Today’s NYT Spelling Bee puzzle featured M in the center, surrounded by I, Y, F, N, E, and T. At first glance, this looked like a vowel-rich board with strong potential for repeated-letter words.

As always, every word must:

• Include the center letter M

• Be at least four letters long

• Use only the provided letters

First Observations

The heavy presence of I and N immediately suggested that repetition would play a major role. Whenever I see duplicate-friendly letters like this, I start experimenting with rhythmic constructions.

Words like:

• MINE

• MINT

• TIME

• ITEM

• EMIT

came quickly. But none of them used all seven letters.

That meant the pangram was likely longer and more complex.

The Breakthrough Moment

The turning point came when I began exploring extended “mini-” constructions:

• MINI

• MINIM

• MINIFY

Then I noticed something bigger forming.

By rearranging the letters around M and leaning into repetition, the full pangram revealed itself:

FEMININITY

This word uses every letter: F – E – M – I – N – I – N – I – T – Y

It perfectly fits the puzzle constraints and feels like a classic Spelling Bee pangram — long, elegant, and built on repetition.

Full Word List

Here are all valid words from today’s puzzle:

• EMIT
• ITEM
• MEET
• MEME
• METE
• MIEN
• MIFF
• MIME
• MINE
• MINI
• MINT
• MITE
• MITT
• TEEM
• TIME

• ENEMY
• FEMME
• MINIM
• MINTY

• ENMITY
• MENTEE
• MITTEN

• FEMININITY (PANGRAM)
• FEMININE
• IMMINENT
• EMINENT
• TENEMENT