NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, August 13, 2026

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OYACHL N
39Answers
1Pangrams
182Maximum
128Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
C17
H2
L4
N7
O2

Words by length

410
515
611
71
81
91

Two-letter starts

AN7
CA8
CH1
CL2
CO5
CY1
HA1
HO1
LL1
LO3
NA4
NO2
NY1
ON2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

H … N

Letter pattern

H•••••N

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

halcyon

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • anal
  • anally
  • ancho
  • annal
  • annoy
  • anon
  • anyhoo

C 17

  • canal
  • cancan
  • canna
  • cannon
  • canny
  • canola
  • canon
  • canyon
  • chancy
  • clan
  • clonal
  • cocoon
  • colcannon
  • colon
  • colony
  • conch
  • cyan

H 2

  • halcyonPangram
  • honcho

L 4

  • llano
  • loan
  • loon
  • loony

N 7

  • naan
  • nacho
  • nana
  • nanny
  • nonlocal
  • noon
  • nylon

O 2

  • onlay
  • only

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 57/100, compared with 225 available puzzles through this date.

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