NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 1, 2026

Monday, June 1, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, June 1, 2026 puts I in the center, with N, A, T, X, E, C around it. There are 103 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes I. Tap a word for a short definition.

103Words
564Points
395Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes I.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

21

6-letter words

35

7-letter words

17

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels3
Rare lettersX
Words103
Points564
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 395 points. Queen Bee is 564.

Genius · 169 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start11
Moving Up28
Good45
Solid85
Nice141
Great226
Amazing282
395Genius395
Queen Bee564

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 564 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

EXCITANT
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2

INEXACT
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 86th percentile
Total points 90th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words10373.915418
Points564355.489260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 1, 2026 hive put I in the center with N, A, T, X, E, C around it. Queen Bee needed all 103 words (564 points). Genius sat at 395.

Pangrams on this date: EXCITANT, INEXACT. Top starting letters: T (31), A (23). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for June 1, 2026