NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, July 26, 2026

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ACHILT O
63Answers
1Pangrams
244Maximum
171Genius

Answer shape

Use the distributions before revealing any words.

Words by first letter

A8
C26
H4
I1
L10
O4
T10

Words by length

428
521
64
73
85
91
101

Two-letter starts

AC1
AI1
AL5
AT1
CA4
CH2
CI1
CL3
CO16
HA1
HO3
IO1
LI1
LO9
OA1
OC1
OI1
OL1
TA3
TO7

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … C

Letter pattern

C••••••C

C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

catholic

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 8

  • achoo
  • aioli
  • alcohol
  • alcoholic
  • allot
  • aloha
  • alto
  • atoll

C 26

  • cacao
  • calico
  • callaloo
  • catholicPangram
  • chaotic
  • chocoholic
  • ciao
  • cloaca
  • clot
  • cloth
  • coach
  • coal
  • coat
  • coati
  • coattail
  • coca
  • cocci
  • cocoa
  • coho
  • coil
  • coital
  • cola
  • colic
  • colt
  • cool
  • coot

H 4

  • halo
  • holt
  • hooch
  • hoot

I 1

  • iota

L 10

  • litho
  • loach
  • loath
  • local
  • loch
  • loci
  • loco
  • loll
  • loot
  • lotto

O 4

  • oath
  • octal
  • oilcloth
  • olio

T 10

  • taco
  • tailcoat
  • tattoo
  • toccata
  • toil
  • toll
  • tool
  • toot
  • tooth
  • total

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 26/100, compared with 207 available puzzles through this date.

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