NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, September 13, 2026

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ADIOTX N
40Answers
3Pangrams
222Maximum
156Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A12
D4
I3
N9
O4
T8

Words by length

413
57
68
72
84
92
103
111

Two-letter starts

AD1
AN9
AT1
AX1
DI3
DO1
IN3
NA6
NO3
ON2
OX2
TA4
TI2
TO2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

A … T

Letter pattern

A•••••••••T

A × 2, N × 2, T × 2, I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

antioxidant

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

O … T

Letter pattern

O•••••T

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

oxidant

Pangram 3
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

O … N

Letter pattern

O•••••••N

O × 2, I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

oxidation

Complete answer list

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A 12

  • addition
  • anion
  • annatto
  • annotation
  • anoint
  • anon
  • anoxia
  • anti
  • antioxidantPangram
  • antitoxin
  • attain
  • axon

D 4

  • dino
  • dint
  • dioxin
  • donation

I 3

  • initiation
  • into
  • intonation

N 9

  • naan
  • nada
  • naiad
  • nana
  • natant
  • nation
  • noon
  • notation
  • notion

O 4

  • onion
  • onto
  • oxidantPangram
  • oxidationPangram

T 8

  • taint
  • tannin
  • taxation
  • taxon
  • tint
  • titan
  • toon
  • toxin

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 56/100, compared with 256 available puzzles through this date.

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