NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 29, 2026

Monday, June 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, June 29, 2026 puts C in the center, with A, N, F, L, I, U around it. There are 66 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.

66Words
347Points
243Genius
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 C.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

14

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

21

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words66
Points347
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 243 points. Queen Bee is 347.

Genius · 104 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up17
Good28
Solid52
Nice87
Great139
Amazing174
243Genius243
Queen Bee347

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

Pangram Breakdown

FANCIFUL
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: F ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 46th percentile
Total points 54th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6673.715418
Points347354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 29, 2026 hive put C in the center with A, N, F, L, I, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 66 words (347 points). Genius sat at 243.

Pangram on this date: FANCIFUL. Top starting letters: C (30), F (12). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for June 29, 2026