Pangrams With Checkered Histories
Updated 2026-08-09
The vast majority of Spelling Bees use recycled letter sets (as reported HERE for 2025, HERE for 2024 and HERE for 2023), and though different center letters are almost always used, the pangram(s) remain the same. In nearly all instances, recycled letter sets that have multiple pangrams will feature the same set of pangrams in each iteration. But in nine cases of which LexiConnexxions is aware (listed below in reverse chronological order), this has not been the case.
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Spelling Bee of 2026-08-09: The letter set for the Bee of 2026-08-09 was A C E H L O T, with center letter H, and two pangrams, CHOCOLATE and ECHOLOCATE. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2022-01-22 with center letter O, and the sole pangram was CHOCOLATE, and ECHOLOCATE had been specifically disallowed. Thus, the Bee of 2026-08-09 was the first time in which these two pangrams appeared together, and in fact, ECHOLOCATE made its débuts that day.
Spelling Bee of 2026-05-16: The letter set for the Bee of 2026-05-16 was A E H N O P T, with center letter A, and three pangrams, PANTHEON, PHAETON, and PHONATE. This was the third use of this letter set; the previous uses were on 2022-01-04 with center letter H, and 2023-12-26 with center letter O. In both of those earlier puzzles, the sole pangram was PANTHEON, and in both cases, PHAETON, and PHONATE had been specifically disallowed. Thus, the Bee of 2026-05-16 was the first time in which all three pangrams appeared together, and in fact, PHAETON, and PHONATE made their débuts that day.
Spelling Bee of 2026-03-22: The letter set for the Bee of 2026-03-22 was A D G H I L N, with center letter A, and three pangrams, GLADHANDING, HANDLING, and HIGHLAND. This was the third use of this letter set; the previous uses were on 2020-12-08 with center letter H, and 2023-08-06 with center letter L. In both of those earlier puzzles, the pangrams were HANDLING and HIGHLAND; GLADHANDING , and in both cases, GLADHANDING had been specifically disallowed.* Thus, the Bee of 2026-03-22 was the first time in which all three pangrams appeared together, and in fact, GLADHANDING made its début that day. * The other word added on 2026-03-22, GLADHAND, had been disallowed from the previous two Bees, plus a third in which it had been possible (2019-06-20).
Spelling Bee of 2026-02-07: The letter set for the Bee of 2026-02-07 was Y A I O P R T, with center letter Y, and two pangrams, TOPIARY and PROPITIATORY. This was the fourth use of this letter set; the previous uses were on 2021-07-13 with center letter O; 2022-12-16 with center letter P; and 2024-04-24 with center letter I. In all three of those puzzles, the sole pangram was TOPIARY, and in all three cases, PROPITIATORY had been specifically disallowed. Thus, the Bee of 2026-02-07 was the first time in which both pangrams appeared together, and in fact, PROPITIATORY made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-12-30: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-12-30 was I L O P D E G, with center letter I, and two pangrams, DOGPILE and DOGPILED. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2022-07-13 with center letter G (G D E I L O P) but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was DOGPILE; DOGPILED had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2025-12-30 was the first time that DOGPILE and DOGPILED had appeared together, and in fact, DOGPILED made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-10-24: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-10-24 was P D E I M N T, with center letter P, and two pangrams, IMPEDIMENT and PEDIMENT. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2022-07-13 with center letter M (M D E I N P T) but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was IMPEDIMENT; PEDIMENT had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2025-10-24 was the first time that IMPEDIMENT and PEDIMENT had appeared together, and in fact, PEDIMENT made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-09-21: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-09-21 was F A C I N R T, with center letter F, and four pangrams: ANTIAIRCRAFT, FRANTIC, INFARCT, INFRACT. This was the third use of this letter set; the previous uses were on 2019-01-29 with center letter I (I A C F N R T) and 2019-09-22 with center letter R (R A C F I N T), and in both of those previous puzzles, the two pangrams were ANTIAIRCRAFT and FRANTIC, and in both cases, INFARCT and INFRACT were specifically disallowed. Thus, the Bee of 2025-09-21 was the first time in which all four pangrams appeared together, and in fact, INFARCT and INFRACT made their débuts that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-05-26: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-05-26 was C A D H R U Y, with center letter C, and two pangrams, ARCHDUCHY and CHURCHYARD. