Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, June 22, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — June 22, 2026

AEHILMC
Jump to a hint level
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
← Back to hint toolLoad any date with the interactive hint ladder
Word count + points
55
words
229
total points
160
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 229 pts
Genius 160 pts
Amazing 114 pts
Great 91 pts
Nice 57 pts
Solid 34 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
↑ Back to top
Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1CHEMICAL
↑ Back to top
Words by length
20
4-letter
19
5-letter
8
6-letter
5
7-letter
3
8-letter
↑ Back to top
Words by first letter

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

A
5 words
C
28 words
E
2 words
H
3 words
I
2 words
L
8 words
M
7 words
↑ Back to top
All 55 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACCLAIM7pt
ACHE1pt
ACME1pt
CACHE5pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALM1pt
CAME1pt
CAMEL5pt
CAMELLIA8pt
CAMI1pt
CELIAC6pt
CELL1pt
CELLI5pt
CHAI1pt
CHALICE7pt
CHALLAH7pt
CHEMICAL15pt
CHIA1pt
CHIC1pt
CHICA5pt
CHICHI6pt
CHICLE6pt
CHILI5pt
CHILL5pt
CHIME5pt
CILIA5pt
CLAIM5pt
CLAM1pt
CLICHE6pt
CLIME5pt
EACH1pt
EMCEE5pt
HAMACHI7pt
HELIACAL8pt
HELICAL7pt
ICICLE6pt
ILIAC5pt
LACE1pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LEACH5pt
LECH1pt
LEECH5pt
LICE1pt
LILAC5pt
MACE1pt
MALIC5pt
MALICE6pt
MECCA5pt
MICA1pt
MICE1pt
MIMIC5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

↑ Back to top