NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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22Answers
2Pangrams
106Maximum
75Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A4
D4
P9
T2
V2
Y1

Words by length

48
58
62
72
81
101

Two-letter starts

AD2
AV2
DA2
DI1
DY1
PA7
PI2
TA2
VA2
YA1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A••••••••Y

A × 2, T × 2, I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

adaptivity

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

V … Y

Letter pattern

V••••••Y

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

vapidity

Complete answer list

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A 4

  • adapt
  • adaptivityPangram
  • avid
  • avidity

D 4

  • daddy
  • data
  • diva
  • dyad

P 9

  • paddy
  • paid
  • papa
  • papaya
  • pappy
  • patty
  • payday
  • pita
  • pitapat

T 2

  • tapa
  • tatty

V 2

  • vapid
  • vapidityPangram

Y 1

  • yappy

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 75/100, compared with 154 available puzzles through this date.

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