NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 7, 2026

Jun 7, 2026 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 7, 2026

Game Summary

Center Letter	C
Outer Letters	a, d, i, t, u, v
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	20 words
Total Points	99 points
Genius Level	69 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
A	2	1	4	-	-	7
C	1	2	1	-	-	4
D	1	2	1	-	1	5
I	-	-	-	-	-	-
T	1	1	1	-	-	3
U	-	-	-	-	-	-
V	-	-	-	1	-	1
Σ	5	6	7	1	1	20

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A	AC×4 AD×2 AT×1
C	CA×2 CI×2
D	DI×3 DU×2
I
T	TA×3
U
V	VI×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A	ACA×2 ACI×2 ADD×2 ATT×1
C	CAC×1 CAV×1 CIC×1 CIV×1
D	DIC×1 DID×2 DUC×2
I
T	TAC×3
U
V	VIA×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)
vi..... ^†	VI7	A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
ac....	AC6	A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
ac..	AC4	Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
ac..	AC4	Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
ac....	AC6	Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
ad....	AD6	A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
ad....	AD6	To draw towards a center or a middle line.
at...	AT5	The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
ca...	CA5	plural of cactus
ca..	CA4	Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
ci....	CI6	Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
ci...	CI5	Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
di...	DI5	plural of dictum
di....	DI6	a didactic person
di......	DI8	Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
du...	DU5	A gold coin minted by various European nations.
du..	DU4	a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
ta...	TA5	Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
ta..	TA4	The sense of touch; feeling.
ta....	TA6	A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

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.

viaduct^† (VI7)
acacia (AC6)
acai (AC4)
acid (AC4)
acidic (AC6)
addict (AD6)
adduct (AD6)
attic (AT5)
cacti (CA5)
cava (CA4)
cicada (CI6)
civic (CI5)
dicta (DI5)
didact (DI6)
didactic (DI8)
ducat (DU5)
duct (DU4)
tacit (TA5)
tact (TA4)
tactic (TA6)

Answer Definitions

viaduct^† (noun): A bridge with several spans that carries road or rail traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
addict (noun): A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
adduct (verb): To draw towards a center or a middle line.
attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
cacti (noun): plural of cactus
cava (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
dicta (noun): plural of dictum
didact (noun): a didactic person
didactic (adjective): Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
ducat (noun): A gold coin minted by various European nations.
duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.