NYT Spelling Bee

Answers · Analysis · Spoiler controlled

Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, August 31, 2026

Start with the shape of the puzzle, reveal only the help you want, and open the full list when you are ready.

ABDORY L
60Answers
2Pangrams
276Maximum
194Genius

Answer shape

Use the distributions before revealing any words.

Words by first letter

A5
B21
D11
L14
O4
R5

Words by length

419
518
612
77
84

Two-letter starts

AB1
AD1
AL3
BA8
BL6
BO6
BR1
DA1
DO4
DR6
LA3
LO11
OD2
OR2
RA1
RO4

Pangram ladder

Open one clue at a time.

Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A••••••Y

A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

adorably

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

B … Y

Letter pattern

B•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

broadly

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 5

  • ably
  • adorablyPangram
  • allay
  • alloy
  • ally

B 21

  • badly
  • bald
  • baldly
  • ball
  • ballad
  • balladry
  • ballboy
  • ballyard
  • blab
  • blabby
  • blob
  • blobby
  • blood
  • bloody
  • bola
  • bold
  • boldly
  • boll
  • bollard
  • bolo
  • broadlyPangram

D 11

  • dally
  • doll
  • dollar
  • dolly
  • dolor
  • drably
  • droll
  • drolly
  • drool
  • drooly
  • dryly

L 14

  • labor
  • lady
  • lard
  • load
  • lobby
  • loblolly
  • lobo
  • loll
  • lord
  • lordly
  • lordy
  • lorry
  • loyal
  • loyally

O 4

  • oddball
  • oddly
  • oral
  • orally

R 5

  • rally
  • roll
  • rollbar
  • royal
  • royally

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 25/100, compared with 243 available puzzles through this date.

Read the difficulty methodology and comparisons