NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, September 3, 2026

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CEIKLN T
60Answers
2Pangrams
291Maximum
204Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C4
E8
I6
K8
L11
N5
T18

Words by length

420
510
616
78
82
92
101
111

Two-letter starts

CE1
CI1
CL2
EC1
EL4
EN3
IL1
IN5
KE2
KI4
KN2
LE3
LI8
NE3
NI2
TE5
TI13

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

L … K

Letter pattern

L••••••••K

L × 2, T × 2, E × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

littleneck

Pangram 2
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

T … C

Letter pattern

T•••••••••C

T × 2, E × 3, I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

telekinetic

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

C 4

  • cent
  • cite
  • client
  • clientele

E 8

  • eclectic
  • elect
  • electee
  • elicit
  • elite
  • entente
  • entice
  • entitle

I 6

  • illicit
  • incite
  • inlet
  • intel
  • intellect
  • intent

K 8

  • kente
  • kettle
  • kilt
  • kinetic
  • kite
  • kitten
  • knelt
  • knit

L 11

  • lenient
  • lent
  • lentil
  • licit
  • lilt
  • linnet
  • lint
  • lintel
  • lite
  • little
  • littleneckPangram

N 5

  • necktie
  • netlike
  • nettle
  • nineteen
  • nite

T 18

  • teen
  • telekineticPangram
  • tell
  • tenet
  • tent
  • tick
  • ticket
  • tickle
  • tiki
  • tile
  • till
  • tilt
  • tinct
  • tine
  • tinkle
  • tint
  • title
  • tittle

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 29/100, compared with 246 available puzzles through this date.

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