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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Words
26
Points
158
Genius
110
Pangrams
3

Official answers

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  • ahead

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • aphid

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • daphne

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  • deadhead

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • deadheaded

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hand

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • handed

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • happen

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • happened

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  • head

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • headed

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • headpin

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  • heap

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • heaped

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • heed

    verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

    verb — To pay attention, care.

    noun — Careful attention.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • heeded

    verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

    verb — To pay attention, care.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • heinie

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • henna

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • hennaed

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hidden

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hide

    verb — To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.

    verb — To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

    noun — The skin of an animal.

    noun — A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.

    noun — (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.

    noun — The human skin.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • hind

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hippie

    noun — (1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

    noun — Someone who dresses in a hippie style.

    noun — (modern slang) A person who keeps an unkempt or sloppy appearance and wearing unusually long hair (for males), and because of it, often stereotyped as a deadbeat.

    adjective — Of or pertaining to hippies.

    adjective — Not conforming to generally accepted standards.

    noun — (1950s slang) A teenager who imitated the beatniks.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • peahen

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pinhead

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  • pinheaded

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headpin, pinhead are perfect pangrams — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ah×1
  • ap×1
  • da×1
  • de×2
  • ha×4
  • he×10
  • hi×4
  • pe×1
  • pi×2

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
a ·2····· 2
d ··1·1·1 3
h 61821·· 18
p ··11·1· 3
Σ 63103211 26

The numbers

Genius today takes 110 points of 158 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
27th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
6th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

46 today34.5% all-time53 today22.8% all-time610 today20.0% all-time73 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time91 today2.5% all-time101 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Saturday, June 13, 2026 Wednesday, June 3, 2026
d Monday, June 8, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
e Saturday, June 13, 2026 Thursday, June 11, 2026
h ● Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Wednesday, June 10, 2026
i Saturday, June 13, 2026 Saturday, June 13, 2026
n Friday, June 12, 2026 Friday, June 12, 2026
p Friday, June 12, 2026 Monday, May 18, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.