Spelling Bee September 14, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The puzzle featured a mix of playful terms like BAGGY and GOOPY, alongside more formal words like APOGEE and PAGE. Solvers enjoyed finding words like GAPE and YOGA, with the challenging pangram PAGEBOY tying everything together.
The seven letters
G ABEOPY
Every answer had to use G. The board accepted 21 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.
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Hint 1: What kind of words the board rewarded
No answer is named.
Word pairs with double letters and 'G' as a bridge between vowel pairs are prominent. Hunting for everyday objects, informal terms, and emotional expressions pays off.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- G
- 8 answers
- B
- 4 answers
- A
- 3 answers
- P
- 3 answers
- E
- 1 answer
- O
- 1 answer
- Y
- 1 answer
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- G
- Outer letters
- A · B · E · O · P · Y
- Accepted words
- 21
- Word lengths
- 4–7 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The seven-letter word uses a common sequence found in youthful or naive expressions, combined with a term for a model pose.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- AG
- 2
- AP
- 1
- BA
- 2
- BO
- 2
- EG
- 1
- GA
- 4
- GO
- 4
- OG
- 1
- PA
- 2
- PO
- 1
- YO
- 1
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Hint 6: The shape of each pangram
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 · 7 letters
PAGEBOY
Uses all seven letters — G, A, B, E, O, P, Y — in 7 characters.
A · 3answers
AGAPEAGOGAPOGEE
B · 4answers
BAGGAGEBAGGYBOGEYBOGGY
E · 1answer
EGGY
G · 8answers
GABBYGAGAGAGEGAPEGOBYGOOEYGOOPGOOPY
O · 1answer
OGEE
P · 3answers
PAGEPAGEBOYPOGO
Y · 1answer
YOGA
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Monday, September 14, 2026
- Letters
- G in the middle, A B E O P Y around it
- Accepted words
- 21
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–7 letters
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