NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, June 14, 2026

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ADEINP H
26Answers
3Pangrams
158Maximum
111Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A2
D3
H18
P3

Words by length

46
53
610
73
82
91
101

Two-letter starts

AH1
AP1
DA1
DE2
HA4
HE10
HI4
PE1
PI2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

H … N

Letter pattern

H•••••N

No repeated letters

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headpin

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

P … D

Letter pattern

P•••••D

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

pinhead

Pangram 3
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

P … D

Letter pattern

P•••••••D

E × 2, D × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

pinheaded

Complete answer list

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A 2

  • ahead
  • aphid

D 3

  • daphne
  • deadhead
  • deadheaded

H 18

  • hand
  • handed
  • happen
  • happened
  • head
  • headed
  • headpinPangram
  • heap
  • heaped
  • heed
  • heeded
  • heinie
  • henna
  • hennaed
  • hidden
  • hide
  • hind
  • hippie

P 3

  • peahen
  • pinheadPangram
  • pinheadedPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 76/100, compared with 165 available puzzles through this date.

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