NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 8, 2026

Monday, June 8, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, June 8, 2026 puts E in the center, with O, J, C, B, D, T around it. There are 68 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 E. Tap a word for a short definition.

68Words
320Points
224Genius
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 E.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

16

6-letter words

23

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

6

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterE
Vowels2
Rare lettersJ
Words68
Points320
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 224 points. Queen Bee is 320.

Genius · 96 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid48
Nice80
Great128
Amazing160
224Genius224
Queen Bee320

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

Pangram Breakdown

OBJECTED
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 48th percentile
Total points 47th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6873.815418
Points320354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 8, 2026 hive put E in the center with O, J, C, B, D, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 68 words (320 points). Genius sat at 224.

Pangram on this date: OBJECTED. Top starting letters: D (16), C (14). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for June 8, 2026