NYT Spelling Bee

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Saturday, August 29, 2026

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ADHINO T
42Answers
1Pangrams
184Maximum
129Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A6
D6
H4
I5
N6
O2
T13

Words by length

418
58
68
71
83
104

Two-letter starts

AD1
AN4
AT1
DA1
DH1
DI2
DO2
HA2
HI1
HO1
ID1
IN3
IO1
NA3
NI1
NO2
OA1
ON1
TA4
TH3
TI2
TO4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

N … D

Letter pattern

N••••••••D

N × 2, O × 3

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

nationhood

Complete answer list

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A 6

  • addition
  • annatto
  • annotation
  • anoint
  • anti
  • attain

D 6

  • data
  • dhoti
  • dint
  • ditto
  • donation
  • doth

H 4

  • hath
  • hatha
  • hint
  • hoot

I 5

  • idiot
  • initiation
  • into
  • intonation
  • iota

N 6

  • natant
  • nation
  • nationhoodPangram
  • ninth
  • notation
  • notion

O 2

  • oath
  • onto

T 13

  • tahini
  • taint
  • tannin
  • tattoo
  • than
  • that
  • thin
  • tint
  • titan
  • toad
  • toon
  • toot
  • tooth

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 60/100, compared with 241 available puzzles through this date.

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