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Spelling Bee July 21, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The grid featured a mix of everyday words and more obscure terms, with a strong focus on words containing the centre letter and common letter combinations. Solvers found success with words related to roles and titles, as well as terms describing imperfections or flaws. The pangram was a particularly challenging but rewarding find, using all the letters in a single, cohesive word.

The seven letters

F ABILNY

Every answer had to use F. The board accepted 25 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.

    Word pairs with 'if' and double letters are favoured. Look for terms related to officials, horses, and types of food. Some answers describe something as flawed or imperfect.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    F
    17 answers
    I
    3 answers
    A
    2 answers
    B
    2 answers
    N
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    F
    Outer letters
    A · B · I · L · N · Y
    Accepted words
    25
    Word lengths
    4–10 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answer uses the centre letter and all other letters exactly once, with a common prefix related to certainty.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AF
    1
    AL
    1
    BA
    1
    BI
    1
    FA
    4
    FI
    7
    FL
    6
    IF
    1
    IN
    2
    NA
    1
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    10 letters, starts with I
    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 · 10 letters

    INFALLIBLY

    Uses all seven letters — F, A, B, I, L, N, Y — in 10 characters.

  • A · 2answers

    AFFABLYALFALFA

  • B · 2answers

    BAILIFFBIFF

  • F · 17answers

    FAILFALLFALLIBLYFANNYFILIALFILIALLYFILLFILLYFINALFINALLYFINIALFLABFLABBYFLAILFLANFLAYFLYBY

  • I · 3answers

    IFFYINFALLIBLYINFILL

  • N · 1answer

    NAIF

This board by the numbers

Date
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Letters
F in the middle, A B I L N Y around it
Accepted words
25
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–10 letters

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