June 26, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 26, 2020

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for June 26, 2020 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words34
Max Points117
Pangram1
Genius82

4 letter answers 18 words

EPEEGOOPNOPEOPENPEENPEEPPENTPEONPOETPOGOPONEPONGPONYPOOPPOPETOPETYPETYPO

5 letter answers 9 words

GOOPYPENNEPENNYPEONYPEPPYPETTYPOPPYPOTTYTEPEE

6 letter answers 4 words

PEYOTEPOPPETPOTENTTEEPEE

7 letter answers 1 word

PONTOON

8 letter answers 2 words

GENOTYPEOPPONENT

Common questions

How many answers in the June 26, 2020 Spelling Bee?

34 valid answers worth 117 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 82 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is GENOTYPE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.