NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, September 14, 2026

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ABEOPY G
21Answers
1Pangrams
73Maximum
52Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
B4
E1
G8
O1
P3
Y1

Words by length

411
57
61
72

Two-letter starts

AG2
AP1
BA2
BO2
EG1
GA4
GO4
OG1
PA2
PO1
YO1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

P … Y

Letter pattern

P•••••Y

No repeated letters

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pageboy

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • agape
  • agog
  • apogee

B 4

  • baggage
  • baggy
  • bogey
  • boggy

E 1

  • eggy

G 8

  • gabby
  • gaga
  • gage
  • gape
  • goby
  • gooey
  • goop
  • goopy

O 1

  • ogee

P 3

  • page
  • pageboyPangram
  • pogo

Y 1

  • yoga

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 75/100, compared with 257 available puzzles through this date.

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