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Spelling Bee July 12, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a strong set of words built around the center letter K. Solvers could find several words by adding prefixes and suffixes to core words like 'wake' and 'weak'. The three 7-letter answers were all variations on a theme, with -ing and -en suffixes added to a short core word.

The seven letters

K AEGINW

Every answer had to use K. The board accepted 33 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.

    Many answers share common prefixes or suffixes. Look for pairs of words that differ by just a prefix or a suffix. Some letters appear together often.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    W
    11 answers
    K
    10 answers
    A
    5 answers
    G
    4 answers
    E
    1 answer
    I
    1 answer
    N
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    K
    Outer letters
    A · E · G · I · N · W
    Accepted words
    33
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    3
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answers here all have a similar pattern of suffixes added to a core word. Look for a core word that could logically have -ing and -en added to it.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AK
    1
    AW
    4
    EK
    1
    GA
    2
    GE
    2
    IN
    1
    KE
    2
    KI
    5
    KN
    3
    NA
    1
    WA
    4
    WE
    4
    WI
    3
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with A
    Pangram 2
    8 letters, starts with W
    Pangram 3
    9 letters, starts with W
    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 · 9 letters

    AWAKENING

    Uses all seven letters — K, A, E, G, I, N, W — in 9 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 8 letters

    WAKENING

    Uses all seven letters — K, A, E, G, I, N, W — in 8 characters.

  • Pangram 3 · 9 letters

    WEAKENING

    Uses all seven letters — K, A, E, G, I, N, W — in 9 characters.

  • A · 5answers

    AKINAWAKEAWAKENAWAKENINGAWAKING

  • E · 1answer

    EKING

  • G · 4answers

    GAWKGAWKINGGEEKGEEKING

  • I · 1answer

    INKING

  • K · 10answers

    KEENKEENINGKINGKINGINGKINKKINKINGKIWIKNEEKNEEINGKNEW

  • N · 1answer

    NANKEEN

  • W · 11answers

    WAKEWAKENWAKENINGWAKINGWEAKWEAKENWEAKENINGWEEKWIKIWINKWINKING

This board by the numbers

Date
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Letters
K in the middle, A E G I N W around it
Accepted words
33
Pangrams
3
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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