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Spelling Bee Answers for June 11, 2023

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

Words43
Pangrams3
Points possible242
Center letterN
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 11, 2023·3 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.

IT
ANL
YB

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
20 pts
Good
37 pts
Solid
61 pts
Nice
97 pts
Great
121 pts
Amazing
170 pts
Genius
206 pts
Queen Bee
242 pts
Total words
43
Pangrams
3
Possible points
242

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 3 pangrams
attainability +20 ptsinability +16 ptsbanality +15 pts

The full word list

All 43 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 11, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters10 words
analantiblinlainlintnaannailnanatinttiny
5 letters13 words
annalbanalbliniinlaylanailintynannynatalnattyninnytainttinnytitan
6 letters8 words
anallyattainbananabanyanlitanynatanttannintinily
7 letters6 words
banallyblatantinanityinitiallantananattily
8 letters2 words
banalitynatality
9 letters3 words
blatantlyinabilityinitially
13 letters1 word
attainability

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.

attainability +20inability +16banality +15blatantly +9initially +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 11, 2023 has 43 valid words for a total of 242 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 206 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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