Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, June 15, 2026

Jun 15, 2026, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, E, I, P, T, H honeycomb (center letter H) feature 63 words, a 288-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: APATHETIC.

Spelling Bee hive for June 15, 2026 with center letter H and surrounding letters A,C,E,I,P and T

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Monday, June 15, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

82nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.29

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

79/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 79% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

61 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

20

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

29

words to Genius
1×9L2×8L10×7L10×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 202 pts
29 words1×9L2×8L10×7L6×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

121 vowels · 212 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start14 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up43 PTS
  • 25%Good72 PTS
  • 40%Solid115 PTS
  • 50%Nice144 PTS
  • 60%Great173 PTS
  • 65%Amazing187 PTS
  • 70%Genius202 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee288 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 63 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, June 15, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

C
33%
H
22%
T
17%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 10 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

22 words
4L
22
18 words
5L
18
10 words
6L
10
10 words (Pangram)
7L
10
2 words (Pangram)
8L
2
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 63 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

H
63 words
100%
T
46 words
73%
C
45 words
71%
A
43 words
68%
E
35 words
56%
I
26 words
41%
P
23 words
37%

Share of 63 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts
22
4L
90 pts
90
5L
60 pts
60
6L
77 pts (Pangram)
77
7L
23 pts (Pangram)
23
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
2133%
H
1422%
T
1117%
P
711%
E
58%
A
46%
I
12%

Share of 63 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 288 ranks in the 86th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-06-14.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 63 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 93rd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-06-14.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-06-14.
  • The estimated solve time of 52–70 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • achate
  • aheap
  • aitch
  • apache
  • apachette
  • apachite
  • apatheia
  • apathic
  • aphacia
  • aphacic
  • apheta
  • aphetic
  • aphtha
  • aphthae
  • aphthic
  • appeach
  • athecate
  • cachaca
  • cachectic
  • cachetic
  • cahita
  • caph
  • cataphatic
  • catechetic
  • cath
  • cathect
  • cathectic
  • catheti
  • chacate
  • chace
  • chaeta
  • chaetae
  • chait
  • chapatti
  • chape
  • chappati
  • chappe
  • chappie
  • chapt
  • chati
  • chatta
  • chattah
  • chatti
  • cheatee
  • chechehet
  • chechia
  • chee
  • cheecha
  • chet
  • chetah
  • cheth
  • chich
  • chicha
  • chih
  • chippie
  • chita
  • chithe
  • eatche
  • eath
  • echt
  • epha
  • ephah
  • ephectic
  • ephippia
  • epitaphic
  • epitheca
  • epithecia
  • epithetic
  • haet
  • haha
  • haiti
  • hapi
  • hatchettite
  • hatchite
  • hathi
  • hati
  • hatt
  • hatti
  • hattic
  • hattie
  • hecate
  • hecatic
  • heep
  • hehe
  • hepatica
  • hepatite
  • heth
  • hettie
  • hiate
  • hicatee
  • hipe
  • hippa
  • hippia
  • hippic
  • hitchiti
  • hithe
  • hittite
  • iacchic
  • ithaca
  • pacha
  • pacht
  • paha
  • pahi
  • paiche
  • patache
  • pathic
  • pech
  • pecht
  • petechia
  • petechiae
  • petechiate
  • pettah
  • phatic
  • phit
  • phpht
  • pich
  • pichi
  • pitchi
  • tache
  • tachi
  • taha
  • tahiti
  • taiaha
  • tath
  • tathata
  • tchai
  • tchi
  • teache
  • teathe
  • teethache
  • tehee
  • tepache
  • tetch
  • teth
  • thai
  • thea
  • theah
  • theat
  • theca
  • thecae
  • thecate
  • thecia
  • thetch
  • thetic

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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