NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 13, 2026

Saturday, June 13, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, June 13, 2026 puts I in the center, with K, A, T, V, E, L around it. There are 98 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

98Words
451Points
316Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

34

5-letter words

22

6-letter words

18

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

9

9-letter words

4

10-letter words

1

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words98
Points451
Pangram1
Longest word11
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 316 points. Queen Bee is 451.

Genius · 135 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up23
Good36
Solid68
Nice113
Great180
Amazing226
316Genius316
Queen Bee451

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

Pangram Breakdown

TALKATIVE
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2, A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 80th percentile
Total points 75th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9873.815418
Points451354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 13, 2026 hive put I in the center with K, A, T, V, E, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 98 words (451 points). Genius sat at 316.

Pangram on this date: TALKATIVE. Top starting letters: T (28), V (21). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for June 13, 2026