NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, July 27, 2026

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ACNTVY I
39Answers
1Pangrams
207Maximum
145Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
C6
I5
N3
T12
V5

Words by length

48
512
610
73
84
91
101

Two-letter starts

AC3
AN2
AT2
AV1
CA3
CI2
CY1
IN4
IT1
NA1
NI2
TA6
TI6
VA2
VI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

I … Y

Letter pattern

I••••••••Y

I × 3, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

inactivity

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • acacia
  • acai
  • activity
  • anti
  • antic
  • attain
  • attic
  • avian

C 6

  • cacti
  • cantina
  • cavity
  • city
  • civic
  • cynic

I 5

  • inactivityPangram
  • inanity
  • incant
  • intact
  • itty

N 3

  • nativity
  • niacin
  • ninny

T 12

  • tacit
  • tactic
  • tactician
  • taint
  • tannic
  • tannin
  • tinct
  • tinny
  • tint
  • tiny
  • titan
  • titanic

V 5

  • vain
  • vanity
  • vicinity
  • viny
  • vivacity

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 64/100, compared with 208 available puzzles through this date.

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