Today’s NYT Spelling Bee puzzle looked friendly at first, but it had a fun twist: the letter set was perfect for -ING words, and once those started appearing, the puzzle opened up quickly. With B fixed at the center, every word had to include it, and the surrounding letters (N, I, L, A, G, D) formed a really versatile mix for verbs, adjectives, and action words.

Today’s Letter Set

Center letter: B
Outer letters: N, I, L, A, G, D

Rules reminder:

• Words must be 4+ letters

• Must include B

• Use only the given letters (repeats allowed)

How I Solved Today’s Puzzle

I started with quick anchor words—short, obvious words that confirm the grid is “flowing.” BAND, BANG, and BALD came fast. Once I saw I + N + G available, I immediately switched strategy and hunted for verb + ING forms, because those usually produce the pangram (or at least high-scoring words).

Instead of guessing randomly, I used a simple method:

1. Find a base verb/adjective (like BALD or BLADE)

2. Try adding -ING if letters allow

3. Check if the word uses all letters (pangram check)

That’s when two super satisfying words appeared.

Today’s Perfect Pangrams

BALDING — Perfect Pangram
BLADING — Perfect Pangram

Both words use all seven letters exactly once:
B, A, L, D, I, N, G

Finding perfect pangrams feels extra rewarding because nothing repeats—every letter is doing work.

Today’s Pangram

DABBLING — Pangram

This word uses all seven letters too, but repeats are allowed (and it repeats B):
D, A, B, B, L, I, N, G

Dabbling also fit today’s theme perfectly because it’s a very natural, common word—easy to recognize once you start looking for -ING patterns.

How many words are in NYT Spelling Bee today

Here’s the complete and corrected word list for today:

• BALDING  (perfect pangram)

• BLADING  (perfect pangram)

• DABBLING  (pangram)

• BABA
• BAIL
• BALD
• BALL
• BAND
• BANG
• BILL
• BIND
• BLAB
• BLIN
• GLIB

• ALIBI
• BANAL
• BINDI
• BLAND
• BLIND
• BLING
• BLINI
• LABIA

• BAAING
• BALING
• BALLAD
• BANANA
• BIDING
• GIBING
• LABIAL

• ABIDING
• BABBLING
• BADGING
• BAGGING
• BAILING
• BALLING
• BANDAGING
• BANDANNA
• BANDING
• BANGING
• BANNING
• BILABIAL
• BILLING
• BINDING
• BINGING
• BINNING
• BLABBING
• BLINDING
• DABBING
• GABBLING
• LIBIDINAL
• NABBING
• NIBBLING

(All words include B and follow NYT Spelling Bee rules.)

Tips That Worked Best Today

• Prioritize -ING endings when I, N, and G are available.

• Try “action” roots first (DAB, BLADE, BAIL, BIND).

• Perfect pangrams often come from clean roots + -ING.

• After finding one pangram, look for another—today had multiple.

Takeaway from Today’s Puzzle

This puzzle was a great reminder that Spelling Bee can be both approachable and clever. Finding BALDING and BLADING as perfect pangrams—and DABBLING as the pangram—made today’s solve feel especially complete.

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Happy spelling!