NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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CGINPR M
19Answers
1Pangrams
107Maximum
75Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C2
G1
I1
M8
P6
R1

Words by length

44
55
63
74
82
91

Two-letter starts

CR2
GR1
IM1
MI8
PI2
PR4
RI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … G

Letter pattern

C••••••G

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

crimping

Complete answer list

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C 2

  • crimp
  • crimpingPangram

G 1

  • grim

I 1

  • impinging

M 8

  • mimic
  • miming
  • mincing
  • mini
  • minim
  • mining
  • mirin
  • miring

P 6

  • pimp
  • pimping
  • prim
  • priming
  • primp
  • primping

R 1

  • rimming

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Very hard at 90/100, compared with 258 available puzzles through this date.

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