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Spelling Bee Answers for June 6, 2023

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

Words29
Pangrams1
Points possible152
Center letterT
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 6, 2023·3 min read

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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.

IN
CTE
VZ

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
13 pts
Good
23 pts
Solid
38 pts
Nice
61 pts
Great
76 pts
Amazing
107 pts
Genius
130 pts
Queen Bee
152 pts
Total words
29
Pangrams
1
Possible points
152

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
incentivize +18 pts

The full word list

All 29 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 6, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters9 words
centciteniteteententtinetintventziti
5 letters5 words
civeteventevicttenettinct
6 letters5 words
enticeinciteintentinventinvite
7 letters5 words
citizenententeevicteeinviteenetizen
8 letters1 word
nineteen
9 letters3 words
incentiveinvectiveinventive
11 letters1 word
incentivize

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.

incentivize +18incentive +9invective +9inventive +9nineteen +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 6, 2023 has 29 valid words for a total of 152 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 130 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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