NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 22, 2026
Longest word
camellia
8 letters
Top scorer
chemical
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
3
–
1
1
–
5
C
9
11
4
2
2
28
E
1
1
–
–
–
2
H
–
–
–
2
1
3
I
–
1
1
–
–
2
L
4
3
1
–
–
8
M
3
3
1
–
–
7
Σ
20
19
8
5
3
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5
C
ca 8ce 3ch 12ci 1cl 4
E
ea 1em 1
H
ha 1he 2
I
ic 1il 1
L
la 3le 3li 2
M
ma 3me 1mi 3
All 55 answers
229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acclaim7
ache1
acme1
cache5
call1
calla5
calm1
came1
camel5
camellia8
cami1
celiac6
cell1
celli5
chai1
chalice7
challah7
★chemicalpangram15
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chicle6
chili5
chill5
chime5
cilia5
claim5
clam1
cliche6
clime5
each1
emcee5
hamachi7
heliacal8
helical7
icicle6
iliac5
lace1
laic1
laical6
leach5
lech1
leech5
lice1
lilac5
mace1
malic5
malice6
mecca5
mica1
mice1
mimic5