NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 18, 2026

Thursday, June 18, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, June 18, 2026 puts T in the center, with D, I, E, F, O, X around it. There are 61 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

61Words
237Points
166Genius
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 T.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

26

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

20

7-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels3
Rare lettersX
Words61
Points237
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 166 points. Queen Bee is 237.

Genius · 71 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good19
Solid36
Nice59
Great95
Amazing119
166Genius166
Queen Bee237

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

Pangram Breakdown

DETOXIFIED
10 letters 17 points 5 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: D ×2, E ×2, I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 36th percentile
Total points 26th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6173.815418
Points237354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 18, 2026 hive put T in the center with D, I, E, F, O, X around it. Queen Bee needed all 61 words (237 points). Genius sat at 166.

Pangram on this date: DETOXIFIED. Top starting letters: T (25), D (16). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for June 18, 2026