NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Longest word
barbacoa
8 letters
Top scorer
rollback
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
–
2
B
4
1
–
2
2
9
C
4
9
2
1
–
16
L
1
1
–
–
–
2
O
3
–
–
1
–
4
R
5
–
1
1
2
9
Σ
18
12
3
5
4
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 2
B
ba 5bo 3br 1
C
ca 3co 7cr 6
L
la 2
O
oa 1ok 1or 2
R
ra 1ro 8
All 42 answers
170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arbor5
arco1
barb1
barback7
barbacoa8
bark1
barrack7
boar1
bookrack8
boor1
brook5
carb1
carob5
carol5
cobra5
collar6
color5
coral5
cork1
corolla7
corral6
crab1
crack5
croak5
croc1
crock5
crook5
labor5
lark1
oarlock7
okra1
oral1
orca1
rack1
roar1
robocall8
rock1
rococo6
roll1
★rollbackpangram15
rollbar7
rook1