NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 9, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, g, i, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 65 words |
| Total Points | 282 points |
| Genius Level | 197 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 4 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 10 |
| G | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 15 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 17 |
| N | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| O | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 13 | Σ | 26 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 65 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×1 FL×3 FO×6 |
| G | GI×1 GO×14 |
| I | IG×1 IN×1 |
| L | LE×2 LI×3 LO×12 |
| N | NE×1 NO×6 |
| O | OF×2 OG×3 OI×1 OL×3 ON×3 OO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FEL×1 FLO×3 FOG×1 FOI×2 FOL×1 FOO×2 |
| G | GIG×1 GOG×2 GOI×1 GOL×2 GON×3 GOO×6 |
| I | IGL×1 INF×1 |
| L | LEG×1 LEO×1 LIF×1 LIN×1 LIO×1 LOG×4 LOI×1 LOL×2 LON×3 LOO×2 |
| N | NEO×1 NOE×1 NOG×1 NON×2 NOO×2 |
| O | OFF×2 OGE×1 OGL×2 OIL×1 OLE×1 OLI×1 OLL×1 ONG×1 ONI×1 ONL×1 OOL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| li...... † | LI8 | Extending for the entire duration of life. |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| fe... | FE5 | A person who has committed a felony. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| fl...... | FL8 | Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fog |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of foil |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fool |
| gi.... | GI6 | A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of goggle |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of golf |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gong |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of goof |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of google |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| le.... | LE6 | Numerous; vast; very great in number |
| le..... | LE7 | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion. |
| li... | LI5 | Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of log |
| lo... | LO5 | A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of loll |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of long |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.... | LO6 | The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit). |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.... | NO6 | An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| 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. |
| of..... | OF7 | Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| og.... | OG6 | Action of the verb to ogle. |
| oi.... | OI6 | present participle of oil |
| ol.. | OL4 | 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. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.... | ON6 | 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. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
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.
- lifelong† (LI8)
- eggnog (EG6)
- felon (FE5)
- floe (FL4)
- flog (FL4)
- flogging (FL8)
- fogging (FO7)
- foil (FO4)
- foiling (FO7)
- folio (FO5)
- fool (FO4)
- fooling (FO7)
- gigolo (GI6)
- goggle (GO6)
- goggling (GO8)
- going (GO5)
- golf (GO4)
- golfing (GO7)
- gone (GO4)
- gong (GO4)
- gonging (GO7)
- goof (GO4)
- goofing (GO7)
- google (GO6)
- googling (GO8)
- googol (GO6)
- goon (GO4)
- igloo (IG5)
- info (IN4)
- legion (LE6)
- leonine (LE7)
- lingo (LI5)
- lion (LI4)
- loge (LO4)
- logging (LO7)
- login (LO5)
- logo (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolling (LO7)
- lone (LO4)
- long (LO4)
- longing (LO7)
- loon (LO4)
- loonie (LO6)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- noggin (NO6)
- none (NO4)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noogie (NO6)
- noon (NO4)
- offing (OF6)
- offline (OF7)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- ogling (OG6)
- oiling (OI6)
- oleo (OL4)
- olio (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- online (ON6)
- oolong (OO6)
Answer Definitions
- lifelong† (adjective): Extending for the entire duration of life.
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- felon (noun): A person who has committed a felony.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- flogging (noun): Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
- fogging (verb): present participle of fog
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiling (verb): present participle of foil
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooling (verb): present participle of fool
- gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- goggling (verb): present participle of goggle
- going (verb): present participle of go
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- golfing (verb): present participle of golf
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonging (verb): present participle of gong
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goofing (verb): present participle of goof
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googling (verb): present participle of google
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- info (noun): information.
- legion (adjective): Numerous; vast; very great in number
- leonine (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
- lingo (noun): Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logging (verb): present participle of log
- login (noun): A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- 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.
- lolling (verb): present participle of loll
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longing (verb): present participle of long
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loonie (noun): The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
- 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.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noogie (noun): An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- 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.
- offline (adjective): Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- ogling (noun): Action of the verb to ogle.
- oiling (verb): present participle of oil
- 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.
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- 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.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.