February 22, 2026•1 min read•from Microsoft Excel | Help & Support with your Formula, Macro, and VBA problems | A Reddit Community

Can LET Function calculation use cell containing text with variables?

For Example:

In cell A1, =LET(x,1,y,2,$B$1)

In cell B1, x+y

I want the result of A1 to be 3 because it read "x+y" from B1, is this possible?

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