NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 20, 2026
Longest word
wrongdoing
10 letters
Top scorer
wrongdoing
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
D
1
3
–
1
1
–
–
6
G
5
3
2
3
3
–
–
16
I
1
–
1
2
2
–
–
6
N
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
4
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
3
3
2
4
–
–
–
12
W
2
2
1
1
2
–
1
9
Σ
15
11
8
12
8
0
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
do 2dr 4
G
gi 2go 3gr 11
I
ig 1in 2ir 3
N
ni 1no 3
O
od 1or 1
R
ri 9ro 3
W
wi 1wo 3wr 5
All 55 answers
297 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★donor5
door1
droid5
droning7
drown5
★drowningpangram15
gird1
girding7
gorging7
gorgon6
goring6
grid1
gridiron8
grin1
grind5
grinding8
grinning8
grog1
groin5
grow1
growing7
grown5
ignoring8
indoor6
ingrown7
iron1
ironing7
ironwood8
nigiri6
noir1
nonword7
nori1
odor1
origin6
ridding7
ridging7
riding6
rigging7
rigid5
rigor5
rind1
ring1
ringing7
rondo5
rood1
rowing6
wiring6
word1
★wordingpangram14
worn1
wring5
wringing8
wrong5
★wrongdoingpangram17
wronging8