Spelling Bee Summary June 2026
In the month of June 2026, 16 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 0 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 16 words.
Here's a summary of what came and went, along with a few notes about the month’s pangrams (numbers, types, and more), the lengths of the daily word lists, the rates at which the dreaded/adored -ED and -ING suffixes appeared, how often the BINGO characteristic appeared, center letter distribution, the complete list of pangrams and “Ins and Outs” in the month, and more.
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Commentary and Analysis
- The data in this summary report continue the trend that LexiConnexxions first reported last year; that is, the continued decline in the number of new words added to the Spelling Bee lexicon. In June, just 16 words were added, compared to the average monthly gains in 2025 of (42.33 words), 2024 (42.33), and 2023 (59.25). Of particular note:
- Of the 16 new words added to the lexicon in June, three had been previously disallowed; LexiConnexxions has never recorded such a high proportion of "reconsidered words" among new words added in any previous month.
- One of those three previously-disallowed words was a pangram, which continues a new trend that LexiConnexxions noted some months ago: The use of pangrams that had been previously disallowed, as reported HERE.
- Of the 16 new words, 10 were pangrams; this very high proportion of pangrams within the total of new words added means that new pangrams are not generating typical numbers of non-pangram new words that enter the lexicon at the same time, as has been the norm for all of Bee history. New pangrams were introduced on four days in June, but only one of them brought in additional new words:
- 2026-06-03: Two new pangrams but no other new words
- 2026-06-05: One new pangram plus three additional new words
- 2026-06-20: Three new pangrams but no other new words
- 2026-06-28: Three new pangrams but no other new words
- And on 2026-06-14, a pangram that had been previously used, then disallowed, was restored; no additional new words were generated that day.
- Together, these observations suggest that we are feeling the limits of the Bee rules by which pangrams are selected and by which new words are generated. The exclusion of words that include letter S, or the letters E and R together, may be a factor.
Summary of Ins and Outs
In the month of JUNE 2026, 16 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 00 words were discontinued, for a net gain of 16 words.
13 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)02 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)01 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----16 total words added
- 0 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 0 total words removed
Net gain: 16 words
Words were added (or restored) on 07 days this month.Words were removed on 23 days this month.No words were added or removed on 00 days this month.
13 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)02 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)01 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----16 total words added
- 0 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 0 total words removed
Net gain: 16 words
Words were added (or restored) on 07 days this month.Words were removed on 23 days this month.No words were added or removed on 00 days this month.
WORD COUNTS, BINGO, -ING, -ED
CENTER LETTERS
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS:
Highest: 67Lowest: 20Average (Mean): 42.53Median: 41Mode(s): 57, 55
The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 30 puzzles (40.00%)
The E+D combination was present in 6 of 30 puzzles (20.00%)The I+N+G combination was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.67%) ING and ED together occurred on 2026-06-28 (V D E G I L N); this was only the 15th Bee to include both ED and ING; read more about those interesting puzzles HERE.
The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 30 puzzles (40.00%)
The E+D combination was present in 6 of 30 puzzles (20.00%)The I+N+G combination was present in 5 of 30 puzzles (16.67%) ING and ED together occurred on 2026-06-28 (V D E G I L N); this was only the 15th Bee to include both ED and ING; read more about those interesting puzzles HERE.
16 different center letters were used during the month.
A report of all center letters in Spelling Bee history may be seen HERE.
Frequency order:
3 A3 C3 H3 I3 O2 E2 M2 R2 T1 F1 G1 L1 N1 V1 W1 Y
Alphabetical order:3 A3 C2 E1 F1 G3 H3 I1 L2 M1 N3 O2 R2 T1 V1 W1 Y
PANGRAMS AND LETTER SETS
PANGRAMSMonthly total: 32Daily average: 1.40 per puzzleDaily pangram numbers:6 in 0 puzzles (00.00%)5 in 0 puzzles (00.00%)4 in 0 puzzles (00.00%)3 in 4 puzzles (13.33%)2 in 4 puzzles (13.33%)1 in 22 puzzles (73.33%)
Of the 30 Bee puzzles this month:
04 (13.33%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 4 puzzles introduced 9 new pangrams and added a total of 13 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.25 new words per puzzle.
26 (86.67%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 26 puzzles used 33 recycled pangrams, and added a total of 03 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.12 new words per puzzle.
Of the 26 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams:05 letter sets were used for the second time08 letter sets were used for the third time09 letter sets were used for the fourth time04 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.13Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.46
Of the 30 Bee puzzles this month:
04 (13.33%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 4 puzzles introduced 9 new pangrams and added a total of 13 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.25 new words per puzzle.
26 (86.67%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before. These 26 puzzles used 33 recycled pangrams, and added a total of 03 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.12 new words per puzzle.
Of the 26 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams:05 letter sets were used for the second time08 letter sets were used for the third time09 letter sets were used for the fourth time04 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.13Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 3.46
ALL THE PANGRAMS USED THIS MONTH
Brand-new pangrams are designated by the + sign; all the others are recycled pangrams.
ADAPTIVITY+APATHETICAPPLICANTBLOWPIPECHEMICALDALMATIANDELVING+DETOXIFIEDDEVILING+DROWNING+ENCAMPMENTETYMOLOGYFANCIFULFIXATEDFORCING+HEADPIN [previously disallowed: IN-OUT-IN]HEPATICIMMEDIACYINEXACTINVEIGLED+LIFELONG
MAGICALLYMARIJUANAMOOCHINGMYALGICNAIVELYOBJECTEDPATHETICPINHEADPINHEADEDROLLBACKTALKATIVETOWLINETOXIFIEDVAPIDITY+VENIALLYVIADUCTVIROLOGYWINDMILLEDWOMANHOODWORDING+WRONGDOING+
WORDS ADDED TO AND REMOVED FROM THE SPELLING BEE LEXICON THIS MONTH
WORDS ADDED TO THE LEXICON
pangrams shown in ALL CAPS
WORDS REMOVED FROM THE LEXICON
pangrams shown in ALL CAPS
Words added, not previously disallowed (BRAND-NEW WORDS) (IN)
ADAPTIVITYVAPIDITYcoffiningcoiffingconfiningFORCINGDROWNINGironwoodWORDINGWRONGDOINGDELVINGDEVILINGINVEIGLED
Words added, previously disallowed
(OUT-IN)
See the list of all OUT-IN words HERE.
lindencapiche
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)
See the list of all IN-OUT-IN words HERE.
HEADPIN
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)
See the list of all OUT-IN-OUT-IN words HERE.
[none this month]
Words previously allowed now disallowed (IN-OUT)
See the list of all IN-OUT words HERE.
[none this month]
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all IN-OUT-IN-OUT words HERE.
[none this month]
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all OUT-IN-OUT words HERE.
Words disallowed, allowed, disallowed, allowed, disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all O-I-O-I-O words HERE.
[none this month
[none this month]