NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, August 30, 2026

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CGINTX E
43Answers
1Pangrams
201Maximum
141Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C2
E13
G6
I4
N8
T10

Words by length

415
56
69
79
84

Two-letter starts

CE1
CI1
EG1
EN4
EX8
GE6
IG1
IN3
NE3
NI5
TE7
TI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

E … G

Letter pattern

E••••••G

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

exciting

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

C 2

  • cent
  • cite

E 13

  • egging
  • engine
  • entente
  • entice
  • enticing
  • excite
  • excitingPangram
  • exec
  • exigent
  • exit
  • exiting
  • extent
  • extinct

G 6

  • gene
  • genetic
  • genie
  • genii
  • gent
  • getting

I 4

  • ignite
  • incite
  • innie
  • intent

N 8

  • nene
  • netting
  • next
  • nice
  • niece
  • nine
  • nineteen
  • nite

T 10

  • teeing
  • teen
  • tenet
  • tent
  • tenting
  • text
  • texting
  • tine
  • tinge
  • tingeing

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 59/100, compared with 242 available puzzles through this date.

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