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Spelling Bee · No. 3079 · Tuesday, October 13, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee #3079 answers and hints

Letters: D in the center, A I N O P R around it. Hints for the pangrams, one step at a time.

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    NudgeReveal nudge

    Weather at the glass, nerves behind it.

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    HintReveal hint

    Two answers: a bit of falling weather on your windshield, and a word a therapist might gently dial back.

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    One pangram: RAINDROP

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    Pangrams: PARANOID, RAINDROP

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    51 words

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

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    A words (6)

    ADORN, AIRDROP, ANDIRON, ANDROID, ARDOR, ARID

    D words (13)

    DARN, DINAR, DINO, DODO, DONOR, DOODAD, DOOR, DORADO, DRAIN, DRIP, DROID, DROOP, DROP

    I words (2)

    INDOOR, INROAD

    N words (4)

    NADA, NADIR, NAIAD, NONPAID

    O words (3)

    ODOR, OPIOID, ORDAIN

    P words (9)

    PAID, PANDA, PANDAN, PARADROP, PARANOID (pangram), PARDON, PODIA, POND, PROD

    R words (14)

    RADAR, RADIAN, RADII, RADIO, RADON, RAID, RAINDROP (pangram), RAND, RANDO, RAPID, RIND, ROAD, RONDO, ROOD

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