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Spelling Bee September 1, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle featured a mix of short and long words, with a strong focus on words containing the center letter A. Solvers had to think creatively to come up with answers like TAILWIND, INITIAL, and LANTANA.

The seven letters

A DILNTW

Every answer had to use A. The board accepted 44 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 everyday things like plants, times of day, and small creatures. Letter combinations like twin consonants and vowel pairs appear often.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    T
    10 answers
    W
    8 answers
    A
    7 answers
    N
    7 answers
    L
    6 answers
    D
    3 answers
    I
    3 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    A
    Outer letters
    D · I · L · N · T · W
    Accepted words
    44
    Word lengths
    4–8 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answer uses common letters, woven together smoothly, and relates to air movement.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AL
    1
    AN
    3
    AT
    2
    AW
    1
    DA
    2
    DI
    1
    IN
    3
    LA
    6
    NA
    7
    TA
    7
    TI
    2
    TW
    1
    WA
    7
    WI
    1
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    8 letters, starts with T
    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

    TAILWIND

    Uses all seven letters — A, D, I, L, N, T, W — in 8 characters.

  • A · 7answers

    ALITANALANNALANTIATILTATTAINAWAIT

  • D · 3answers

    DATADAWNDIAL

  • I · 3answers

    INITIALINLAIDINLAND

  • L · 6answers

    LAIDLAINLANAILANDLANTANALAWN

  • N · 7answers

    NAANNADANAIADNAILNANANATALNATANT

  • T · 10answers

    TAILTAILWINDTAINTTALITALLTALLITTANNINTIDALTITANTWAIN

  • W · 8answers

    WAILWAITWALLWANDWANNAWANTWATTWILDLAND

This board by the numbers

Date
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Letters
A in the middle, D I L N T W around it
Accepted words
44
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–8 letters

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