NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, July 31, 2026

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AILOPT M
48Answers
1Pangrams
164Maximum
115Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A2
I2
L10
M19
O3
P6
T6

Words by length

427
57
68
73
81
92

Two-letter starts

AM1
AT1
IM2
LA2
LI5
LL1
LO2
MA8
MI3
MO8
OM1
OP2
PA3
PI1
PO2
TA3
TO3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

O … L

Letter pattern

O•••••L

No repeated letters

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optimal

Complete answer list

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A 2

  • ammo
  • atom

I 2

  • imam
  • impala

L 10

  • lama
  • lamp
  • lima
  • limit
  • limo
  • limp
  • lipoma
  • llama
  • loam
  • loom

M 19

  • mail
  • maillot
  • maim
  • mall
  • malt
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammal
  • militia
  • mill
  • mitt
  • moat
  • moil
  • moll
  • molt
  • momma
  • moola
  • moot
  • motto

O 3

  • omit
  • optima
  • optimalPangram

P 6

  • palm
  • pampa
  • papilloma
  • pimp
  • pomp
  • pompom

T 6

  • taillamp
  • tamp
  • tatami
  • tomatillo
  • tomato
  • tomtit

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 48/100, compared with 212 available puzzles through this date.

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