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Spelling Bee August 24, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle had a good mix of common and obscure words, with two standout answers that used all the letters: DORMANT and MORDANT. Solvers who found those was likely felt a sense of accomplishment. Other challenging answers included MONODRAMA and NARRATOR.

The seven letters

N ADMORT

Every answer had to use N. The board accepted 57 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.

    The list has many words that use common pairs like MAN, MON, and TAN. There are also several words related to people, like professions and titles. Some answers have a more exotic or less common feel.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    M
    17 answers
    N
    11 answers
    R
    8 answers
    A
    7 answers
    T
    7 answers
    D
    5 answers
    O
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    N
    Outer letters
    A · D · M · O · R · T
    Accepted words
    57
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    Two answers use all the letters, and they share a common thread of intensity, with one being a common word and the other more specialized.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AD
    3
    AN
    3
    AR
    1
    DA
    2
    DO
    3
    MA
    8
    MO
    9
    NA
    5
    NO
    6
    ON
    1
    OT
    1
    RA
    6
    RO
    2
    TA
    4
    TO
    3
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    7 letters, starts with D
    Pangram 2
    7 letters, starts with M
    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

    DORMANT

    Uses all seven letters — N, A, D, M, O, R, T — in 7 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 7 letters

    MORDANT

    Uses all seven letters — N, A, D, M, O, R, T — in 7 characters.

  • A · 7answers

    ADAMANTADMANADORNANNATTOANNOTATORANONARRANT

  • D · 5answers

    DAMNDARNDONORDOORMANDORMANT

  • M · 17answers

    MADMANMAMMONMANNAMANORMANTAMANTRAMAROONMATRONMOANMONADMONDOMONOMONODRAMAMOONMORDANTMORNMORON

  • N · 11answers

    NAANNADANANANARRATORNATANTNOMADNONARTNONRANDOMNOONNORMNOTATOR

  • O · 2answers

    ONTOOTTOMAN

  • R · 8answers

    RADONRANDRANDORANDOMRANTRATTANROANRONDO

  • T · 7answers

    TANDOORTANTARATANTRATARTANTOONTORNTORNADO

This board by the numbers

Date
Monday, August 24, 2026
Letters
N in the middle, A D M O R T around it
Accepted words
57
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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