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Spelling Bee Answers for June 10, 2020

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words22
Pangrams1
Points possible79
Center letterD
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 10, 2020·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

BA
NDO
GW

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
7 pts
Good
12 pts
Solid
20 pts
Nice
32 pts
Great
40 pts
Amazing
56 pts
Genius
68 pts
Queen Bee
79 pts
Total words
22
Pangrams
1
Possible points
79

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
bandwagon +16 pts

The full word list

All 22 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 10, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters13 words
bandbawdbonddangdawndododongdowngoadgoodnadawandwood
5 letters3 words
adobodoggogonad
6 letters1 word
doodad
7 letters3 words
abandonbandanadogwood
8 letters1 word
bandanna
9 letters1 word
bandwagon

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

bandwagon +16bandanna +8abandon +7bandana +7dogwood +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 10, 2020 has 22 valid words for a total of 79 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 68 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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