NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 22, 2026

Monday, June 22, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, June 22, 2026 puts C in the center, with A, E, M, H, L, I around it. There are 119 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 C. Tap a word for a short definition.

119Words
601Points
421Genius
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 C.

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

26

5-letter words

38

6-letter words

30

7-letter words

18

8-letter words

6

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words119
Points601
Pangrams3
Longest word10
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 421 points. Queen Bee is 601.

Genius · 180 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start12
Moving Up30
Good48
Solid90
Nice150
Great240
Amazing301
421Genius421
Queen Bee601

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

Pangram Breakdown

ALCHEMIC
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2

ALCHEMICAL
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, L ×2, C ×2

CHEMICAL
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 93th percentile
Total points 92th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words11973.715418
Points601354.389260
Pangrams32.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 22, 2026 hive put C in the center with A, E, M, H, L, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 119 words (601 points). Genius sat at 421.

Pangrams on this date: ALCHEMIC, ALCHEMICAL, CHEMICAL. Top starting letters: C (57), M (21). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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