NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 12, 2026

Friday, June 12, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, June 12, 2026 puts N in the center, with A, T, I, C, P, L around it. There are 125 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes N. Tap a word for a short definition.

125Words
675Points
473Genius
3Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes N.

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

27

5-letter words

25

6-letter words

36

7-letter words

21

8-letter words

7

9-letter words

7

10-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterN
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words125
Points675
Pangrams3
Longest word10
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 473 points. Queen Bee is 675.

Genius · 202 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start14
Moving Up34
Good54
Solid101
Nice169
Great270
Amazing338
473Genius473
Queen Bee675

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 675 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

APLANATIC
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×3

APPLICANT
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, P ×2

PLATINIC
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 96th percentile
Total points 96th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words12573.815418
Points675354.789260
Pangrams32.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 12, 2026 hive put N in the center with A, T, I, C, P, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 125 words (675 points). Genius sat at 473.

Pangrams on this date: APLANATIC, APPLICANT, PLATINIC. Top starting letters: A (32), P (28). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for June 12, 2026