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Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2021

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words44
Pangrams1
Points possible162
Center letterL
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 14, 2021·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

AR
BLO
DF

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
13 pts
Good
25 pts
Solid
41 pts
Nice
65 pts
Great
81 pts
Amazing
114 pts
Genius
138 pts
Queen Bee
162 pts
Total words
44
Pangrams
1
Possible points
162

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
floorboard +17 pts

The full word list

All 44 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 14, 2021, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters22 words
baldballblabblobbolaboldbollbolodollfallflabfoalfoldfoollardloadloaflobololllordoralroll
5 letters11 words
aloofblooddolordrolldroolfloodfloorfloralaborloofaoffal
6 letters3 words
balladdollarfloral
7 letters6 words
alfalfabollardfalloffoddballoffloadrollbar
8 letters1 word
larboard
10 letters1 word
floorboard

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

floorboard +17larboard +8alfalfa +7bollard +7falloff +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 14, 2021 has 44 valid words for a total of 162 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 138 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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