NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2026

Sunday, June 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, June 14, 2026 puts H in the center, with I, N, P, D, A, E around it. There are 42 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 H. Tap a word for a short definition.

42Words
225Points
158Genius
3Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

12

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

12

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterH
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words42
Points225
Pangrams3
Longest word10
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 158 points. Queen Bee is 225.

Genius · 67 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up11
Good18
Solid34
Nice56
Great90
Amazing113
158Genius158
Queen Bee225

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

Pangram Breakdown

HEADPIN
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
PINHEAD
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
PINHEADED
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, D ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 14th percentile
Total points 22th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4273.815418
Points225354.789260
Pangrams32.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 14, 2026 hive put H in the center with I, N, P, D, A, E around it. Queen Bee needed all 42 words (225 points). Genius sat at 158.

Pangrams on this date: HEADPIN, PINHEAD, PINHEADED. Top starting letters: H (28), A (4). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for June 14, 2026