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Spelling Bee July 15, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a challenging pangram and a variety of word types, including 'BILLION', 'BONOBO', and 'ENNOBLE'. Solvers had to think creatively to find all 47 accepted words.

The seven letters

O BEFILN

Every answer had to use O. The board accepted 47 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 involve common short words with an added prefix or suffix. Others are longer, more formal terms. Letter pairs like 'LO' and 'BO' appear often.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    B
    14 answers
    L
    9 answers
    N
    8 answers
    O
    7 answers
    F
    6 answers
    E
    2 answers
    I
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    O
    Outer letters
    B · E · F · I · L · N
    Accepted words
    47
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answer uses all the letters, including the centre one, and relates to a person's convictions.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    BI
    1
    BL
    1
    BO
    12
    EB
    1
    EN
    1
    FE
    1
    FL
    1
    FO
    4
    IN
    1
    LE
    1
    LI
    1
    LO
    7
    NE
    1
    NO
    7
    OB
    1
    OF
    1
    OL
    3
    ON
    2
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with N
    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

    NONBELIEF

    Uses all seven letters — O, B, E, F, I, L, N — in 9 characters.

  • B · 14answers

    BILLIONBLOBBOBBINBOBBLEBOFFOBOILBOLLBOLOBONBONBONEBONOBOBOOBBOOBOOBOON

  • E · 2answers

    EBONENNOBLE

  • F · 6answers

    FELONFLOEFOIBLEFOILFOLIOFOOL

  • I · 1answer

    INFO

  • L · 9answers

    LEONINELIONLOBELOBOLOINLOLLLONELOONLOONIE

  • N · 8answers

    NEONNOBLENOELNONBELIEFNONENONILLIONNOOBNOON

  • O · 7answers

    OBOEOFFLINEOLEOOLIOOLLIEONIONONLINE

This board by the numbers

Date
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Letters
O in the middle, B E F I L N around it
Accepted words
47
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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