NYT Spelling Bee

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Saturday, July 25, 2026

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AMNOTZ I
47Answers
2Pangrams
279Maximum
196Genius

Answer shape

Use the distributions before revealing any words.

Words by first letter

A11
I8
M14
N4
O2
T6
Z2

Words by length

412
59
611
71
82
94
106
111
121

Two-letter starts

AM3
AN6
AT2
IM2
IN4
IO2
MA5
MI7
MO2
NA1
NO3
OM1
ON1
TA3
TI2
TO1
ZI2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

A … N

Letter pattern

A•••••••••N

A × 2, T × 2, O × 2, I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

atomization

Pangram 2
Length

12 letters · 19 points

First and last letters

M … N

Letter pattern

M••••••••••N

M × 2, I × 4, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

minimization

Complete answer list

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A 11

  • amino
  • ammonia
  • amnio
  • anima
  • animation
  • anion
  • annotation
  • anoint
  • anti
  • atomizationPangram
  • attain

I 8

  • imam
  • imitation
  • initiation
  • intimation
  • into
  • intonation
  • ionization
  • iota

M 14

  • maim
  • main
  • maintain
  • mania
  • manzanita
  • mini
  • minim
  • minima
  • minimizationPangram
  • minion
  • mint
  • mitt
  • monomania
  • motion

N 4

  • nation
  • nomination
  • notation
  • notion

O 2

  • omit
  • onion

T 6

  • taint
  • tannin
  • tatami
  • tint
  • titan
  • tomtit

Z 2

  • zinnia
  • ziti

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 47/100, compared with 206 available puzzles through this date.

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