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Spelling Bee July 20, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle had a good mix of short and long words, with 'MILLIONTH' and 'MONOLITH' standing out as the two words that use all seven letters. Solvers could find several words related to numbers, like 'LIMIT' and 'MINION', as well as words for physical objects, such as 'HILT' and 'LOTION'.

The seven letters

I HLMNOT

Every answer had to use I. The board accepted 38 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 everyday words, some related to quantities and numbers, and a few that describe physical objects or actions. Letter combinations like 'lim', 'mil', and 'ion' appear often.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    M
    12 answers
    L
    9 answers
    T
    7 answers
    H
    3 answers
    N
    3 answers
    O
    3 answers
    I
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    I
    Outer letters
    H · L · M · N · O · T
    Accepted words
    38
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle features a notable word that uses all the letters, including the centre one, and is a fairly long and uncommon term.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    HI
    3
    IN
    1
    LI
    7
    LO
    2
    MI
    8
    MO
    4
    NI
    1
    NO
    2
    OL
    1
    OM
    1
    ON
    1
    TH
    1
    TI
    4
    TO
    2
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with M
    Pangram 2
    8 letters, starts with M
    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

    MILLIONTH

    Uses all seven letters — I, H, L, M, N, O, T — in 9 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 8 letters

    MONOLITH

    Uses all seven letters — I, H, L, M, N, O, T — in 8 characters.

  • H · 3answers

    HILLHILTHINT

  • I · 1answer

    INTO

  • L · 9answers

    LILTLIMITLIMNLIMOLINTLIONLITHOLOINLOTION

  • M · 12answers

    MILLMILLIONMILLIONTHMINIMINIMMINIONMINTMITTMOILMONOLITHMOONLITMOTION

  • N · 3answers

    NINTHNONILLIONNOTION

  • O · 3answers

    OLIOOMITONION

  • T · 7answers

    THINTILLTILTTILTHTINTTOILTOMTIT

This board by the numbers

Date
Monday, July 20, 2026
Letters
I in the middle, H L M N O T around it
Accepted words
38
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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