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2018-06-15 with center letter R (R A C D H U Y), but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was CHURCHYARD; ARCHDUCHY had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2025-05-26 was the first time that ARCHDUCHY and CHURCHYARD had appeared together, and in fact, ARCHDUCHY made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2024-01-16: The letter set for the Bee of 2024-01-16 was C E I K L N T, with center letter C, and two pangrams, LITTLENECK and TEKEKINETIC. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2023-06-03 with center letter N (N C E I K L T), but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was TELEKINETIC; LITTLENECK had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2024-01-16 was the first time that LITTLENECK and TELEKINETIC had appeared together, and in fact, LITTLENECK made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2026-02-07: The letter set for the Bee of 2026-02-07 was Y A I O P R T, with center letter Y, and two pangrams, TOPIARY and PROPITIATORY. This was the fourth use of this letter set; the previous uses were on 2021-07-13 with center letter O; 2022-12-16 with center letter P; and 2024-04-24 with center letter I. In all three of those puzzles, the sole pangram was TOPIARY, and in all three cases, PROPITIATORY had been specifically disallowed. Thus, the Bee of 2026-02-07 was the first time in which both pangrams appeared together, and in fact, PROPITIATORY made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-12-30: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-12-30 was I L O P D E G, with center letter I, and two pangrams, DOGPILE and DOGPILED. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2022-07-13 with center letter G (G D E I L O P) but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was DOGPILE; DOGPILED had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2025-12-30 was the first time that DOGPILE and DOGPILED had appeared together, and in fact, DOGPILED made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-10-24: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-10-24 was P D E I M N T, with center letter P, and two pangrams, IMPEDIMENT and PEDIMENT. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2022-07-13 with center letter M (M D E I N P T) but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was IMPEDIMENT; PEDIMENT had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2025-10-24 was the first time that IMPEDIMENT and PEDIMENT had appeared together, and in fact, PEDIMENT made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-09-21: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-09-21 was F A C I N R T, with center letter F, and four pangrams: ANTIAIRCRAFT, FRANTIC, INFARCT, INFRACT. This was the third use of this letter set; the previous uses were on 2019-01-29 with center letter I (I A C F N R T) and 2019-09-22 with center letter R (R A C F I N T), and in both of those previous puzzles, the two pangrams were ANTIAIRCRAFT and FRANTIC, and in both cases, INFARCT and INFRACT were specifically disallowed. Thus, the Bee of 2025-09-21 was the first time in which all four pangrams appeared together, and in fact, INFARCT and INFRACT made their débuts that day.
Spelling Bee of 2025-05-26: The letter set for the Bee of 2025-05-26 was C A D H R U Y, with center letter C, and two pangrams, ARCHDUCHY and CHURCHYARD. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2018-06-15 with center letter R (R A C D H U Y), but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was CHURCHYARD; ARCHDUCHY had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2025-05-26 was the first time that ARCHDUCHY and CHURCHYARD had appeared together, and in fact, ARCHDUCHY made its début that day.
Spelling Bee of 2024-01-16: The letter set for the Bee of 2024-01-16 was C E I K L N T, with center letter C, and two pangrams, LITTLENECK and TEKEKINETIC. This was the second use of this letter set; the previous use was on 2023-06-03 with center letter N (N C E I K L T), but the only pangram selected for that day’s puzzle was TELEKINETIC; LITTLENECK had been specifically disallowed. So, the Bee of 2024-01-16 was the first time that LITTLENECK and TELEKINETIC had appeared together, and in fact, LITTLENECK made its début that day.