NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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AEILNV Y
31Answers
2Pangrams
158Maximum
111Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
E4
I3
L6
N4
V9
Y1

Words by length

49
57
68
74
83

Two-letter starts

AL3
AN1
EE1
EN1
EV2
IL1
IN2
LE3
LI3
NA3
NI1
VA2
VE3
VI4
YE1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

N … Y

Letter pattern

N•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

naively

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

V … Y

Letter pattern

V••••••Y

L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

venially

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • allay
  • alley
  • ally
  • anally

E 4

  • eely
  • envy
  • evenly
  • evilly

I 3

  • illy
  • inanely
  • inlay

L 6

  • leanly
  • levelly
  • levy
  • lily
  • lineally
  • lively

N 4

  • naivelyPangram
  • nanny
  • navy
  • ninny

V 9

  • vainly
  • valley
  • veiny
  • venally
  • veniallyPangram
  • vilely
  • villainy
  • viny
  • vinyl

Y 1

  • yell

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 69/100, compared with 167 available puzzles through this date.

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