NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 5, 2026
Longest word
infringing
10 letters
Top scorer
forcing
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
C
1
–
1
–
1
2
–
5
F
2
1
3
3
2
–
–
11
G
1
–
–
3
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
4
Σ
7
1
5
8
3
2
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 5
F
fi 3fo 6fr 2
G
go 2gr 2
I
in 2
O
of 1
R
ri 2ro 2
All 27 answers
157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★coffin6
coffining9
coif1
coiffing8
confining9
fifing6
fining6
firing6
foci1
fogging7
★forcingpangram14
forging7
forgo5
forgoing8
fringing8
frog1
goof1
goofing7
griffin7
griffon7
info1
infringing10
offing6
riff1
riffing7
roof1
roofing7