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Spelling Bee September 16, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle had a good mix of short and long words, with 'PINEWOOD' being the standout seven-letter word. Solvers could get started with common words like 'OPEN' and 'PIPE', then dig deeper for words like 'PINIONED' and 'WINDPIPE'.

The seven letters

P DEINOW

Every answer had to use P. The board accepted 55 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.

    The list has many words that end in -ed or -ing, and some that start with 'P' or 'D'. Double letters like 'PP', 'NN', and 'EE' appear often.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    P
    31 answers
    D
    8 answers
    O
    6 answers
    W
    5 answers
    N
    3 answers
    E
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    P
    Outer letters
    D · E · I · N · O · W
    Accepted words
    55
    Word lengths
    4–8 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    A seven-letter word uses all the letters, including the center one, and relates to a natural material.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    DE
    5
    DI
    1
    DO
    2
    EP
    2
    NI
    2
    NO
    1
    OP
    6
    PE
    12
    PI
    11
    PO
    8
    WE
    2
    WI
    3
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    8 letters, starts with P
    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

    PINEWOOD

    Uses all seven letters — P, D, E, I, N, O, W — in 8 characters.

  • D · 8answers

    DEEPDEEPENDEEPENEDDEPENDDEPENDEDDIPPEDDOPEDOPED

  • E · 2answers

    EPEEEPODE

  • N · 3answers

    NINEPINNIPPEDNOPE

  • O · 6answers

    OPENOPENEDOPINEOPINEDOPINIONOPIOID

  • P · 31answers

    PEEDPEENPEEPPEEPEDPEEWEEPENDPENDEDPENNEPENNEDPEONPEPPEDPEWEEPIEDPINEPINEDPINEWOODPINIONPINIONEDPINNEDPINNIPEDPIPEPIPEDPIPPINPONDPONEPONIEDPOOPPOOPEDPOPEPOPPEDPOWWOW

  • W · 5answers

    WEEPWEEPIEWINDPIPEWIPEWIPED

This board by the numbers

Date
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Letters
P in the middle, D E I N O W around it
Accepted words
55
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–8 letters

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