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Spelling Bee September 12, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle featured a challenging but rewarding grid, with a long answer that stood out. Solvers found success with words related to music and travel. The central letter played a crucial role in forming many valid answers, including a notable seven-letter word.

The seven letters

I ALMPRT

Every answer had to use I. The board accepted 70 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 travel, postal concepts, or musical terms. Letter combinations like LI, LA, and TI appear often. Look for words related to places, sounds, and actions.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    T
    18 answers
    P
    16 answers
    M
    10 answers
    A
    8 answers
    L
    8 answers
    I
    5 answers
    R
    5 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    I
    Outer letters
    A · L · M · P · R · T
    Accepted words
    70
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answer uses a central letter and six others, forming a common adjective with a moral or fair theme.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AI
    1
    AL
    1
    AR
    3
    AT
    3
    IM
    5
    LA
    2
    LI
    6
    MA
    6
    MI
    4
    PA
    6
    PI
    6
    PL
    1
    PR
    3
    RA
    3
    RI
    2
    TA
    7
    TI
    5
    TR
    6
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 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 · 9 letters

    IMPARTIAL

    Uses all seven letters — I, A, L, M, P, R, T — in 9 characters.

  • A · 8answers

    AIRMAILALITARIAARILARMPITATILTATRIAATRIAL

  • I · 5answers

    IMAMIMPAIRIMPALAIMPARTIMPARTIAL

  • L · 8answers

    LAIRLARIATLIARLILTLIMALIMITLIMPLIRA

  • M · 10answers

    MAILMAIMMALARIAMALARIALMARITALMARTIALMILITIAMILLMITRALMITT

  • P · 16answers

    PAILPAIRPALATIALPAPILLAPARTIALPARTITAPILLPILLARPIMPPIPITPITAPITAPATPLAITPRIMPRIMALPRIMP

  • R · 5answers

    RAILRAITARATTAILRIALRILL

  • T · 18answers

    TAILTAILLAMPTALITALLITTAMARITAPIRTATAMITIARATILAPIATILLTILTTIPITRAILTRAITTRIALTRILLTRIMTRIP

This board by the numbers

Date
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Letters
I in the middle, A L M P R T around it
Accepted words
70
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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