NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, August 10, 2026

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ALMORU G
39Answers
1Pangrams
146Maximum
103Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
G22
L4
M3
R2

Words by length

419
510
63
75
81
91

Two-letter starts

AG3
AL2
AM1
AR1
AU1
GA4
GL7
GO2
GR5
GU4
LA1
LO3
MA2
MO1
RA2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

G … R

Letter pattern

G•••••R

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

glamour

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • agar
  • agog
  • agora
  • alga
  • algal
  • amalgam
  • arugula
  • augur

G 22

  • gaga
  • gala
  • gall
  • gamma
  • glam
  • glamor
  • glamourPangram
  • glom
  • gloom
  • glug
  • glum
  • goal
  • googol
  • gram
  • gramma
  • grammar
  • grog
  • groom
  • guar
  • gulag
  • gull
  • guru

L 4

  • largo
  • logo
  • logogram
  • logroll

M 3

  • magma
  • mammogram
  • mogul

R 2

  • raga
  • ragu

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 58/100, compared with 222 available puzzles through this date.

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