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Spelling Bee September 19, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a strong set of longer words, including four that used all seven letters. Solvers who focused on the centre letter and common prefixes were rewarded, with words like BILTONG and BLOTTING emerging as key answers. The puzzle's structure also supported a number of shorter words, including BILL and BOIL.

The seven letters

B GILNOT

Every answer had to use B. The board accepted 58 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 share common prefixes or suffixes, and there are several pairs of words that are similar but not identical. The centre letter is crucial, and you'll find that some letter combinations appear frequently.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    B
    45 answers
    G
    6 answers
    O
    3 answers
    L
    2 answers
    N
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    B
    Outer letters
    G · I · L · N · O · T
    Accepted words
    58
    Word lengths
    4–8 letters
    Pangrams
    4
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle's centre letter is key to several longer words, and a few of these use all the letters. Look for a word that includes the centre letter and all the others, with a good balance of common letters.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    BI
    10
    BL
    10
    BO
    25
    GI
    2
    GL
    2
    GO
    2
    LO
    2
    NI
    1
    NO
    1
    OB
    3
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    7 letters, starts with B
    Pangram 2
    8 letters, starts with B
    Pangram 3
    7 letters, starts with B
    Pangram 4
    8 letters, starts with B
    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 · 7 letters

    BILTONG

    Uses all seven letters — B, G, I, L, N, O, T — in 7 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 8 letters

    BLOTTING

    Uses all seven letters — B, G, I, L, N, O, T — in 8 characters.

  • Pangram 3 · 7 letters

    BOLTING

    Uses all seven letters — B, G, I, L, N, O, T — in 7 characters.

  • Pangram 4 · 8 letters

    BOTTLING

    Uses all seven letters — B, G, I, L, N, O, T — in 8 characters.

  • B · 45answers

    BIGOTBILLBILLINGBILLIONBILTONGBINGINGBINGOBINNINGBIOTINBITINGBLINBLINGBLINIBLOBBLOBBINGBLOGBLOGGINGBLOTBLOTTINGBLOTTOBOBBINBOBBINGBOBBLINGBOGGINGBOGGLINGBOILBOILINGBOINGBOLLBOLOBOLTBOLTINGBONBONBONGBONGOBONINGBONITOBONOBOBOOBBOOBOOBOOINGBOONBOOTBOOTINGBOTTLING

  • G · 6answers

    GIBBONGIBINGGLIBGLOBGOBBLINGGOBLIN

  • L · 2answers

    LOBBINGLOBO

  • N · 2answers

    NIBBLINGNOOB

  • O · 3answers

    OBITOBLIGINGOBLONG

This board by the numbers

Date
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Letters
B in the middle, G I L N O T around it
Accepted words
58
Pangrams
4
Word lengths
4–8 letters

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