Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, June 19, 2026

Jun 19, 2026, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, D, E, I, M, Y honeycomb (center letter A) feature 57 words, a 254-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: IMMEDIACY, MACADAMIA.

Spelling Bee hive for June 19, 2026 with center letter A and surrounding letters C,D,E,I,M and Y

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Friday, June 19, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

64th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.39

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

56/100

Rare

Rarer than 56% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

55 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

26

words to Genius
2×9L2×8L8×7L12×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 178 pts
26 words2×9L2×8L8×7L11×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

149 vowels · 158 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up38 PTS
  • 25%Good64 PTS
  • 40%Solid102 PTS
  • 50%Nice127 PTS
  • 60%Great152 PTS
  • 65%Amazing165 PTS
  • 70%Genius178 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee254 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, June 19, 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

A
32%
M
32%
D
18%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 8 words

6-Letter Words 12 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

20 words
4L
20
13 words
5L
13
12 words
6L
12
8 words
7L
8
2 words
8L
2
2 words (Pangram)
9L
2

Share of 57 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

A
57 words
100%
D
45 words
79%
E
35 words
61%
M
34 words
60%
C
29 words
51%
I
26 words
46%
Y
11 words
19%

Share of 57 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts
20
4L
65 pts
65
5L
72 pts
72
6L
56 pts
56
7L
16 pts
16
8L
25 pts (Pangram)
25
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

A
1832%
M
1832%
D
1018%
C
611%
I
35%
E
24%

Share of 57 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 254 ranks in the 75th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-06-18.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-06-18.
  • 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 2026-06-15.
  • The estimated solve time of 47–63 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*:

  • acad
  • acadia
  • acca
  • accidia
  • accidie
  • acedia
  • acedy
  • acidaemia
  • acidemia
  • acmaea
  • acmic
  • adad
  • adai
  • adam
  • adamic
  • aday
  • adda
  • addeem
  • addice
  • addie
  • addy
  • adeem
  • adeemed
  • aecia
  • aecidia
  • aimee
  • amadi
  • amay
  • amia
  • amic
  • amice
  • amici
  • amicicide
  • amide
  • amidic
  • amie
  • amimia
  • amma
  • ayme
  • caama
  • caca
  • cace
  • caddice
  • cade
  • cadee
  • cadi
  • cadie
  • cadmia
  • cadmic
  • cady
  • caeca
  • caid
  • caimacam
  • camaca
  • cammed
  • ceca
  • cicad
  • cicadae
  • cicadid
  • cima
  • cyamid
  • cycad
  • cyma
  • cymae
  • dace
  • dada
  • dade
  • dama
  • damia
  • damme
  • deady
  • decad
  • decadic
  • decima
  • deia
  • diacid
  • diacidic
  • diademed
  • diadic
  • diam
  • diamide
  • dyadic
  • ecad
  • ecca
  • edam
  • edda
  • eddaic
  • ediya
  • emma
  • idaic
  • ideaed
  • imamic
  • macaca
  • madded
  • madi
  • madia
  • madid
  • maia
  • maida
  • maidie
  • maidy
  • maiid
  • mamey
  • mamie
  • mammae
  • mammee
  • mammey
  • mammie
  • mammy
  • maya
  • mayda
  • mayed
  • medea
  • mediacid
  • mediacy
  • mediad
  • mediae
  • medicaid
  • miami
  • micmac
  • mima
  • yacca
  • yade
  • yadim
  • yamamadi
  • yamamai
  • yaya
  • yday
  • ymca

*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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