NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 6, 2026

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 6, 2026
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 6, 2026

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 6, 2026
Center LetterO
Outer Letterse, i, l, n, t, w
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words57 words
Total Points217 points
Genius Level152 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 6, 2026

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.

456789Σ
E-------
I1-1--13
L6221--11
N512--19
O331---7
T84411119
W4-4---8
Σ27101421357

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E
I
IN×3
L
LE×2
LI×1
LO×8
N
NE×2
NO×7
O
OL×3
ON×3
OW×1
T
TE×1
TO×18
W
WI×3
WO×5

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E
I
INT×3
L
LEN×1
LEO×1
LIO×1
LOI×1
LOL×1
LON×1
LOO×3
LOT×2
N
NEO×1
NEW×1
NOE×1
NON×3
NOO×1
NOT×2
O
OLE×1
OLI×1
OLL×1
ONI×1
ONL×1
ONT×1
OWL×1
T
TEN×1
TOI×4
TOL×1
TON×2
TOO×5
TOT×1
TOW×5
W
WIL×1
WIN×2
WON×2
WOO×3

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
to..... †TO7A line or rope used for towing a vehicle.
in.......IN9A course of action that a person intends to follow.
in..IN4To or towards the inside of.
in....IN6To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
le...LE5Slow (45–60 bpm).
le.....LE7Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
li..LI4A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
lo..LO4The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
lo..LO4To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
lo..LO4Solitary; having no companion.
lo..LO4An idler, a lout.
lo....LO6The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
lo..LO4A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
lo....LO6A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
lo...LO5a game of chance similar to bingo
ne..NE4The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
ne....NE6In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.
no..NO4A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
no..NO4Not any of a given number or group.
no...NO5A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
no.......NO910.
no..NO4The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
no..NO4A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
no....NO6Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
ol..OL4A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
ol..OL4A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
ol...OL5An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
on...ON5A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
on....ON6Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
on..ON4Upon; on top of.
ow...OW5Diminutive of owl
te...TE5A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
to..TO4Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
to...TO5plain or simple twilled fabric
to....TO6A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
to......TO8Archaic form of toilet. (in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet)
to..TO4Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
to..TO4A specific pitch.
to...TO5A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
to..TO4A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
to..TO4A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to....TO6A Canadian two-dollar coin.
to..TO4The noise of a horn or whistle.
to....TO6To make a soft toot sound.
to..TO4A tote bag.
to...TO5A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
to.......TO9A small towel, hand or face wipe.
to..TO4A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
to....TO6A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
wi....WI6Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
wi....WI6To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
wi..WI4A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
wo..WO4One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
wo....WO6A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
wo..WO4The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
wo....WO6Made of wool.
wo..WO4Alternative form of w00t

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.

  • towline†  (TO7)
  • intention  (IN9)
  • into  (IN4)
  • intone  (IN6)
  • lento  (LE5)
  • leonine  (LE7)
  • lion  (LI4)
  • loin  (LO4)
  • loll  (LO4)
  • lone  (LO4)
  • loon  (LO4)
  • loonie  (LO6)
  • loot  (LO4)
  • lotion  (LO6)
  • lotto  (LO5)
  • neon  (NE4)
  • newton  (NE6)
  • noel  (NO4)
  • none  (NO4)
  • nonet  (NO5)
  • nonillion  (NO9)
  • noon  (NO4)
  • note  (NO4)
  • notion  (NO6)
  • oleo  (OL4)
  • olio  (OL4)
  • ollie  (OL5)
  • onion  (ON5)
  • online  (ON6)
  • onto  (ON4)
  • owlet  (OW5)
  • tenon  (TE5)
  • toil  (TO4)
  • toile  (TO5)
  • toilet  (TO6)
  • toilette  (TO8)
  • toll  (TO4)
  • tone  (TO4)
  • tonne  (TO5)
  • tool  (TO4)
  • toon  (TO4)
  • toonie  (TO6)
  • toot  (TO4)
  • tootle  (TO6)
  • tote  (TO4)
  • towel  (TO5)
  • towelette  (TO9)
  • town  (TO4)
  • townie  (TO6)
  • willow  (WI6)
  • winnow  (WI6)
  • wino  (WI4)
  • wont  (WO4)
  • wonton  (WO6)
  • wool  (WO4)
  • woolen  (WO6)
  • woot  (WO4)

Answer Definitions

  • towline† (noun): A line or rope used for towing a vehicle.
  • intention (noun): A course of action that a person intends to follow.
  • into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
  • intone (verb): To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
  • lento (adjective): Slow (45–60 bpm).
  • leonine (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
  • lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
  • loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
  • loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
  • lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
  • loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
  • loonie (noun): The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
  • loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
  • lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
  • lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
  • neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
  • newton (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.
  • noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
  • none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
  • nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
  • nonillion (numeral): 10.
  • noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
  • note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  • notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
  • oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
  • olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
  • ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
  • onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
  • online (adjective): Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
  • onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
  • owlet (noun): Diminutive of owl
  • tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
  • toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
  • toile (noun): plain or simple twilled fabric
  • toilet (noun): A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
  • toilette (noun): Archaic form of toilet. (in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet)
  • toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
  • tone (noun): A specific pitch.
  • tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
  • tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
  • toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
  • toonie (noun): A Canadian two-dollar coin.
  • toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
  • tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
  • tote (noun): A tote bag.
  • towel (noun): A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
  • towelette (noun): A small towel, hand or face wipe.
  • town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
  • townie (noun): A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
  • willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
  • winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
  • wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
  • wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
  • wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
  • wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
  • woolen (adjective): Made of wool.
  • woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t