Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, June 02, 2026

Jun 02, 2026, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, E, I, M, N, W, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 58 words, a 258-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: WINDMILLED.

Spelling Bee hive for June 2, 2026 with center letter L and surrounding letters D,E,I,M,N and W

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

89th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.47

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

89/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 89% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

64 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

26

words to Genius
1×10L1×9L3×8L8×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 181 pts
26 words1×10L1×9L3×8L8×7L10×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

113 vowels · 204 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up39 PTS
  • 25%Good65 PTS
  • 40%Solid103 PTS
  • 50%Nice129 PTS
  • 60%Great155 PTS
  • 65%Amazing168 PTS
  • 70%Genius181 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee258 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 58 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

M
28%
L
24%
W
21%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

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Word Length Distribution

22 words
4L
22
8 words
5L
8
15 words
6L
15
8 words
7L
8
3 words
8L
3
1 word
9L
1
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 58 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
58 words
100%
E
51 words
88%
D
44 words
76%
I
38 words
66%
M
22 words
38%
W
22 words
38%
N
18 words
31%

Share of 58 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts
22
4L
40 pts
40
5L
90 pts
90
6L
56 pts
56
7L
24 pts
24
8L
9 pts
9
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
1628%
L
1424%
W
1221%
D
916%
N
35%
E
23%
I
23%

Share of 58 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 258 ranks in the 77th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-06-01.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 58 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 86th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-06-01.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-06-01.
  • The estimated solve time of 54–74 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • dele
  • deled
  • delime
  • delimed
  • deline
  • diel
  • dilled
  • dilli
  • dillweed
  • dindle
  • dindled
  • edile
  • eild
  • eileen
  • eleidin
  • elem
  • elemi
  • elemin
  • elle
  • ellen
  • elne
  • emeline
  • emil
  • enlimn
  • indwell
  • inline
  • leden
  • leed
  • leme
  • lemel
  • lended
  • lendee
  • lene
  • lenin
  • lewie
  • lide
  • lienee
  • lile
  • lilied
  • lill
  • limed
  • limen
  • lind
  • lindied
  • linin
  • linn
  • linne
  • lwei
  • medellin
  • medle
  • medlied
  • mele
  • melene
  • meline
  • mell
  • melled
  • mendel
  • middled
  • milden
  • mildened
  • mille
  • millie
  • millieme
  • millile
  • millime
  • milline
  • millmen
  • milwell
  • mindel
  • minimill
  • needlemen
  • neeld
  • neele
  • neil
  • nell
  • nellie
  • newline
  • nielled
  • nielli
  • nile
  • nill
  • nilled
  • wedel
  • wedeled
  • wedeln
  • weel
  • wellie
  • wendell
  • widdle
  • widdled
  • wilded
  • wiled
  • wiliwili
  • willi
  • willie
  • willied
  • windle
  • windled

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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