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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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EHNOPY A
29Answers
1Pangrams
116Maximum
82Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
H5
N5
P9
Y3

Words by length

411
512
65
81

Two-letter starts

AE1
AH1
AN4
AP1
HA2
HE2
HY1
NA4
NE1
PA7
PE1
PO1
YA2
YE1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

P … E

Letter pattern

P••••••E

P × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

payphone

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • aeon
  • ahoy
  • annoy
  • anon
  • anyhoo
  • anyone
  • apnea

H 5

  • happen
  • happy
  • heap
  • henna
  • hyena

N 5

  • naan
  • nana
  • nanny
  • nape
  • neap

P 9

  • paean
  • pane
  • papa
  • papaya
  • pappy
  • payee
  • payphonePangram
  • peahen
  • poppa

Y 3

  • yahoo
  • yappy
  • yeah

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 68/100, compared with 300 available puzzles through this date.

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