New Delhi, June 16 -- Tuesday's New York Times Spelling Bee arrives with a hive that looks disarmingly gentle on the surface and then quietly rewards the patient solver with not one but two perfect pangrams hidden in plain sight. The letter set for June 16, 2026, is Y, A, E, I, L, N, and V, with A locked at the center. From those seven characters, the puzzle yields 31 valid words, a maximum score of 158 points, and a configuration that sits comfortably in the mid-range of seasonal difficulty - challenging enough to humble rushing solvers, forgiving enough to reward methodical ones.

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