NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Longest word
windmilled
10 letters
Top scorer
windmilled
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
10
Σ
D
3
1
1
3
1
–
–
9
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
8
2
3
1
–
–
–
14
M
5
1
6
2
1
1
–
16
N
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
W
5
1
3
1
1
–
1
12
Σ
22
8
15
8
3
1
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 2di 3dw 4
E
el 2
I
id 2
L
le 3li 11
M
me 7mi 9
N
ne 3
W
we 4wi 8
All 58 answers
258 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deli1
dell1
diddle6
diddled7
dill1
dwell5
dwelled7
dwindle7
dwindled8
elide5
elided6
idle1
idled5
lede1
lend1
lewd1
lidded6
lied1
lien1
lime1
limn1
limned6
linden6
line1
lined5
linemen7
linen5
meddle6
meddled7
meld1
melded6
melee5
mewl1
mewled6
middle6
middlemen9
midline7
mild1
mildew6
mildewed8
mile1
mill1
milled6
needle6
needled7
newel5
weld1
welded6
well1
welled6
wield5
wielded7
wild1
wile1
will1
willed6
windmill8
★windmilledpangram17