

fivefold

Complete answer list

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D 16

  • devoid
  • devolve
  • devolved
  • dildo
  • diode
  • dodo
  • doff
  • doffed
  • dole
  • doled
  • doll
  • dolled
  • dollied
  • doodle
  • doodled
  • dove

E 2

  • evolve
  • evolved

F 13

  • fivefoldPangram
  • floe
  • flood
  • flooded
  • foil
  • foiled
  • fold
  • folded
  • folio
  • food
  • foodie
  • fool
  • fooled

I 2

  • idol
  • iodide

L 5

  • lode
  • loll
  • lolled
  • love
  • loved

O 8

  • offed
  • oiled
  • oldie
  • oleo
  • olio
  • olive
  • ollie
  • ovoid

V 8

  • video
  • videoed
  • viol
  • void
  • voided
  • voile
  • vole
  • voodoo

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 39/100, compared with 186 available puzzles through this date.

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