Answers for June 29, 2026
Complete verified solutions for the June 29, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 30 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.
Last updated: June 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST
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📊 Today's Puzzle Insights
How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history
📊 Words by Length
🅱️ Words Starting with Each Letter
| Metric | Today | Average | Record High | Record Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Words | 30 | ~44.2 | 77 | 16 |
| Total Points | 152 | ~205.15 | 406 | 60 |
| Avg Word Length | 5.63 | ~5.42 | 6.689655172413793 | 4.578947368421052 |
| Pangram Count | 1 | ~1.49 | 4 | 1 |
📅 Previous Puzzles with This Pangram
This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.
🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis
Today's featured pangram is FANCIFUL. It consists of 8 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 38% (3 vowels and 5 consonants).
- ⚡ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
- ⚡ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix
-ful - ⚡ Repeated letters: F (x2)
📚 Etymology & Word Origins
The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.
The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.
The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.
🚫 Rejected Word List
These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:
Pangram
4-Letter Words8 words
5-Letter Words7 words
6-Letter Words9 words
7-Letter Words2 words
8-Letter Words2 words
9-Letter Words2 words
About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle
Today's NYT Spelling Bee features C as the center letter, with 30 words worth 152 points total. The pangram is "fanciful" — a 8-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.
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