If you opened today’s hive and spotted a letter set built around A, C, D, E, I, M, and Y, you’re looking at a board that rewards patience over speed. The letters look friendly enough at first glance, but the longer words today lean hard on academic and scientific vocabulary, which means a lot of solid four and five-letter finds before the bigger words start showing themselves.
Below is the running solution list for the June 19, 2026 puzzle, the pangram fully revealed, a breakdown of the trickier entries, and a few strategy notes to help you push toward Genius or Queen Bee before the puzzle resets at midnight.
Today’s Hive Overview
Center Letter: A
Letter Set: A, C, D, E, I, M, Y
Today’s Pangram
Today’s puzzle has one confirmed pangram so far.
IMMEDIACY (16 points): A noun describing the quality of being immediate, direct, or without delay. It’s a great word to spot early since it uses every letter in the hive, including a doubled I, which makes it easy to miss on a first scan of the board.
Today’s Confirmed Word List (June 19, 2026)
Here’s every word confirmed so far, organized from longest to shortest. This list updates as more answers are verified, so check back if you’re hunting for the last few words to reach Genius.
9-Letter Words
- MACADAMIA – 9 points
8-Letter Words
- ACADEMIA – 8 points
- ACADEMIC – 8 points
7-Letter Words
- ACADEME – 7 points
- ACADEMY – 7 points
- ACCEDED – 7 points
- CADDIED – 7 points
- DEADEYE – 7 points
- DECAYED – 7 points
- EDAMAME – 7 points
- MACADAM – 7 points
6-Letter Words
- ACACIA – 6 points
- ACCEDE – 6 points
- ACIDIC – 6 points
- CADDIE – 6 points
- CICADA – 6 points
- DAMMED – 6 points
- DECADE – 6 points
- DIADEM – 6 points
More six-letter and four-letter words are confirmed on the board beyond this list. Use our Spelling Bee Answers Tool to unscramble today’s letters and reveal every remaining word, sorted by length or score.
Words That Trip Players Up Today
These are the entries that tend to separate casual solvers from Genius and Queen Bee finishers on this particular board.
- EDAMAME: A food-based word people forget counts because it feels more like a menu item than a “real” word. It’s worth a full seven points.
- MACADAMIA: The standout find of the day. Most players get to MACADAM and stop, not realizing the longer form is also valid.
- DEADEYE: A compound-feeling word (DEAD + EYE) that’s easy to overlook since it doesn’t look like a typical dictionary entry.
- ACADEME: A slightly old-fashioned synonym for the academic world. It looks like a typo of ACADEMY until you double-check it.
- CICADA: A common enough word, but the alternating C-I-C-A pattern throws people off when they’re scanning quickly.
Strategy Tips to Master Today’s Board
Lean Into the “ACAD” Cluster: A huge share of today’s points come from words built on the ACAD- root: ACADEMY, ACADEMIA, ACADEMIC, ACADEME. Once you find one, test the others immediately.
Watch for Doubled Letters: Words like ACCEDED, CADDIED, and DAMMED all hinge on repeating a letter you might assume only appears once. Don’t rule out a word just because it “feels” like it needs an extra letter you don’t have — you may already have it twice.
Don’t Skip Food Words: EDAMAME and MACADAMIA are both valid here. If a word feels too “real-world” to count, try it anyway. The NYT Spelling Bee accepts plenty of common nouns most players assume are too casual.
Yesterday’s Spelling Bee Recap
Missed yesterday’s puzzle or want to compare notes? Check our Spelling Bee Answers for the complete breakdown of every previous hive, pangram, and word list.
Looking for More Daily Puzzle Answers?
Keep your streaks going across every NYT game with our companion daily guides:
- Today’s Wordle Answer — hints, difficulty ratings, and word etymology.
Helpful Resources
- Play directly on the New York Times Games platform to track your personal stats and ranking.
- Check the full definitions and etymology of words like academe and edamame on Merriam-Webster.
This article will continue to be updated throughout the day as more of today’s Spelling Bee answers are confirmed, so bookmark this page and check back if you’re chasing Queen Bee status.
