NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, August 15, 2026

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ACDHIR O
51Answers
1Pangrams
218Maximum
153Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
C20
D5
H10
I1
O4
R7

Words by length

418
515
612
73
82
91

Two-letter starts

AC2
AR2
CA3
CH3
CI1
CO11
CR2
DO4
DR1
HA1
HO9
IC1
OD1
OR3
RA2
RO5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

R … O

Letter pattern

R•••••••O

I × 2, C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

radicchio

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • accord
  • achoo
  • arco
  • ardor

C 20

  • cacao
  • cardio
  • cardioid
  • chador
  • choir
  • chord
  • ciao
  • coach
  • coca
  • cocci
  • cochair
  • cocoa
  • coda
  • coho
  • coir
  • cord
  • corrida
  • corridor
  • croc
  • croci

D 5

  • dodo
  • doodad
  • door
  • dorado
  • droid

H 10

  • hairdo
  • hoar
  • hoard
  • hooch
  • hood
  • hoodoo
  • hoorah
  • hora
  • horrid
  • horror

I 1

  • ichor

O 4

  • odor
  • orca
  • orchard
  • orchid

R 7

  • radicchioPangram
  • radio
  • roach
  • road
  • roar
  • rococo
  • rood

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 42/100, compared with 227 available puzzles through this date.

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