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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

EILNTWO

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Words
57
Points
217
Genius
151
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • intention

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • into

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • intone

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • lento

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • leonine

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • lion

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • loin

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • loll

    verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.

    verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.

    verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.

    Appeared in 27 recorded puzzles.

  • lone

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • loon

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    Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

  • loonie

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • loot

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • lotion

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • lotto

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • neon

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • newton

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • noel

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • none

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • nonet

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • nonillion

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • noon

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    Appeared in 41 recorded puzzles.

  • note

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • notion

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • oleo

    noun — Margarine

    noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • olio

    noun — A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.

    noun — A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.

    noun — A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.

    noun — (by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.

    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • ollie

    noun — An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.

    verb — To perform an ollie.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • onion

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    Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

  • online

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • onto

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • owlet

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  • tenon

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • toil

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • toile

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • toilet

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • toilette

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • toll

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tone

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tonne

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tool

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • toon

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • toonie

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • toot

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    Appeared in 27 recorded puzzles.

  • tootle

    verb — To go (somewhere); to amble aimlessly.

    verb — To make a soft toot sound.

    verb — To play (a musical instrument) making such a sound.

    noun — A soft toot sound.

    noun — A trip or excursion.

    verb — To transport (someone somewhere).

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tote

    noun — A tote bag.

    verb — To carry or bear.

    verb — To add up; to calculate a total.

    noun — A heavy burden.

    noun — (logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.

    noun — A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • towel

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  • towelette

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  • towline

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  • town

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • townie

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  • willow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • winnow

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • wino

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • wont

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • wonton

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • wool

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • woolen

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • woot

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

towline is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • in×3
  • le×2
  • li×1
  • lo×8
  • ne×2
  • no×7
  • ol×3
  • on×3
  • ow×1
  • te×1
  • to×18
  • wi×3
  • wo×5

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
i 1·1··1 3
l 6221·· 11
n 512··1 9
o 331··· 7
t 844111 19
w 4·4··· 8
Σ 271014213 57

The numbers

Genius today takes 151 points of 217 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
55th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
77th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

427 today34.5% all-time510 today22.8% all-time614 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time93 today2.5% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
e Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Tuesday, May 26, 2026
i Friday, June 5, 2026 Monday, June 1, 2026
l Thursday, June 4, 2026 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
n Friday, June 5, 2026 Thursday, May 7, 2026
o ● Friday, June 5, 2026 Saturday, May 30, 2026
t Thursday, June 4, 2026 Monday, May 25, 2026
w Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Wednesday, February 25, 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.