NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, September 20, 2026

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ACEILT H
79Answers
2Pangrams
353Maximum
248Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
C22
E4
H25
I1
L9
T13

Words by length

427
522
615
710
84
101

Two-letter starts

AC1
AT4
CA4
CH17
CL1
EA1
ET3
HA11
HE10
HI4
IT1
LA3
LE4
LI2
TA1
TE6
TH4
TI2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … C

Letter pattern

A••••••C

T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

athletic

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

E … L

Letter pattern

E•••••L

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

ethical

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • ache
  • athlete
  • athleticPangram
  • attach
  • attache

C 22

  • cache
  • cachet
  • catch
  • catchall
  • chai
  • chalet
  • chalice
  • challah
  • chat
  • chattel
  • cheat
  • cheetah
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chicle
  • chili
  • chill
  • chit
  • chitchat
  • cliche

E 4

  • each
  • etch
  • ethic
  • ethicalPangram

H 25

  • hail
  • halal
  • hale
  • halite
  • hall
  • halt
  • hatch
  • hatchet
  • hate
  • hath
  • hatha
  • heal
  • health
  • heat
  • heath
  • hectic
  • heel
  • heliacal
  • helical
  • hell
  • hellcat
  • hiatal
  • hill
  • hilt
  • hitch

I 1

  • itch

L 9

  • latch
  • lath
  • lathe
  • leach
  • lech
  • leech
  • lethal
  • litchi
  • lithe

T 13

  • tach
  • teach
  • tech
  • techie
  • teeth
  • teethe
  • telehealth
  • that
  • thatch
  • thee
  • theta
  • tilth
  • tithe

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 13/100, compared with 263 available puzzles through this date.

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