Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Jun 17, 2026, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, C, K, L, O, R honeycomb (center letter R) feature 42 words, a 170-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: BARBACOA, BOOKRACK, ROBOCALL, ROLLBACK.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
3/10
Medium30th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.17
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
28/100
UncommonRarer than 28% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
35 minutes
Typical solveTo reach Genius
2LL
13
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: KAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
18
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 119 ptsVowel Split
36%
Consonant-heavy puzzle79 vowels · 138 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start9 PTS
- 15%Moving Up26 PTS
- 25%Good43 PTS
- 40%Solid68 PTS
- 50%Nice85 PTS
- 60%Great102 PTS
- 65%Amazing111 PTS
- 70%Genius119 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee170 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 42 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, June 17, 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.
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8-Letter Words 4 words
7-Letter Words 5 words
6-Letter Words 3 words
5-Letter Words 12 words
4-Letter Words 18 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 42 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 42 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 42 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 170 ranks in the 37th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-06-16.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 42 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 48th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-06-16.
- 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 Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-06-16.
- The estimated solve time of 30–40 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a steady solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- abbr
- abkar
- aboral
- abrook
- acara
- acarol
- accra
- acrab
- acrook
- akaroa
- akra
- alar
- albacora
- alcor
- allobar
- arab
- araba
- araca
- arak
- arara
- ararao
- araroba
- arba
- arboloco
- arboral
- arca
- arkab
- aroar
- arolla
- arrack
- arroba
- baar
- baccara
- backbar
- bakra
- balkar
- balor
- bara
- barabara
- barabora
- barabra
- baraca
- baraka
- barbal
- barbar
- barbara
- barbola
- barbra
- barcoo
- barocco
- baroco
- baroko
- barolo
- barr
- barra
- barrabora
- bolar
- bora
- borak
- boral
- boro
- bororo
- brab
- brack
- brob
- brock
- broo
- brool
- brrr
- cakra
- calabar
- calcar
- cara
- carabao
- caracal
- caracara
- carack
- caraco
- caracoa
- caracol
- caracora
- carbo
- carbora
- carbro
- cark
- carl
- carlo
- carlock
- caro
- caroa
- carr
- carrack
- carrara
- carroll
- clar
- clara
- clark
- claro
- coarb
- cobbra
- cora
- coralla
- corol
- corr
- craal
- crackback
- crookback
- crool
- kabar
- kakar
- karaka
- karl
- karo
- karoo
- karroo
- kbar
- kokra
- kora
- koroa
- kraal
- kral
- kroo
- labara
- labra
- labral
- lobar
- lora
- loral
- okro
- orlo
- orra
- rall
- raob
- roak
- robalo
- roka
- rollo
- rollock
- rool
- roorback
- roral
*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.