Spelling Bee archive · June 17, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — June 17, 2026

Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.

Letters: R A B C K L O · center R

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
R ABCKLO
  • Center letter: R (required in every word)
  • Words: 42
  • Points: 170 (Genius at 119)
  • Pangrams: 1
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There is 1 pangram today.

  • Length: 8 letters
  • Starts with: R
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • AR 2
  • BA 5
  • BO 3
  • BR 1
  • CA 3
  • CO 7
  • CR 6
  • LA 2
  • OA 1
  • OK 1
  • OR 2
  • RA 1
  • RO 8
4. Reveal the pangram big points
  • ROLLBACK
5. Full word list all answers

8 letters (4)

  • B _ _ B A _ _ A
  • B _ _ K R _ _ K
  • R _ _ O C _ _ L
  • R _ _ L B _ _ K

7 letters (5)

  • B _ _ B _ _ K
  • B _ _ R _ _ K
  • C _ _ O _ _ A
  • O _ _ L _ _ K
  • R _ _ L _ _ R

6 letters (3)

  • C _ L L _ R
  • C _ R R _ L
  • R _ C O _ O

5 letters (12)

  • A _ B _ R
  • B _ O _ K
  • C _ R _ B
  • C _ R _ L
  • C _ B _ A
  • C _ L _ R
  • C _ R _ L
  • C _ A _ K
  • C _ O _ K
  • C _ O _ K
  • C _ O _ K
  • L _ B _ R

4 letters (18)

  • ARCO
  • BARB
  • BARK
  • BOAR
  • BOOR
  • CARB
  • CORK
  • CRAB
  • CROC
  • LARK
  • OKRA
  • ORAL
  • ORCA
  • RACK
  • ROAR
  • ROCK
  • ROLL
  • ROOK

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

An R-centered hive built on -ock and -roll patterns — ROLLBACK is the headline pangram, with BOOKRACK and ROBOCALL padding the eight-letter lane.

NYT Spelling Bee June 17, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangram is ROLLBACK.

What are today's letters?

R, A, B, C, K, L, O — with R in the center.

How many words are there?

42 words for 170 points; Genius is 119.

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