NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
lifelong
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
F
4
2
–
3
1
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10
G
5
1
4
3
2
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15
I
1
1
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–
–
–
2
L
8
2
2
4
1
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17
N
4
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2
–
–
1
7
O
4
2
5
2
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13
Σ
26
8
14
12
4
1
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
eg 1
F
fe 1fl 3fo 6
G
gi 1go 14
I
ig 1in 1
L
le 2li 3lo 12
N
ne 1no 6
O
of 2og 3oi 1ol 3on 3oo 1
All 65 answers
282 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eggnog6
felon5
floe1
flog1
flogging8
fogging7
foil1
foiling7
folio5
fool1
fooling7
gigolo6
goggle6
goggling8
going5
golf1
golfing7
gone1
gong1
gonging7
goof1
goofing7
google6
googling8
googol6
goon1
igloo5
info1
legion6
leonine7
★lifelongpangram15
lingo5
lion1
loge1
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
lone1
long1
longing7
loon1
loonie6
neon1
noel1
noggin6
none1
nonillion9
noogie6
noon1
offing6
offline7
ogee1
ogle1
ogling6
oiling6
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
ongoing7
onion5
online6
oolong6