NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, August 28, 2026

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ADILTY V
21Answers
1Pangrams
119Maximum
84Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
D2
L4
V11

Words by length

44
57
61
75
84

Two-letter starts

AV4
DI2
LA1
LI3
VA3
VI8

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

V … Y

Letter pattern

V••••••Y

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

validity

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • avail
  • avid
  • avidity
  • avidly

D 2

  • diva
  • divvy

L 4

  • lava
  • livid
  • lividity
  • lividly

V 11

  • valid
  • validityPangram
  • validly
  • vial
  • villa
  • vital
  • vitality
  • vitally
  • vivid
  • vividity
  • vividly

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Very hard at 89/100, compared with 240 available puzzles through this date.

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