NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 28, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 67 words |
| Total Points | 397 points |
| Genius Level | 278 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 20 |
| E | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| L | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 18 | Σ | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 67 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×9 DI×11 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EN×5 EV×4 |
| G | GI×3 |
| I | IN×3 IV×1 |
| L | LE×5 LI×7 |
| N | |
| V | VE×13 VI×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×3 DEV×6 DIV×11 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×1 END×1 ENL×3 ENV×1 EVE×3 EVI×1 |
| G | GIV×3 |
| I | INV×3 IVI×1 |
| L | LEV×5 LIV×7 |
| N | |
| V | VEG×3 VEI×6 VEL×1 VEN×3 VIE×1 VIG×1 VIL×1 VIN×1 VIV×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de..... † | DE7 | No definition found; request failed |
| de...... † | DE8 | No definition found; request failed |
| in....... † | IN9 | No definition found; request failed |
| de... | DE5 | To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of delve |
| de.... | DE6 | To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp). |
| de...... | DE8 | Having had the veins removed. |
| de....... | DE9 | present participle and gerund of devein |
| de... | DE5 | The chief devil; Satan. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of devil |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di...... | DI8 | A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually). |
| di...... | DI8 | Serving to divide or separate. |
| di.... | DI6 | Of or pertaining to a god. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divine |
| di.... | DI6 | present participle of dive |
| di...... | DI8 | The action of the verb to divine in any sense. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en.... | EN6 | A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus). |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| en....... | EN9 | simple past and past participle of enliven |
| en........ | EN10 | present participle and gerund of enliven |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of envy |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ev..... | EV7 | The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| gi.. | GI4 | To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). |
| gi... | GI5 | past participle of give |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of give |
| in...... | IN8 | To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle and gerund of inveigle |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le..... | LE7 | simple past tense and past participle of level |
| le...... | LE8 | present participle and gerund of level |
| le.... | LE6 | simple past tense and past participle of levy |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li... | LI5 | simple past tense and past participle of live |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| li..... | LI7 | simple past and past participle of liven |
| li...... | LI8 | present participle and gerund of liven |
| li... | LI5 | Having a dark, bluish appearance. |
| li.... | LI6 | present participle of live |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of veg |
| ve.... | VE6 | A vegetable. |
| ve..... | VE7 | present participle of veg |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Covered by a veil. |
| ve..... | VE7 | present participle and gerund of veil |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Having veins or veinlike markings. |
| ve..... | VE7 | An arrangement of veins or veinlike markings. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| ve..... | VE7 | present participle and gerund of vend |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi... | VI5 | An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
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.
- delving† (DE7)
- deviling† (DE8)
- inveigled† (IN9)
- delve (DE5)
- delved (DE6)
- devein (DE6)
- deveined (DE8)
- deveining (DE9)
- devil (DE5)
- deviled (DE7)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- dividend (DI8)
- dividing (DI8)
- divine (DI6)
- divined (DI7)
- diving (DI6)
- divining (DI8)
- divvied (DI7)
- eleven (EL6)
- endive (EN6)
- enliven (EN7)
- enlivened (EN9)
- enlivening (EN10)
- envied (EN6)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- evening (EV7)
- evil (EV4)
- give (GI4)
- given (GI5)
- giving (GI6)
- inveigle (IN8)
- inveigling (IN10)
- ivied (IV5)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- leveled (LE7)
- leveling (LE8)
- levied (LE6)
- live (LI4)
- lived (LI5)
- liven (LI5)
- livened (LI7)
- livening (LI8)
- livid (LI5)
- living (LI6)
- vegged (VE6)
- veggie (VE6)
- vegging (VE7)
- veil (VE4)
- veiled (VE6)
- veiling (VE7)
- vein (VE4)
- veined (VE6)
- veining (VE7)
- veld (VE4)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- vending (VE7)
- vied (VI4)
- vigil (VI5)
- vile (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
- vivid (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- delving† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- deviling† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- inveigled† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- delve (verb): To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
- delved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delve
- devein (verb): To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
- deveined (adjective): Having had the veins removed.
- deveining (verb): present participle and gerund of devein
- devil (proper noun): The chief devil; Satan.
- deviled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of devil
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- dividend (noun): A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
- dividing (adjective): Serving to divide or separate.
- divine (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god.
- divined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divine
- diving (verb): present participle of dive
- divining (noun): The action of the verb to divine in any sense.
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- endive (noun): A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- enlivened (verb): simple past and past participle of enliven
- enlivening (verb): present participle and gerund of enliven
- envied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of envy
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- evening (noun): The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- give (verb): To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- given (verb): past participle of give
- giving (verb): present participle of give
- inveigle (verb): To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
- inveigling (verb): present participle and gerund of inveigle
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- leveled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of level
- leveling (verb): present participle and gerund of level
- levied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of levy
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- lived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of live
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- livened (verb): simple past and past participle of liven
- livening (verb): present participle and gerund of liven
- livid (adjective): Having a dark, bluish appearance.
- living (verb): present participle of live
- vegged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of veg
- veggie (noun): A vegetable.
- vegging (verb): present participle of veg
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- veiled (adjective): Covered by a veil.
- veiling (verb): present participle and gerund of veil
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- veined (adjective): Having veins or veinlike markings.
- veining (noun): An arrangement of veins or veinlike markings.
- veld (noun): The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- vending (verb): present participle and gerund of vend
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vigil (noun): An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.