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Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2026

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words26
Pangrams3
Points possible158
Center letterH
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 14, 2026·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

PI
NHE
AD

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
13 pts
Good
24 pts
Solid
40 pts
Nice
64 pts
Great
79 pts
Amazing
111 pts
Genius
135 pts
Queen Bee
158 pts
Total words
26
Pangrams
3
Possible points
158

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 3 pangrams
pinheaded +16 ptspinhead +14 ptsheadpin +14 pts

The full word list

All 26 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 14, 2026, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters6 words
handheadheapheedhidehind
5 letters3 words
aheadaphidhenna
6 letters10 words
daphnehandedhappenheadedheapedheededheiniehiddenhippiepeahen
7 letters3 words
headpinhennaedpinhead
8 letters2 words
deadheadhappened
9 letters1 word
pinheaded
10 letters1 word
deadheaded

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

pinheaded +16headpin +14pinhead +14deadheaded +10deadhead +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 14, 2026 has 26 valid words for a total of 158 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 135 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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