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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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AINOPR D
51Answers
2Pangrams
227Maximum
159Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A6
D13
I2
N4
O3
P9
R14

Words by length

417
518
69
74
83

Two-letter starts

AD1
AI1
AN2
AR2
DA1
DI2
DO5
DR5
IN2
NA3
NO1
OD1
OP1
OR1
PA6
PO2
PR1
RA10
RI1
RO3

Pangram ladder

Open one clue at a time.

Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

P … D

Letter pattern

P••••••D

A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

paranoid

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

R … P

Letter pattern

R••••••P

R × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

raindrop

Complete answer list

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A 6

  • adorn
  • airdrop
  • andiron
  • android
  • ardor
  • arid

D 13

  • darn
  • dinar
  • dino
  • dodo
  • donor
  • doodad
  • door
  • dorado
  • drain
  • drip
  • droid
  • droop
  • drop

I 2

  • indoor
  • inroad

N 4

  • nada
  • nadir
  • naiad
  • nonpaid

O 3

  • odor
  • opioid
  • ordain

P 9

  • paid
  • panda
  • pandan
  • paradrop
  • paranoidPangram
  • pardon
  • podia
  • pond
  • prod

R 14

  • radar
  • radian
  • radii
  • radio
  • radon
  • raid
  • raindropPangram
  • rand
  • rando
  • rapid
  • rind
  • road
  • rondo
  • rood

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 36/100, compared with 286 available puzzles through this date.

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