June 26, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 26, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for June 26, 2022 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words50
Max Points282
Pangram1
Genius197

4 letter answers 11 words

BABABAILBALLBANGBILLBLABBLINBULBBULLBUNGGLIB

5 letter answers 8 words

ALIBIBANALBLINGBLINIBUBBALABIAUNBAGUNBAN

6 letter answers 7 words

BAAINGBALINGBANANAGIBINGLABIALLUBINGNUBBIN

7 letter answers 13 words

BAGGINGBAILINGBALLINGBANGINGBANNINGBILLINGBINGINGBINNINGBUGGINGBUGLINGBULGINGGABBINGNABBING

8 letter answers 8 words

BABBLINGBIANNUALBILABIALBLABBINGBUBBLINGBUNGLINGGABBLINGNIBBLING

9 letter answers 3 words

BILINGUALUNBAGGINGUNBANNING

Common questions

How many answers in the June 26, 2022 Spelling Bee?

50 valid answers worth 282 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 197 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.