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Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2023

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

Words45
Pangrams1
Points possible203
Center letterA
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 14, 2023·3 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.

HE
WAD
NI

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
17 pts
Good
31 pts
Solid
51 pts
Nice
82 pts
Great
102 pts
Amazing
143 pts
Genius
173 pts
Queen Bee
203 pts
Total words
45
Pangrams
1
Possible points
203

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
headwind +15 pts

The full word list

All 45 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 14, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters16 words
aideanewaweddawndeaddeanhandheadideanaannadananawadewandwanewean
5 letters10 words
addedaheadaidedhawedhennainanenaiadwadedwanedwanna
6 letters10 words
addenddawneddeadenenneadhandedheadedheehawwaddedwahineweaned
7 letters4 words
addendaadeninehennaednannied
8 letters4 words
deadeneddeadheadheadwindheehawed
10 letters1 word
deadheaded

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.

headwind +15deadheaded +10deadened +8deadhead +8heehawed +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 14, 2023 has 45 valid words for a total of 203 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 173 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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