NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, June 22, 2026

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AEHILM C
55Answers
1Pangrams
229Maximum
161Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
C28
E2
H3
I2
L8
M7

Words by length

420
519
68
75
83

Two-letter starts

AC5
CA8
CE3
CH12
CI1
CL4
EA1
EM1
HA1
HE2
IC1
IL1
LA3
LE3
LI2
MA3
ME1
MI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … L

Letter pattern

C••••••L

C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

chemical

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • acacia
  • acai
  • acclaim
  • ache
  • acme

C 28

  • cache
  • call
  • calla
  • calm
  • came
  • camel
  • camellia
  • cami
  • celiac
  • cell
  • celli
  • chai
  • chalice
  • challah
  • chemicalPangram
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chicle
  • chili
  • chill
  • chime
  • cilia
  • claim
  • clam
  • cliche
  • clime

E 2

  • each
  • emcee

H 3

  • hamachi
  • heliacal
  • helical

I 2

  • icicle
  • iliac

L 8

  • lace
  • laic
  • laical
  • leach
  • lech
  • leech
  • lice
  • lilac

M 7

  • mace
  • malic
  • malice
  • mecca
  • mica
  • mice
  • mimic

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 37/100, compared with 173 available puzzles through this date.

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