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Spelling Bee October 21, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a range of word types, including adverbs like DRYLY and IDLY, and nouns like DAYLILY and PAPILLA. Solvers could find words like RALLY and LAPIDARY, which use the centre letter effectively. The list included many common words, but also some more unusual ones like PIDDLY and DIDDLY.

The seven letters

L ADIPRY

Every answer had to use L. The board accepted 56 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 lists feature many -ly adverbs and words with double letters like LL, PP, and DD. Look for common prefixes and suffixes, and words that use the centre letter in interesting ways.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    P
    16 answers
    D
    10 answers
    L
    10 answers
    R
    9 answers
    A
    7 answers
    I
    4 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    L
    Outer letters
    A · D · I · P · R · Y
    Accepted words
    56
    Word lengths
    4–10 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The seven-letter answer is a type of rock formation, described in a single word that could be used to classify minerals.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AI
    2
    AL
    2
    AP
    2
    AR
    1
    DA
    3
    DI
    5
    DR
    2
    ID
    3
    IL
    1
    LA
    5
    LI
    5
    PA
    11
    PI
    3
    PL
    2
    RA
    5
    RI
    4
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    8 letters, starts with L
    Pangram 2
    7 letters, starts with R
    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 · 8 letters

    LAPIDARY

    Uses all seven letters — L, A, D, I, P, R, Y — in 8 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 7 letters

    RAPIDLY

    Uses all seven letters — L, A, D, I, P, R, Y — in 7 characters.

  • A · 7answers

    AIRILYAIRPLAYALLAYALLYAPPALLAPPLYARIL

  • D · 10answers

    DAILYDALLYDAYLILYDIALDIDDLYDILLDILLYDILLYDALLYDRILLDRYLY

  • I · 4answers

    IDLYIDYLIDYLLILLY

  • L · 10answers

    LADYLAIDLAIRLAPIDARYLARDLIARLILYLIPIDLIPPYLIRA

  • P · 16answers

    PAILPALAPAPALLPALLIDPALLIDLYPALPPAPALPAPALLYPAPILLAPAPILLARYPARLAYPIDDLYPILLPILLARPLAIDPLAY

  • R · 9answers

    RADIALRADIALLYRAILRALLYRAPIDLYRIALRILLRIPPLYRIYAL

This board by the numbers

Date
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Letters
L in the middle, A D I P R Y around it
Accepted words
56
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–10 letters

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