NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, July 6, 2026

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AEHLNV C
37Answers
1Pangrams
174Maximum
122Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
C21
E4
H1
L5
N1
V2

Words by length

411
511
66
78
91

Two-letter starts

AC2
AV1
CA11
CE1
CH4
CL5
EA1
EN3
HE1
LA2
LE3
NA1
VA2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

A … E

Letter pattern

A•••••••E

A × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

avalanche

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • ache
  • acne
  • avalanchePangram

C 21

  • cache
  • call
  • calla
  • calve
  • canal
  • cancan
  • cancel
  • cane
  • canna
  • cava
  • cave
  • cell
  • challah
  • chance
  • chancel
  • channel
  • clan
  • clave
  • clean
  • cleave
  • clench

E 4

  • each
  • enclave
  • enhance
  • enlace

H 1

  • hence

L 5

  • lace
  • lance
  • leach
  • lech
  • leech

N 1

  • nacelle

V 2

  • valance
  • valence

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 65/100, compared with 187 available puzzles through this date.

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