NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 4, 2026
Longest word
militiaman
10 letters
Top scorer
dalmatian
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
A
1
4
1
1
–
–
–
7
D
1
–
1
–
–
1
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
2
1
2
–
–
–
8
M
14
6
4
5
4
1
1
35
T
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
20
13
8
8
4
2
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 4am 1an 2
D
da 3
I
im 1
L
la 3li 4ll 1
M
ma 21mi 14
T
ta 1ti 1
All 56 answers
256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adamant7
adman5
admin5
admit5
amid1
anima5
animal6
★dalmatianpangram16
dammit6
damn1
imam1
lama1
lamina6
laminal7
lima1
liminal7
limit5
limn1
llama5
madam5
madman6
maid1
mail1
mailman7
maim1
main1
mainland8
maintain8
mall1
malt1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammalian9
mandala7
mania5
manila6
manna5
manta5
mantilla8
midi1
midland7
mild1
militant8
militia7
militiaman10
mill1
mind1
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimal7
mint1
mitt1
tatami6
timid5