NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

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ADORTU B
48Answers
2Pangrams
187Maximum
131Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
B26
D5
O1
R1
T7

Words by length

422
515
67
71
81
91
101

Two-letter starts

AB6
AD1
AR1
BA5
BO9
BR5
BU7
DA2
DO1
DR2
OU1
RO1
TA3
TR1
TU3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

O … D

Letter pattern

O••••••D

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

outboard

Pangram 2
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

T … R

Letter pattern

T••••••••R

R × 2, O × 2, U × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

troubadour

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • abbot
  • aboard
  • abort
  • about
  • abroad
  • abut
  • adobo
  • arbor

B 26

  • baba
  • baobab
  • barb
  • bard
  • baud
  • boar
  • board
  • boat
  • boba
  • boob
  • booboo
  • boor
  • boot
  • bout
  • brad
  • brat
  • broad
  • brood
  • brut
  • bubba
  • burb
  • burbot
  • burr
  • burrata
  • burro
  • butt

D 5

  • dartboard
  • daub
  • doubt
  • drab
  • drub

O 1

  • outboardPangram

R 1

  • robot

T 7

  • tabard
  • taboo
  • tabor
  • troubadourPangram
  • tuba
  • turbo
  • turbot

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 41/100, compared with 210 available puzzles through this date.

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