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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, November 1, 2026

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FGIOPT E
27Answers
1Pangrams
104Maximum
73Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

E2
F5
O1
P11
T8

Words by length

413
53
69
71
81

Two-letter starts

EF1
EP1
FE2
FI2
FO1
OG1
PE4
PI3
PO4
TE3
TI2
TO3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

P … G

Letter pattern

P••••••G

T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

pettifog

Complete answer list

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E 2

  • effete
  • epee

F 5

  • feet
  • fete
  • fief
  • fife
  • footie

O 1

  • ogee

P 11

  • peep
  • petit
  • petite
  • pettifogPangram
  • pipe
  • pipet
  • pipette
  • poet
  • pope
  • poppet
  • potpie

T 8

  • teepee
  • teff
  • tepee
  • tippet
  • tiptoe
  • toffee
  • tope
  • tote

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 72/100, compared with 305 available puzzles through this date.

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