NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 12, 2026
Longest word
anticipant
10 letters
Top scorer
applicant
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
2
3
1
–
–
1
1
8
C
2
2
4
3
1
1
–
13
I
–
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
L
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
N
3
1
2
–
–
–
–
6
P
4
4
7
1
1
–
–
17
T
1
3
2
1
–
1
–
8
Σ
14
15
18
7
2
3
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 5ap 2at 1
C
ca 9cl 4
I
in 4
L
la 3li 1
N
na 5ni 1
P
pa 6pi 5pl 6
T
ta 4ti 4
All 60 answers
306 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anal1
annal5
anti1
antic5
anticipant10
apian5
★applicantpangram16
attain6
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
captain7
catnap6
catnip6
clan1
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
inapt5
incant6
initial7
intact6
lain1
lanai5
lantana7
lint1
naan1
nail1
nana1
natal5
natant6
niacin6
pain1
paint5
panic5
panini6
pant1
patina6
picnic6
pinata6
pint1
pintail7
pippin6
plain5
plaint6
plan1
plant5
plantain8
pliant6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tinct5
tint1
titan5
titanic7