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Spelling Bee Answers for June 6, 2021

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

Words28
Pangrams1
Points possible136
Center letterY
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 6, 2021·3 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.

OH
AYN
EP

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
11 pts
Good
21 pts
Solid
34 pts
Nice
55 pts
Great
68 pts
Amazing
96 pts
Genius
116 pts
Queen Bee
136 pts
Total words
28
Pangrams
1
Possible points
136

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
payphone +15 pts

The full word list

All 28 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 6, 2021, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters5 words
ahoyhypehypoponyyeah
5 letters16 words
annoyhappyhoneyhooeyhoppyhyenanannypappypayeepennypeonypeppyphonypoppyyahooyappy
6 letters6 words
anyhooanyonehyphenpapayaphooeyyoohoo
8 letters1 word
payphone

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.

payphone +15anyhoo +6anyone +6hyphen +6papaya +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 6, 2021 has 28 valid words for a total of 136 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 116 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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