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Spelling Bee September 29, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

This puzzle featured a mix of common and uncommon words, with a strong focus on verb forms and political terminology. The pangram 'VETOING' was a key to unlocking several other answers, including 'VETO', 'VOTE', and 'VOTING'. Solvers who recognized the centrality of 'VETOING' were able to generate many other words from the available letters.

The seven letters

V EGINOT

Every answer had to use V. The board accepted 32 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 've' and 'vi' are productive, as are phrases ending in '-ing' or '-ion'. Look for verbs, nouns related to politics and everyday life, and consider words that can be formed by adding prefixes or suffixes.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    V
    14 answers
    I
    7 answers
    E
    3 answers
    G
    3 answers
    O
    3 answers
    N
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    V
    Outer letters
    E · G · I · N · O · T
    Accepted words
    32
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The seven-letter answer is a verb form that involves making a decision or taking action, and it's related to a common political term.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    EV
    3
    GI
    3
    IN
    7
    NO
    2
    OG
    1
    OV
    2
    VE
    9
    VI
    2
    VO
    3
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    7 letters, starts with V
    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

    VETOING

    Uses all seven letters — V, E, G, I, N, O, T — in 7 characters.

  • E · 3answers

    EVENEVENINGEVENT

  • G · 3answers

    GIVEGIVENGIVING

  • I · 7answers

    INVENTINVENTINGINVENTIONINVENTIVEINVITEINVITEEINVITING

  • N · 2answers

    NONEVENTNONVOTING

  • O · 3answers

    OGIVEOVENOVINE

  • V · 14answers

    VEGGIEVEGGINGVEINVEININGVENTVENTINGVETOVETOINGVETTINGVIGNETTEVINEVOTEVOTINGVOTIVE

This board by the numbers

Date
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Letters
V in the middle, E G I N O T around it
Accepted words
32
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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