Spelling Bee July 11, 2026: Pangram & Answers
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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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