NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 3, 2026

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, June 3, 2026 puts A in the center, with Y, V, I, T, D, P around it. There are 37 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

37Words
153Points
107Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

17

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

2

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

2

10-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels2
Rare lettersV Y
Words37
Points153
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 107 points. Queen Bee is 153.

Genius · 46 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good12
Solid23
Nice38
Great61
Amazing77
107Genius107
Queen Bee153

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

Pangram Breakdown

ADAPTIVITY
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, T ×2, I ×2

VAPIDITY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 9th percentile
Total points 8th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3773.815418
Points153354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 3, 2026 hive put A in the center with Y, V, I, T, D, P around it. Queen Bee needed all 37 words (153 points). Genius sat at 107.

Pangrams on this date: ADAPTIVITY, VAPIDITY. Top starting letters: P (13), A (9). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for June 3, 2026