NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 21, 2026

Sunday, June 21, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, June 21, 2026 puts G in the center, with O, Y, V, L, I, R around it. There are 41 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 G. Tap a word for a short definition.

41Words
181Points
127Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

13

5-letter words

13

6-letter words

11

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterG
Vowels2
Rare lettersV Y
Words41
Points181
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 127 points. Queen Bee is 181.

Genius · 54 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good14
Solid27
Nice45
Great72
Amazing91
127Genius127
Queen Bee181

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

Pangram Breakdown

VIROLOGY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 13th percentile
Total points 12th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4173.715418
Points181354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 21, 2026 hive put G in the center with O, Y, V, L, I, R around it. Queen Bee needed all 41 words (181 points). Genius sat at 127.

Pangram on this date: VIROLOGY. Top starting letters: G (25), L (6). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for June 21, 2026