NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, July 11, 2026

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AILNPU T
62Answers
2Pangrams
271Maximum
190Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
I4
L4
N4
P20
T19
U6

Words by length

423
517
611
78
82
111

Two-letter starts

AL1
AN1
AT2
AU1
IN4
LA1
LI3
NA3
NU1
PA5
PI6
PL6
PU3
TA9
TI6
TU4
UN4
UP2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

L … N

Letter pattern

L•••••••••N

L × 3, I × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

lilliputian

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

N … L

Letter pattern

N•••••L

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

nuptial

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • alit
  • anti
  • atilt
  • attain
  • aunt

I 4

  • inapt
  • initial
  • input
  • intuit

L 4

  • lantana
  • lilliputianPangram
  • lilt
  • lint

N 4

  • natal
  • natant
  • nautili
  • nuptialPangram

P 20

  • paint
  • palatal
  • palatial
  • pant
  • patina
  • pinata
  • pint
  • pintail
  • pipit
  • pita
  • pitapat
  • plaint
  • plait
  • plant
  • plantain
  • plat
  • pliant
  • pulpit
  • punt
  • putt

T 19

  • tail
  • taint
  • tali
  • tall
  • tallit
  • tannin
  • tapa
  • taunt
  • taut
  • tilapia
  • till
  • tilt
  • tint
  • tipi
  • titan
  • tulip
  • tuna
  • tutti
  • tutu

U 6

  • unapt
  • unit
  • unlit
  • until
  • uplit
  • uptilt

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 23/100, compared with 192 available puzzles through this date.

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