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Spelling Bee July 19, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle featured a challenging but rewarding set of words, with several long answers like 'GALLIVANTING' and 'NAVIGATING'. Solvers were rewarded for thinking of words that used the central letter and common prefixes.

The seven letters

V AGILNT

Every answer had to use V. The board accepted 29 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 prefixes and suffixes. Letter pairs like 'AV' and 'IV' appear often. There are also many words related to actions and states of being.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    V
    14 answers
    A
    5 answers
    G
    3 answers
    L
    3 answers
    N
    2 answers
    I
    1 answer
    T
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    V
    Outer letters
    A · G · I · L · N · T
    Accepted words
    29
    Word lengths
    4–12 letters
    Pangrams
    3
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    A longer word uses all letters, including the central one, and has a prefix that is also a common word. It has a somewhat playful tone.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AN
    1
    AV
    4
    GA
    2
    GI
    1
    IN
    1
    LA
    2
    LI
    1
    NA
    2
    TI
    1
    VA
    7
    VI
    7
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with G
    Pangram 2
    12 letters, starts with G
    Pangram 3
    8 letters, starts with V
    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

    GALLIVANT

    Uses all seven letters — V, A, G, I, L, N, T — in 9 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 12 letters

    GALLIVANTING

    Uses all seven letters — V, A, G, I, L, N, T — in 12 characters.

  • Pangram 3 · 8 letters

    VIGILANT

    Uses all seven letters — V, A, G, I, L, N, T — in 8 characters.

  • A · 5answers

    ANVILAVAILAVAILINGAVIANAVIATING

  • G · 3answers

    GALLIVANTGALLIVANTINGGIVING

  • I · 1answer

    INVITING

  • L · 3answers

    LAVALAVINGLIVING

  • N · 2answers

    NAVALNAVIGATING

  • T · 1answer

    TITIVATING

  • V · 14answers

    VAGALVAGINAVAGINALVAINVALIANTVANILLAVANILLINVIALVIGILVIGILANTVILLAVILLAINVITALVITIATING

This board by the numbers

Date
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Letters
V in the middle, A G I L N T around it
Accepted words
29
Pangrams
3
Word lengths
4–12 letters

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