Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — June 17, 2026

ABCKLOR
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
42
words
170
total points
118
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 170 pts
Genius 118 pts
Amazing 85 pts
Great 68 pts
Nice 42 pts
Solid 25 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1ROLLBACK
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Words by length
18
4-letter
12
5-letter
3
6-letter
5
7-letter
4
8-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

A
2 words
B
9 words
C
16 words
L
2 words
O
4 words
R
9 words
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All 42 words
ARBOR5pt
ARCO1pt
BARB1pt
BARBACK7pt
BARBACOA8pt
BARK1pt
BARRACK7pt
BOAR1pt
BOOKRACK8pt
BOOR1pt
BROOK5pt
CARB1pt
CAROB5pt
CAROL5pt
COBRA5pt
COLLAR6pt
COLOR5pt
CORAL5pt
CORK1pt
COROLLA7pt
CORRAL6pt
CRAB1pt
CRACK5pt
CROAK5pt
CROC1pt
CROCK5pt
CROOK5pt
LABOR5pt
LARK1pt
OARLOCK7pt
OKRA1pt
ORAL1pt
ORCA1pt
RACK1pt
ROAR1pt
ROBOCALL8pt
ROCK1pt
ROCOCO6pt
ROLL1pt
ROLLBACK15pt
ROLLBAR7pt
ROOK1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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