NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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AILNPT F
31Answers
2Pangrams
138Maximum
97Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
F19
I2
L1
N1
P4
T1

Words by length

413
56
66
74
81
91

Two-letter starts

AF1
AL1
AN1
FA5
FI6
FL8
IN2
LI1
NA1
PF1
PI2
PL1
TI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

F … T

Letter pattern

F••••••T

P × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

flippant

Pangram 2
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

P … F

Letter pattern

P•••••••F

I × 2, F × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

plaintiff

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • affiant
  • alfalfa
  • antifa

F 19

  • fail
  • faint
  • fall
  • fantail
  • fatal
  • fiat
  • filial
  • fill
  • fillip
  • final
  • finial
  • flail
  • flan
  • flap
  • flat
  • flint
  • flip
  • flippantPangram
  • flit

I 2

  • infant
  • infill

L 1

  • lift

N 1

  • naif

P 4

  • pfft
  • pilaf
  • pitfall
  • plaintiffPangram

T 1

  • tiff

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 65/100, compared with 245 available puzzles through this date.

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