NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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ACDHKR T
34Answers
1Pangrams
145Maximum
102Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
C7
D3
H7
K2
R1
T9

Words by length

413
510
64
75
82

Two-letter starts

AR1
AT4
CA5
CH2
DA2
DR1
HA7
KA2
RA1
TA5
TH2
TR2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

H … K

Letter pattern

H••••••K

A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

hardtack

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • arhat
  • attach
  • attack
  • attar
  • attract

C 7

  • carat
  • cart
  • cataract
  • catarrh
  • catch
  • chart
  • chat

D 3

  • dart
  • data
  • drat

H 7

  • hardhat
  • hardtackPangram
  • hart
  • hatch
  • hath
  • hatha
  • hatrack

K 2

  • karat
  • kart

R 1

  • ratatat

T 9

  • tach
  • tack
  • tact
  • tart
  • tartar
  • that
  • thatch
  • track
  • tract

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 66/100, compared with 203 available puzzles through this date.

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