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Spelling Bee Answers for June 3, 2022

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words35
Pangrams1
Points possible166
Center letterO
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 3, 2022·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

IN
TOU
CY

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
14 pts
Good
25 pts
Solid
42 pts
Nice
67 pts
Great
83 pts
Amazing
117 pts
Genius
142 pts
Queen Bee
166 pts
Total words
35
Pangrams
1
Possible points
166

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
continuity +17 pts

The full word list

All 35 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 3, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters12 words
coincooticonintonoonnounontotonytoontoottoutunto
5 letters7 words
cocciconiccountioniconiontonicunion
6 letters8 words
cocooncottoncountycutouticonicnotiononionytycoon
7 letters5 words
coconutconcoctcottonytuitionunction
9 letters1 word
intuition
10 letters2 words
concoctioncontinuity

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

continuity +17concoction +10intuition +9coconut +7concoct +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 3, 2022 has 35 valid words for a total of 166 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 142 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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