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Spelling Bee September 28, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a challenging but rewarding set of words, including the seven-letter pangram 'CONDUCTOR'. Solvers were rewarded for thinking of words like 'CROUTON', 'ROTUND', and 'TURNOUT'. The centre letter 'T' was key to many answers.

The seven letters

T CDNORU

Every answer had to use T. The board accepted 45 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.

    Word pairs with 'TO' and 'OUT' are well-represented, along with words ending in 'OR', 'ON', and 'T'. Double letters like 'OO' and 'TT' also appear.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    T
    14 answers
    C
    13 answers
    O
    6 answers
    R
    6 answers
    D
    3 answers
    U
    2 answers
    N
    1 answer
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    T
    Outer letters
    C · D · N · O · R · U
    Accepted words
    45
    Word lengths
    4–12 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle's standout word uses the centre letter and all other letters, with a fairly common combination of sounds and endings.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    CO
    10
    CR
    1
    CU
    2
    DO
    2
    DU
    1
    NO
    1
    ON
    1
    OR
    1
    OU
    4
    RO
    4
    RU
    2
    TO
    7
    TR
    3
    TU
    4
    UN
    2
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with C
    Pangram 2
    12 letters, starts with N
    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

    CONDUCTOR

    Uses all seven letters — T, C, D, N, O, R, U — in 9 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 12 letters

    NONCONDUCTOR

    Uses all seven letters — T, C, D, N, O, R, U — in 12 characters.

  • C · 13answers

    COCONUTCONCOCTCONDUCTCONDUCTORCONTORTCONTOURCOOTCOTTONCOUNTCOURTCROUTONCURTCUTOUT

  • D · 3answers

    DOCTORDONUTDUCT

  • N · 1answer

    NONCONDUCTOR

  • O · 6answers

    ONTOOROTUNDOUTDOOUTDOOROUTROOUTRUN

  • R · 6answers

    ROOTROTORROTUNDROUTRUNOUTRUNT

  • T · 14answers

    TOONTOOTTORNTOROTORTTOURTOUTTRODTROTTROUTTURNTURNOUTTUTORTUTU

  • U · 2answers

    UNCUTUNTO

This board by the numbers

Date
Monday, September 28, 2026
Letters
T in the middle, C D N O R U around it
Accepted words
45
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–12 letters

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