NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 9, 2026

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, June 9, 2026 puts O in the center, with L, E, F, N, G, I around it. There are 119 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 O. Tap a word for a short definition.

119Words
569Points
398Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

37

5-letter words

22

6-letter words

25

7-letter words

22

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words119
Points569
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 398 points. Queen Bee is 569.

Genius · 171 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start11
Moving Up28
Good46
Solid85
Nice142
Great228
Amazing285
398Genius398
Queen Bee569

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

Pangram Breakdown

LIFELONG
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 93th percentile
Total points 91th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words11973.815418
Points569354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 9, 2026 hive put O in the center with L, E, F, N, G, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 119 words (569 points). Genius sat at 398.

Pangram on this date: LIFELONG. Top starting letters: L (28), F (23). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for June 9, 2026