NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, June 15, 2026

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ACEIPT H
63Answers
3Pangrams
288Maximum
202Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
C21
E5
H14
I1
P7
T11

Words by length

422
518
610
710
82
91

Two-letter starts

AC1
AP1
AT2
CA5
CH16
EA1
EP2
ET2
HA6
HE6
HI2
IT1
PA3
PE1
PH1
PI2
TA1
TE5
TH4
TI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

A … C

Letter pattern

A•••••••C

A × 2, T × 2

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apathetic

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

H … C

Letter pattern

H•••••C

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

hepatic

Pangram 3
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

P … C

Letter pattern

P••••••C

T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

pathetic

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • ache
  • apatheticPangram
  • attach
  • attache

C 21

  • cache
  • cachet
  • capiche
  • captcha
  • catch
  • chai
  • chap
  • chapati
  • chat
  • cheap
  • cheapie
  • cheat
  • cheep
  • cheetah
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chip
  • chit
  • chitchat

E 5

  • each
  • epitaph
  • epithet
  • etch
  • ethic

H 14

  • haptic
  • hatch
  • hatchet
  • hate
  • hath
  • hatha
  • heap
  • heat
  • heath
  • hectic
  • hepaticPangram
  • hepcat
  • hippie
  • hitch

I 1

  • itch

P 7

  • patch
  • path
  • patheticPangram
  • peach
  • phat
  • pitch
  • pith

T 11

  • tach
  • teach
  • tech
  • techie
  • teeth
  • teethe
  • that
  • thatch
  • thee
  • theta
  • tithe

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 18/100, compared with 166 available puzzles through this date.

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