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Spelling Bee August 22, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a challenging but rewarding set of words, including the seven-letter pangram CURTAIN and its lesser-known cousin TACITURN. Solvers may have started with common words like TRAIN and RAIN, then moved on to more obscure terms like ARANCINI and INCANT.

The seven letters

I ACNRTU

Every answer had to use I. The board accepted 56 words in all.

Spelling Bee hints, rung by rung

Six rungs, counts before words. The recap above already named the pangram, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. What kind of words the board rewarded

    No answer is named.

    Word pairs like CA and AN appear often. Look for words that use these combinations, as well as those that incorporate the centre letter in different ways.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    T
    17 answers
    A
    12 answers
    C
    10 answers
    I
    6 answers
    R
    6 answers
    U
    3 answers
    N
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    I
    Outer letters
    A · C · N · R · T · U
    Accepted words
    56
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle's standout word uses the centre letter and several others in a common, versatile term.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AC
    2
    AN
    3
    AR
    4
    AT
    3
    CA
    3
    CI
    4
    CR
    2
    CU
    1
    IN
    5
    IR
    1
    NI
    2
    RA
    3
    RI
    1
    RU
    2
    TA
    8
    TI
    5
    TR
    2
    TU
    2
    UN
    2
    UR
    1
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    7 letters, starts with C
    Pangram 2
    8 letters, starts with T
    Open the answer grid

Every accepted word from that board

All of them, folded by opening letter. Open one letter at a time — nothing here reveals another group.

The pangram from that board

  • Pangram 1 · 7 letters

    CURTAIN

    Uses all seven letters — I, A, C, N, R, T, U — in 7 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 8 letters

    TACITURN

    Uses all seven letters — I, A, C, N, R, T, U — in 8 characters.

  • A · 12answers

    ACACIAACAIANTARCTICANTIANTICARANCINIARCTICARIAARNICAATRIAATTAINATTIC

  • C · 10answers

    CACTICAIRNCANTINACIRCACIRCUITCIRRICITRICCRANIACRITICCURTAIN

  • I · 6answers

    INCANTINCURINTACTINTUITINURNIRRITANT

  • N · 2answers

    NIACINNITRIC

  • R · 6answers

    RAINRAITARANIRICINRUINRUNIC

  • T · 17answers

    TACITTACITURNTACTICTACTICIANTAINTTANNICTANNINTANTRICTIARATINCTTINTTITANTITANICTRAINTRAITTUNICTUTTI

  • U · 3answers

    UNITUNITARIANURIC

This board by the numbers

Date
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Letters
I in the middle, A C N R T U around it
Accepted words
56
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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