NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 5, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, i, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 157 points |
| Genius Level | 110 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |
| F | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| G | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×5 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×3 FO×6 FR×2 |
| G | GO×2 GR×2 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | |
| O | OF×1 |
| R | RI×2 RO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COF×2 COI×2 CON×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FIF×1 FIN×1 FIR×1 FOC×1 FOG×1 FOR×4 FRI×1 FRO×1 |
| G | GOO×2 GRI×2 |
| I | INF×2 |
| N | |
| O | OFF×1 |
| R | RIF×2 ROO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fo..... † | FO7 | No definition found; request failed |
| co.... | CO6 | A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial. |
| co....... | CO9 | No definition found; request failed |
| co.. | CO4 | A hairdo. |
| co...... | CO8 | No definition found; request failed |
| co....... | CO9 | No definition found; request failed |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fi.... | FI6 | The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of focus |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fog |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of forge |
| fo... | FO5 | To let pass, to leave alone, to let go. |
| fo...... | FO8 | present participle of forgo |
| fr...... | FR8 | present participle of fringe |
| fr.. | FR4 | Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of goof |
| gr..... | GR7 | A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. |
| gr..... | GR7 | Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature) |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle of infringe |
| of.... | OF6 | The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of riff |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles. |
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.
- forcing† (FO7)
- coffin (CO6)
- coffining (CO9)
- coif (CO4)
- coiffing (CO8)
- confining (CO9)
- fifing (FI6)
- fining (FI6)
- firing (FI6)
- foci (FO4)
- fogging (FO7)
- forging (FO7)
- forgo (FO5)
- forgoing (FO8)
- fringing (FR8)
- frog (FR4)
- goof (GO4)
- goofing (GO7)
- griffin (GR7)
- griffon (GR7)
- info (IN4)
- infringing (IN10)
- offing (OF6)
- riff (RI4)
- riffing (RI7)
- roof (RO4)
- roofing (RO7)
Answer Definitions
- forcing† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- coffin (noun): A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
- coffining (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- coif (noun): A hairdo.
- coiffing (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- confining (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- firing (noun): The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
- foci (noun): plural of focus
- fogging (verb): present participle of fog
- forging (verb): present participle of forge
- forgo (verb): To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
- forgoing (verb): present participle of forgo
- fringing (verb): present participle of fringe
- frog (noun): Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goofing (verb): present participle of goof
- griffin (noun): A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
- griffon (noun): Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)
- info (noun): information.
- infringing (verb): present participle of infringe
- offing (noun): The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffing (verb): present participle of riff
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- roofing (noun): Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.