NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 15, 2026
Longest word
apathetic
9 letters
Top scorer
apathetic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
1
–
1
1
–
1
4
C
7
6
2
5
1
–
21
E
2
1
–
2
–
–
5
H
4
4
4
2
–
–
14
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
3
3
–
–
1
–
7
T
4
4
3
–
–
–
11
Σ
22
18
10
10
2
1
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ap 1at 2
C
ca 5ch 16
E
ea 1ep 2et 2
H
ha 6he 6hi 2
I
it 1
P
pa 3pe 1ph 1pi 2
T
ta 1te 5th 4ti 1
All 63 answers
288 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
★apatheticpangram16
attach6
attache7
cache5
cachet6
capiche7
captcha7
catch5
chai1
chap1
chapati7
chat1
cheap5
cheapie7
cheat5
cheep5
cheetah7
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chip1
chit1
chitchat8
each1
epitaph7
epithet7
etch1
ethic5
haptic6
hatch5
hatchet7
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heap1
heat1
heath5
hectic6
★hepaticpangram14
hepcat6
hippie6
hitch5
itch1
patch5
path1
★patheticpangram15
peach5
phat1
pitch5
pith1
tach1
teach5
tech1
techie6
teeth5
teethe6
that1
thatch6
thee1
theta5
tithe5