NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 20, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, n, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 297 points |
| Genius Level | 208 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| G | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| N | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 12 |
| W | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | Σ | 15 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | - | 1 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×2 DR×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×2 GO×3 GR×11 |
| I | IG×1 IN×2 IR×3 |
| N | NI×1 NO×3 |
| O | OD×1 OR×1 |
| R | RI×9 RO×3 |
| W | WI×1 WO×3 WR×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DON×1 DOO×1 DRO×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GIR×2 GOR×3 GRI×6 GRO×5 |
| I | IGN×1 IND×1 ING×1 IRO×3 |
| N | NIG×1 NOI×1 NON×1 NOR×1 |
| O | ODO×1 ORI×1 |
| R | RID×3 RIG×3 RIN×3 RON×1 ROO×1 ROW×1 |
| W | WIR×1 WOR×3 WRI×2 WRO×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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| dr...... † | DR8 | No definition found; request failed |
| wo..... † | WO7 | No definition found; request failed |
| wr........ † | WR10 | No definition found; request failed |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| dr... | DR5 | A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android). |
| dr..... | DR7 | present participle and gerund of drone |
| dr... | DR5 | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| gi.. | GI4 | To bind with a flexible rope or cord. |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gird |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gorge |
| go.... | GO6 | A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale |
| go.... | GO6 | present participle of gore |
| gr.. | GR4 | A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle. |
| gr...... | GR8 | An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. |
| gr... | GR5 | To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle of grind |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle of grin |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr... | GR5 | The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. |
| gr.. | GR4 | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| gr..... | GR7 | present participle and gerund of grow |
| gr... | GR5 | past participle of grow |
| ig...... | IG8 | present participle of ignore |
| in.... | IN6 | Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building. |
| in..... | IN7 | That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body) |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| ir..... | IR7 | present participle of iron |
| ir...... | IR8 | No definition found; request failed |
| ni.... | NI6 | Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice. |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no..... | NO7 | Alternative spelling of non-word |
| no.. | NO4 | A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| or.... | OR6 | The beginning of something. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rid |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of ridge |
| ri.... | RI6 | present participle of ride |
| ri..... | RI7 | Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. |
| ri... | RI5 | Stiff, rather than flexible. |
| ri... | RI5 | US spelling of rigour |
| ri.. | RI4 | tree bark |
| ri.. | RI4 | A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| ri..... | RI7 | The sound of something that rings. |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro.... | RO6 | present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”) |
| wi.... | WI6 | present participle of wire |
| wo.. | WO4 | The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word). |
| wo.. | WO4 | Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. |
| wr... | WR5 | To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out. |
| wr...... | WR8 | present participle of wring |
| wr... | WR5 | Incorrect or untrue. |
| wr...... | WR8 | present participle and gerund of wrong |
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.
- drowning† (DR8)
- wording† (WO7)
- wrongdoing† (WR10)
- donor (DO5)
- door (DO4)
- droid (DR5)
- droning (DR7)
- drown (DR5)
- gird (GI4)
- girding (GI7)
- gorging (GO7)
- gorgon (GO6)
- goring (GO6)
- grid (GR4)
- gridiron (GR8)
- grin (GR4)
- grind (GR5)
- grinding (GR8)
- grinning (GR8)
- grog (GR4)
- groin (GR5)
- grow (GR4)
- growing (GR7)
- grown (GR5)
- ignoring (IG8)
- indoor (IN6)
- ingrown (IN7)
- iron (IR4)
- ironing (IR7)
- ironwood (IR8)
- nigiri (NI6)
- noir (NO4)
- nonword (NO7)
- nori (NO4)
- odor (OD4)
- origin (OR6)
- ridding (RI7)
- ridging (RI7)
- riding (RI6)
- rigging (RI7)
- rigid (RI5)
- rigor (RI5)
- rind (RI4)
- ring (RI4)
- ringing (RI7)
- rondo (RO5)
- rood (RO4)
- rowing (RO6)
- wiring (WI6)
- word (WO4)
- worn (WO4)
- wring (WR5)
- wringing (WR8)
- wrong (WR5)
- wronging (WR8)
Answer Definitions
- drowning† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- wording† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- wrongdoing† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
- droning (verb): present participle and gerund of drone
- drown (verb): To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
- gird (verb): To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- girding (verb): present participle of gird
- gorging (verb): present participle of gorge
- gorgon (noun): A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- goring (verb): present participle of gore
- grid (noun): A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
- gridiron (noun): An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
- grin (noun): A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- grind (verb): To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- grinding (verb): present participle of grind
- grinning (verb): present participle of grin
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- groin (noun): The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
- grow (verb): To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
- growing (verb): present participle and gerund of grow
- grown (verb): past participle of grow
- ignoring (verb): present participle of ignore
- indoor (adjective): Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.
- ingrown (adjective): That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- ironing (verb): present participle of iron
- ironwood (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- nigiri (noun): Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- nonword (noun): Alternative spelling of non-word
- nori (noun): A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- origin (noun): The beginning of something.
- ridding (verb): present participle of rid
- ridging (verb): present participle of ridge
- riding (verb): present participle of ride
- rigging (noun): Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
- rigid (adjective): Stiff, rather than flexible.
- rigor (noun): US spelling of rigour
- rind (noun): tree bark
- ring (noun): A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- ringing (noun): The sound of something that rings.
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- rowing (verb): present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)
- wiring (verb): present participle of wire
- word (noun): The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
- worn (adjective): Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- wring (verb): To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
- wringing (verb): present participle of wring
- wrong (adjective): Incorrect or untrue.
- wronging (verb): present participle and gerund of wrong