NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 3, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, i, p, t, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 106 points |
| Genius Level | 74 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| D | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| V | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DI×1 DY×1 |
| I | |
| P | PA×7 PI×2 |
| T | TA×2 |
| V | VA×2 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×2 AVI×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAT×1 DIV×1 DYA×1 |
| I | |
| P | PAD×1 PAI×1 PAP×3 PAT×1 PAY×1 PIT×2 |
| T | TAP×1 TAT×1 |
| V | VAP×2 |
| Y | YAP×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ad........ † | AD10 | No definition found; request failed |
| va...... † | VA8 | No definition found; request failed |
| ad... | AD5 | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit |
| av.. | AV4 | enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something |
| av..... | AV7 | Greediness; strong appetite. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| di.. | DI4 | Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| pa... | PA5 | Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| va... | VA5 | Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- adaptivity† (AD10)
- vapidity† (VA8)
- adapt (AD5)
- avid (AV4)
- avidity (AV7)
- daddy (DA5)
- data (DA4)
- diva (DI4)
- dyad (DY4)
- paddy (PA5)
- paid (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- patty (PA5)
- payday (PA6)
- pita (PI4)
- pitapat (PI7)
- tapa (TA4)
- tatty (TA5)
- vapid (VA5)
- yappy (YA5)
Answer Definitions
- adaptivity† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- vapidity† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- adapt (verb): To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
- avid (adjective): enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
- avidity (noun): Greediness; strong appetite.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- diva (noun): Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- paddy (noun): Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
- payday (noun): The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
- pita (noun): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
- pitapat (verb): Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- vapid (adjective): Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.