NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 4, 2026

Thursday, June 4, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, June 4, 2026 puts M in the center, with N, T, D, I, A, L around it. There are 102 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 M. Tap a word for a short definition.

102Words
490Points
343Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

30

5-letter words

23

6-letter words

20

7-letter words

18

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words102
Points490
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 343 points. Queen Bee is 490.

Genius · 147 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up25
Good39
Solid74
Nice123
Great196
Amazing245
343Genius343
Queen Bee490

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

Pangram Breakdown

DALMATIAN
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×3

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 85th percentile
Total points 83th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words10273.815418
Points490354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 4, 2026 hive put M in the center with N, T, D, I, A, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 102 words (490 points). Genius sat at 343.

Pangram on this date: DALMATIAN. Top starting letters: M (55), A (20). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for June 4, 2026