NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, September 12, 2026

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ALMPRT I
70Answers
1Pangrams
284Maximum
199Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
I5
L8
M10
P16
R5
T18

Words by length

430
513
612
711
83
91

Two-letter starts

AI1
AL1
AR3
AT3
IM5
LA2
LI6
MA6
MI4
PA6
PI6
PL1
PR3
RA3
RI2
TA7
TI5
TR6

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

I … L

Letter pattern

I•••••••L

I × 2, A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

impartial

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • airmail
  • alit
  • aria
  • aril
  • armpit
  • atilt
  • atria
  • atrial

I 5

  • imam
  • impair
  • impala
  • impart
  • impartialPangram

L 8

  • lair
  • lariat
  • liar
  • lilt
  • lima
  • limit
  • limp
  • lira

M 10

  • mail
  • maim
  • malaria
  • malarial
  • marital
  • martial
  • militia
  • mill
  • mitral
  • mitt

P 16

  • pail
  • pair
  • palatial
  • papilla
  • partial
  • partita
  • pill
  • pillar
  • pimp
  • pipit
  • pita
  • pitapat
  • plait
  • prim
  • primal
  • primp

R 5

  • rail
  • raita
  • rattail
  • rial
  • rill

T 18

  • tail
  • taillamp
  • tali
  • tallit
  • tamari
  • tapir
  • tatami
  • tiara
  • tilapia
  • till
  • tilt
  • tipi
  • trail
  • trait
  • trial
  • trill
  • trim
  • trip

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 21/100, compared with 255 available puzzles through this date.

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