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Spelling Bee September 27, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle had a good mix of common and less common words. Solvers could start with simple words like 'FEED' and 'FIELD', then move to longer ones like 'DEFIED' and 'INFIELD'. The pangram 'NULLIFIED' was a key target, but required careful thought.

The seven letters

F DEILNU

Every answer had to use F. The board accepted 78 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 verb forms and their related nouns. Letter pairs like 'FE' and 'FI' appear often. There are also several words related to feelings and actions.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    F
    45 answers
    D
    13 answers
    U
    8 answers
    I
    4 answers
    L
    4 answers
    E
    2 answers
    N
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    F
    Outer letters
    D · E · I · L · N · U
    Accepted words
    78
    Word lengths
    4–11 letters
    Pangrams
    4
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    A longer word stands out, using all letters including the centre one, and has a distinct suffix.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    DE
    10
    DU
    3
    ED
    1
    EL
    1
    FE
    11
    FI
    16
    FL
    7
    FU
    11
    IN
    4
    LI
    2
    LU
    2
    NE
    1
    NU
    1
    UN
    8
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with N
    Pangram 2
    7 letters, starts with U
    Pangram 3
    8 letters, starts with U
    Pangram 4
    11 letters, starts with U
    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

    NULLIFIED

    Uses all seven letters — F, D, E, I, L, N, U — in 9 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 7 letters

    UNFILED

    Uses all seven letters — F, D, E, I, L, N, U — in 7 characters.

  • Pangram 3 · 8 letters

    UNFILLED

    Uses all seven letters — F, D, E, I, L, N, U — in 8 characters.

  • Pangram 4 · 11 letters

    UNFULFILLED

    Uses all seven letters — F, D, E, I, L, N, U — in 11 characters.

  • D · 13answers

    DEFENDDEFENDEDDEFIEDDEFILEDEFILEDDEFINEDEFINEDDEFUNDDEFUNDEDDEIFIEDDUFFDUFFELDUFFLE

  • E · 2answers

    EDIFIEDELFIN

  • F · 45answers

    FEEDFEELFELIDFELINEFELLFELLEDFENDFENDEDFENNELFEUDFEUDEDFIDDLEFIDDLEDFIEFFIELDFIELDEDFIENDFIFEFIFEDFILEFILEDFILLFILLEDFINDFINEFINEDFINNEDFLEDFLEEFLIEDFLUEFLUFFFLUFFEDFLUIDFUDDLEFUDDLEDFUELFUELEDFULFILLFULFILLEDFULLFUNDFUNDEDFUNNELFUNNELED

  • I · 4answers

    INFIDELINFIELDINFILLINFILLED

  • L · 4answers

    LIFELIFELINELUFFLUFFED

  • N · 2answers

    NEEDFULNULLIFIED

  • U · 8answers

    UNDEFENDEDUNDEFINEDUNFEDUNFILEDUNFILLEDUNFULFILLEDUNFUNDEDUNIFIED

This board by the numbers

Date
Sunday, September 27, 2026
Letters
F in the middle, D E I L N U around it
Accepted words
78
Pangrams
4
Word lengths
4–11 letters

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