NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 18, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, i, o, x |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 168 points |
| Genius Level | 118 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| E | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| F | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 9 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DI×3 DO×3 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 EF×1 EX×2 |
| F | FE×4 FI×1 FO×3 |
| I | ID×1 |
| O | |
| T | TE×4 TI×5 TO×7 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×1 DET×3 DIE×2 DIT×1 DOT×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EDI×2 EFF×1 EXI×2 |
| F | FEE×1 FET×3 FIT×1 FOO×3 |
| I | IDI×1 |
| O | |
| T | TEE×1 TEF×1 TEX×2 TID×3 TIE×1 TIF×1 TOE×1 TOF×1 TOO×2 TOT×2 TOX×1 |
| X |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| de........ † | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of detoxify |
| to...... † | TO8 | simple past tense and past participle of toxify |
| de.. | DE4 | Quick and neat in action; skillful. |
| de... | DE5 | Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of detox |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do.. | DO4 | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dote |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dot |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| ex.... | EX6 | simple past tense and past participle of exit |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe... | FE5 | simple past tense and past participle of fete |
| fe... | FE5 | Foul-smelling, stinking. |
| fi.... | FI6 | simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size") |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of foot |
| fo.... | FO6 | Alternative spelling of footy |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te.. | TE4 | A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. |
| te.. | TE4 | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of text |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.... | TO6 | a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tote |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- detoxified† (DE10)
- toxified† (TO8)
- deft (DE4)
- detox (DE5)
- detoxed (DE7)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- ditto (DI5)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- dotted (DO6)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- effete (EF6)
- exit (EX4)
- exited (EX6)
- feet (FE4)
- fete (FE4)
- feted (FE5)
- fetid (FE5)
- fitted (FI6)
- foot (FO4)
- footed (FO6)
- footie (FO6)
- idiot (ID5)
- teed (TE4)
- teff (TE4)
- text (TE4)
- texted (TE6)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tied (TI4)
- tiff (TI4)
- toed (TO4)
- toffee (TO6)
- toot (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- tote (TO4)
- toted (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- detoxified† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of detoxify
- toxified† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toxify
- deft (adjective): Quick and neat in action; skillful.
- detox (noun): Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
- detoxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of detox
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- doted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dote
- dotted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dot
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- exited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of exit
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- feted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fete
- fetid (adjective): Foul-smelling, stinking.
- fitted (verb): simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size")
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- footed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of foot
- footie (noun): Alternative spelling of footy
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
- text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- texted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of text
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- toffee (noun): a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- toted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tote