Spelling Bee June 1, 2026 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: I
Puzzle stats
Total words
45
Total points
237
Pangrams
2
Genius score
165
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- INEXACT
- INEXACT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
18 pts
8%
Solid
35 pts
15%
Nice
59 pts
25%
Great
94 pts
40%
Amazing
118 pts
50%
Genius
165 pts
70%
Queen Bee
237 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- acetic
- ancient
- anti
- antic
- ataxia
- attain
- attic
- cacti
- canine
- cantina
- cite
- entice
- excite
- exit
- extinct
- inane
- incant
- incite
- inexact
- inexact
- initiate
- innate
- innie
- intact
- intent
- niacin
- nice
- niece
- nine
- nineteen
- nite
- tacit
- tactic
- tactician
- taint
- tannic
- tannin
- taxi
- tinct
- tine
- tint
- titan
- titanic
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, June 1, 2026 uses the seven letters A, C, E, I, N, T, X, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 45 accepted words for a total of 237 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 165 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.