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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ACEIPTH

Monday, June 15, 2026

Words
63
Points
288
Genius
201
Pangrams
3

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  • ache

    verb — To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

    noun — Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

    verb — To cause someone or something to suffer pain.

    noun — The name of the Latin-script letter H.

    noun — Parsley

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • apathetic

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  • attach

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • attache

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  • cache

    noun — A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

    noun — A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.

    noun — (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.

    verb — To place in a cache.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • cachet

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  • capiche

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  • captcha

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • catch

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • chai

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • chap

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • chapati

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  • chat

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • cheap

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cheapie

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • cheat

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  • cheep

    verb — Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds sounding like "cheep".

    noun — A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

    interjection — The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

    verb — To express in a chirping tone.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • cheetah

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  • chia

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • chic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • chica

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • chichi

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • chip

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • chit

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • chitchat

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • each

    pronoun — Every one; every thing.

    adverb — For one; apiece; per.

    noun — (operations) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • epitaph

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  • epithet

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  • etch

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ethic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • haptic

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  • hatch

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hatchet

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  • hate

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hath

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • hatha

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • heap

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • heat

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • heath

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hectic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hepatic

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  • hepcat

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  • 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.

  • hitch

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • itch

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • patch

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • path

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • pathetic

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  • peach

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • phat

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • pitch

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  • pith

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  • tach

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • teach

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  • tech

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • techie

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • teeth

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • teethe

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • that

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • thatch

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • thee

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • theta

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tithe

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

hepatic is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ac×1
  • ap×1
  • at×2
  • ca×5
  • ch×16
  • ea×1
  • ep×2
  • et×2
  • ha×6
  • he×6
  • hi×2
  • it×1
  • pa×3
  • pe×1
  • ph×1
  • pi×2
  • ta×1
  • te×5
  • th×4
  • ti×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
a 1·11·1 4
c 76251· 21
e 21·2·· 5
h 4442·· 14
i 1····· 1
p 33··1· 7
t 443··· 11
Σ 2218101021 63

The numbers

Genius today takes 201 points of 288 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
82nd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
89th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

422 today34.5% all-time518 today22.8% all-time610 today20.0% all-time710 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time91 today2.5% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Sunday, June 14, 2026 Wednesday, June 3, 2026
c Friday, June 12, 2026 Sunday, June 7, 2026
e Sunday, June 14, 2026 Thursday, June 11, 2026
h ● Sunday, June 14, 2026 Sunday, June 14, 2026
i Sunday, June 14, 2026 Saturday, June 13, 2026
p Sunday, June 14, 2026 Monday, May 18, 2026
t Saturday, June 13, 2026 Monday, May 25, 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.