NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Longest word
marijuana
9 letters
Top scorer
marijuana
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
4
1
1
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–
–
6
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
4
3
2
–
1
1
11
N
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
R
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
4
–
1
–
–
5
Σ
14
9
3
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1aj 1an 1ar 2au 1
I
im 1
M
ma 10mi 1
N
na 2ni 1
R
ra 3
U
um 1un 3ur 1
All 29 answers
108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airman6
ajar1
anima5
aria1
arum1
aura1
imam1
maim1
main1
mama1
mamma5
mania5
manna5
★marijuanapangram16
marina6
marinara8
marm1
minima6
naan1
nana1
ninja5
rain1
raja1
rani1
umami5
unarm5
unjam5
unman5
uranium7