NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, September 5, 2026

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ACGIKN M
47Answers
1Pangrams
253Maximum
178Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A2
C2
G5
I3
M33
N2

Words by length

410
512
611
78
82
92
102

Two-letter starts

AI1
AN1
CA2
GA3
GI2
IM3
MA21
MI12
NA1
NI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

N … G

Letter pattern

N••••••••G

N × 3, I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

nicknaming

Complete answer list

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A 2

  • aiming
  • anima

C 2

  • caiman
  • cami

G 5

  • gamin
  • gaming
  • gamma
  • gimmick
  • gimmicking

I 3

  • imaging
  • imagining
  • imam

M 33

  • macing
  • magi
  • magic
  • magician
  • magma
  • maim
  • maiming
  • main
  • maki
  • making
  • mama
  • mamma
  • managing
  • manakin
  • manga
  • mania
  • maniac
  • manic
  • manikin
  • manna
  • manning
  • mica
  • miking
  • mimic
  • mimicking
  • miming
  • mincing
  • mini
  • minicam
  • minim
  • minima
  • mining
  • mink

N 2

  • naming
  • nicknamingPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 51/100, compared with 248 available puzzles through this date.

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