NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, August 17, 2026

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DGIPRY O
38Answers
1Pangrams
115Maximum
81Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D11
G10
O3
P10
R3
Y1

Words by length

422
511
64
71

Two-letter starts

DO7
DR4
GO6
GR3
GY1
OD1
OP1
OR1
PO4
PR5
PY1
RI1
RO2
YO1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

P … Y

Letter pattern

P•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

prodigy

Complete answer list

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D 11

  • dodgy
  • dodo
  • doggo
  • doggy
  • door
  • dopy
  • dory
  • droid
  • droop
  • droopy
  • drop

G 10

  • good
  • goody
  • goop
  • goopy
  • gorp
  • gory
  • grody
  • grog
  • groggy
  • gyro

O 3

  • odor
  • opioid
  • orgy

P 10

  • pogo
  • poop
  • poor
  • poppy
  • prior
  • priory
  • prod
  • prodigyPangram
  • prop
  • pyro

R 3

  • rigor
  • rood
  • ropy

Y 1

  • yogi

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 62/100, compared with 229 available puzzles through this date.

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