Spelling Bee hints & answers: Jun 14, 2026 (Puzzle #25681)

This page shows spoiler-layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Jun 14, 2026 (2026-06-14 · Puzzle #25681).

Hive overview

This hive centers on H with six outer letters. It has 26 stored words, 3 pangrams, and about 158 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 26 playable words worth about 158 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 3 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
H	4 letters6	5 letters1	6 letters8	7+ letters3	Total18
A	4 letters–	5 letters2	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total2
D	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters1	7+ letters2	Total3
E	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
I	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
N	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
P	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters1	7+ letters2	Total3
Σ	4 letters6	5 letters3	6 letters10	7+ letters7	Total26

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 3 pts
Good: 8 pts
Solid: 13 pts
Nice: 24 pts
Great: 40 pts
Amazing: 63 pts
Genius: 111 pts
Queen Bee: 158 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

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Counts use the available unique accepted answers; they do not add dictionary guesses.

By length: 4 letters: 6 · 5 letters: 3 · 6 letters: 10 · 7 letters: 3 · 8 letters: 2 · 9 letters: 1 · 10 letters: 1

By first two letters: AH: 1 · AP: 1 · DA: 1 · DE: 2 · HA: 4 · HE: 10 · HI: 4 · PE: 1 · PI: 2

Pangram 1

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7 letters; worth 14 points. A perfect pangram: each hive letter appears once.

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The pangram starts with H and ends with N: H•••••N.

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HEADPIN

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HEADPIN: 7 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 14 points. Uses all seven letters: A, D, E, H, I, N, P.

Pangram 2

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7 letters; worth 14 points. A perfect pangram: each hive letter appears once.

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The pangram starts with P and ends with D: P•••••D.

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PINHEAD

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PINHEAD: 7 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 14 points. Uses all seven letters: A, D, E, H, I, N, P.

Pangram 3

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9 letters; worth 16 points. Some hive letters appear more than once.

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The pangram starts with P and ends with D: P•••••••D.

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PINHEADED

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PINHEADED: 9 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 16 points. Uses all seven letters: A, D, E, H, I, N, P.

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Full answer list for this hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

AHEAD
5
5
No
APHID
5
5
No
DAPHNE
6
6
No
DEADHEAD
8
8
No
DEADHEADED
10
10
No
HAND
4
1
No
HANDED
6
6
No
HAPPEN
6
6
No
HAPPENED
8
8
No
HEAD
4
1
No
HEADED
6
6
No
HEADPIN
7
14
Yes
HEAP
4
1
No
HEAPED
6
6
No
HEED
4
1
No
HEEDED
6
6
No
HEINIE
6
6
No
HENNA
5
5
No
HENNAED
7
7
No
HIDDEN
6
6
No
HIDE
4
1
No
HIND
4
1
No
HIPPIE
6
6
No
PEAHEN
6
6
No
PINHEAD
7
14
Yes
PINHEADED
9
16
Yes

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