The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DIPTVYA

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Words
22
Points
106
Genius
74
Pangrams
2

Official answers

Show the 22 answersHide answers

Pangrams highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ad×2
  • av×2
  • da×2
  • di×1
  • dy×1
  • pa×7
  • pi×2
  • ta×2
  • va×2
  • ya×1

Words by first letter and length

4567810Σ
a 11·1·1 4
d 31···· 4
p 3321·· 9
t 11···· 2
v ·1··1· 2
y ·1···· 1
Σ 882211 22

The numbers

Genius today takes 74 points of 106 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
7th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
3rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

48 today34.5% all-time58 today22.8% all-time62 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.5% all-time101 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a ● Monday, June 1, 2026 Friday, May 29, 2026
d Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
i Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Monday, June 1, 2026
p Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Monday, May 18, 2026
t Monday, June 1, 2026 Monday, May 25, 2026
v Saturday, May 30, 2026 Wednesday, April 29, 2026
y Friday, May 29, 2026 Saturday, February 7, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.