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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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BIKLOX E
23Answers
1Pangrams
90Maximum
63Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

B10
E1
I1
K2
L5
O4

Words by length

410
57
64
72

Two-letter starts

BE3
BI3
BL1
BO3
EX1
IB1
KE1
KI1
LE1
LI3
LO1
OB1
OL2
OX1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

B … E

Letter pattern

B•••••E

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

boxlike

Complete answer list

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B 10

  • belie
  • bell
  • belle
  • bible
  • bike
  • bile
  • bloke
  • bobble
  • bookie
  • boxlikePangram

E 1

  • exile

I 1

  • ibex

K 2

  • keel
  • kibble

L 5

  • leek
  • libel
  • libelee
  • like
  • lobe

O 4

  • oboe
  • oleo
  • ollie
  • oxlike

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 75/100, compared with 287 available puzzles through this date.

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