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Spelling Bee · No. 3073 · Wednesday, October 7, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee #3073 answers and hints

Letters: A in the center, B D F L O R around it. Hints for the pangram, one step at a time.

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    The pangramUses all seven letters
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    Builders stack two plain nouns and call it one.

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    Two short, ordinary nouns joined; the term belongs to carpenters, inspectors, and real-estate listings.

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    F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D (10 letters)

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    Pangram: FLOORBOARD

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    53 words

    53 words, grouped by first letter. Pangrams are marked.

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    A words (10)

    ABOARD, ABROAD, ADOBO, AFAR, AFFORD, AFRO, ALFALFA, ALOOF, ARBOR, ARDOR

    B words (16)

    BABA, BALD, BALL, BALLAD, BAOBAB, BARB, BARD, BARF, BLAB, BOAR, BOARD, BOBA, BOLA, BOLLARD, BRAD, BROAD

    D words (4)

    DOLLAR, DOODAD, DORADO, DRAB

    F words (10)

    FALL, FALLOFF, FARAD, FARRO, FLAB, FLOORBOARD (pangram), FLORA, FLORAL, FOAL, FORA

    L words (5)

    LABOR, LARD, LOAD, LOAF, LOOFA

    O words (4)

    ODDBALL, OFFAL, OFFLOAD, ORAL

    R words (4)

    RADAR, ROAD, ROAR, ROLLBAR

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