NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 1, 2026
Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
inexact
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
2
2
4
1
–
–
9
C
1
1
1
1
–
–
4
E
1
–
2
1
–
–
4
I
–
2
5
1
1
–
9
N
3
1
1
–
1
–
6
T
3
4
3
1
–
1
12
Σ
10
10
16
5
2
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3an 3at 3
C
ca 3ci 1
E
en 1ex 3
I
in 9
N
ni 6
T
ta 7ti 5
All 44 answers
223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acetic6
ancient7
anti1
antic5
ataxia6
attain6
attic5
cacti5
canine6
cantina7
cite1
entice6
excite6
exit1
extinct7
inane5
incant6
incite6
★inexactpangram14
initiate8
innate6
innie5
intact6
intent6
niacin6
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
tacit5
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
taxi1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
titan5
titanic7