Spelling Bee July 11, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle had a good mix of short and long words, with several answers related to food, family, and art. The list included words like PLANT, PAINT, and TULIP, as well as longer words like LANTANA and PATINA. Solvers could find multiple words using the letters T, A, and I together.

The seven letters

T AILNPU

Every answer had to use T. The board accepted 62 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. Hint 1: What kind of words the board rewarded

    No answer is named.

    The list has many words that play off common letter combinations, especially those involving T and other vowels or N. There are several words related to family, celebrations, and artistic terms.

  2. Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    P
    20 answers
    T
    19 answers
    U
    6 answers
    A
    5 answers
    I
    4 answers
    L
    4 answers
    N
    4 answers
  3. Hint 3: Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    T
    Outer letters
    A · I · L · N · P · U
    Accepted words
    62
    Word lengths
    4–11 letters
    Pangrams
    2
  4. Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle features a notable word that uses all the letters, including the central one, and is a bit of a mouthful, relating to a fictional place.

  5. Hint 5: The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AL
    1
    AN
    1
    AT
    2
    AU
    1
    IN
    4
    LA
    1
    LI
    3
    NA
    3
    NU
    1
    PA
    5
    PI
    6
    PL
    6
    PU
    3
    TA
    9
    TI
    6
    TU
    4
    UN
    4
    UP
    2
  6. Hint 6: The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    11 letters, starts with L
    Pangram 2
    7 letters, starts with N

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 · 11 letters

    LILLIPUTIAN

    Uses all seven letters — T, A, I, L, N, P, U — in 11 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 7 letters

    NUPTIAL

    Uses all seven letters — T, A, I, L, N, P, U — in 7 characters.

  • A · 5answers

    ALITANTIATILTATTAINAUNT

  • I · 4answers

    INAPTINITIALINPUTINTUIT

  • L · 4answers

    LANTANALILLIPUTIANLILTLINT

  • N · 4answers

    NATALNATANTNAUTILINUPTIAL

  • P · 20answers

    PAINTPALATALPALATIALPANTPATINAPINATAPINTPINTAILPIPITPITAPITAPATPLAINTPLAITPLANTPLANTAINPLATPLIANTPULPITPUNTPUTT

  • T · 19answers

    TAILTAINTTALITALLTALLITTANNINTAPATAUNTTAUTTILAPIATILLTILTTINTTIPITITANTULIPTUNATUTTITUTU

  • U · 6answers

    UNAPTUNITUNLITUNTILUPLITUPTILT

This board by the numbers

Date
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Letters
T in the middle, A I L N P U around it
Accepted words
62
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–11 letters

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