NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 19, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, m, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 57 words |
| Total Points | 254 points |
| Genius Level | 178 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 18 |
| C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| D | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| M | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 18 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 20 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×13 AD×1 AI×3 AM×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CI×1 |
| D | DA×3 DE×5 DI×1 DY×1 |
| E | ED×2 |
| I | ID×1 IM×2 |
| M | MA×13 ME×3 MI×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×6 ACC×2 ACE×1 ACI×3 ACM×1 ADD×1 AID×2 AIM×1 AMI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×3 CAM×2 CIC×1 |
| D | DAD×1 DAM×2 DEA×2 DEC×3 DIA×1 DYA×1 |
| E | EDA×1 EDE×1 |
| I | IDE×1 IMA×1 IMM×1 |
| M | MAC×4 MAD×3 MAI×3 MAM×2 MAY×1 MEA×1 MEC×1 MED×1 MIC×1 MID×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| im....... † | IM9 | The quality of being immediate, of happening right away. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac..... | AC7 | The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met. |
| ac...... | AC8 | The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. |
| ac...... | AC8 | Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato |
| ac..... | AC7 | The garden where Plato taught. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac.... | AC6 | To approach; to arrive, to come forward. |
| ac..... | AC7 | simple past tense and past participle of accede |
| ac.. | AC4 | simple past tense and past participle of ace |
| ac.. | AC4 | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. |
| ac... | AC5 | Like an acid, somewhat acid. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aim |
| am.. | AM4 | In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A golfer's assistant and adviser. |
| ca..... | CA7 | simple past tense and past participle of caddie |
| ca... | CA5 | One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da.. | DA4 | Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight. |
| da.... | DA6 | simple past tense and past participle of dam |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de..... | DE7 | Very accurate in shooting or throwing. |
| de.... | DE6 | A group, set, or series of ten , particularly: |
| de... | DE5 | The process or result of being gradually decomposed. |
| de..... | DE7 | Having undergone decay, rotted. |
| di.... | DI6 | An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| ed..... | ED7 | Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable. |
| ed... | ED5 | An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity. |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ma..... | MA7 | The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). |
| ma....... | MA9 | An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma... | MA5 | simple past tense and past participle of mace |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative form of madam |
| ma.. | MA4 | A grub or maggot. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.... | MA6 | simple past tense and past participle of maim |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.... | MA6 | emergency, need assistance |
| me.. | ME4 | An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| me... | ME5 | The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi.... | MI6 | noon; twelve o'clock during the day |
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.
- immediacy† (IM9)
- acacia (AC6)
- academe (AC7)
- academia (AC8)
- academic (AC8)
- academy (AC7)
- acai (AC4)
- accede (AC6)
- acceded (AC7)
- aced (AC4)
- acid (AC4)
- acidic (AC6)
- acidy (AC5)
- acme (AC4)
- added (AD5)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- aimed (AI5)
- amid (AM4)
- caddie (CA6)
- caddied (CA7)
- caddy (CA5)
- came (CA4)
- cami (CA4)
- cicada (CI6)
- daddy (DA5)
- dame (DA4)
- dammed (DA6)
- dead (DE4)
- deadeye (DE7)
- decade (DE6)
- decay (DE5)
- decayed (DE7)
- diadem (DI6)
- dyad (DY4)
- edamame (ED7)
- edema (ED5)
- idea (ID4)
- imam (IM4)
- macadam (MA7)
- macadamia (MA9)
- mace (MA4)
- maced (MA5)
- madam (MA5)
- madame (MA6)
- made (MA4)
- maid (MA4)
- maim (MA4)
- maimed (MA6)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mayday (MA6)
- mead (ME4)
- mecca (ME5)
- media (ME5)
- mica (MI4)
- midday (MI6)
Answer Definitions
- immediacy† (noun): The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- academe (noun): The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.
- academia (noun): The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
- academic (adjective): Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
- academy (noun): The garden where Plato taught.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- accede (verb): To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
- acceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of accede
- aced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ace
- acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
- acidy (adjective): Like an acid, somewhat acid.
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- aimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aim
- amid (preposition): In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- caddie (noun): A golfer's assistant and adviser.
- caddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of caddie
- caddy (noun): One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dame (noun): Usually capitalized as Dame: a title equivalent to Sir for a female knight.
- dammed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dam
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- deadeye (adjective): Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
- decade (noun): A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
- decay (noun): The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
- decayed (adjective): Having undergone decay, rotted.
- diadem (noun): An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- edamame (noun): Fresh green soybeans boiled as a vegetable.
- edema (noun): An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- macadam (noun): The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
- macadamia (noun): An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii.
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- maced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mace
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madame (noun): Alternative form of madam
- made (noun): A grub or maggot.
- maid (noun): A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of maim
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mayday (interjection): emergency, need assistance
- mead (noun): An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- media (noun): The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- midday (noun): noon; twelve o'clock during the day