NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, July 17, 2026

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ABELMN U
44Answers
1Pangrams
183Maximum
129Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
B11
L9
M7
N5
U5

Words by length

418
57
613
74
81
91

Two-letter starts

AL5
AN2
BA1
BE2
BL2
BU6
LU9
MA2
ME1
MU4
NE2
NU3
UL2
UN3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

A … N

Letter pattern

A•••••N

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

albumen

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • album
  • albumenPangram
  • alum
  • alumna
  • alumnae
  • annual
  • annul

B 11

  • bauble
  • beau
  • benumb
  • blue
  • bluebell
  • bubba
  • bubble
  • bulb
  • bull
  • bumble
  • bumblebee

L 9

  • luau
  • lube
  • lull
  • lulu
  • lumen
  • luna
  • lune
  • lunula
  • lunulae

M 7

  • manual
  • maul
  • menu
  • mule
  • mull
  • mumble
  • muumuu

N 5

  • nebula
  • nebulae
  • nubble
  • null
  • numb

U 5

  • ulna
  • ulnae
  • unable
  • unban
  • unman

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 54/100, compared with 198 available puzzles through this date.

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