NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

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DEINOW P
55Answers
1Pangrams
248Maximum
174Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D8
E2
N3
O6
P31
W5

Words by length

419
58
620
72
86

Two-letter starts

DE5
DI1
DO2
EP2
NI2
NO1
OP6
PE12
PI11
PO8
WE2
WI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

P … D

Letter pattern

P••••••D

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

pinewood

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

D 8

  • deep
  • deepen
  • deepened
  • depend
  • depended
  • dipped
  • dope
  • doped

E 2

  • epee
  • epode

N 3

  • ninepin
  • nipped
  • nope

O 6

  • open
  • opened
  • opine
  • opined
  • opinion
  • opioid

P 31

  • peed
  • peen
  • peep
  • peeped
  • peewee
  • pend
  • pended
  • penne
  • penned
  • peon
  • pepped
  • pewee
  • pied
  • pine
  • pined
  • pinewoodPangram
  • pinion
  • pinioned
  • pinned
  • pinniped
  • pipe
  • piped
  • pippin
  • pond
  • pone
  • ponied
  • poop
  • pooped
  • pope
  • popped
  • powwow

W 5

  • weep
  • weepie
  • windpipe
  • wipe
  • wiped

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 39/100, compared with 259 available puzzles through this date.

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