June 5, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 5, 2022

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for June 5, 2022 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words74
Max Points496
Pangrams3
Genius347

4 letter answers 11 words

CENTCITECOINCOMECONECOOTCOTEICONMICENICEONCE

5 letter answers 13 words

COCCICOMETCOMICCONICEMCEEIONICMIMICMINCENIECENONCEOCTETTINCTTONIC

6 letter answers 15 words

CEMENTCOCOONCOMMITCOMMONCOOTIECOTTONEMETICENTICEICEMENICONICINCITEINCOMENEOCONNONCOMNOTICE

7 letter answers 9 words

COMMENTCONCEITCONCOCTCONNECTCONNOTECONTENTECOTONEMIMETICTITMICE

8 letter answers 8 words

COMMENCEECONOMICEMINENCEEMOTICONINNOCENTMNEMONICNICOTINETECTONIC

9 letter answers 6 words

COMMITTEECOMMOTIONCONTINENTIMMINENCEINNOCENCEMONOTONIC

10 letter answers 7 words

COMMITMENTCONCOCTIONCONNECTIONCONTENTIONCONTINENCEENTICEMENTINCITEMENT

11 letter answers 2 words

CONTENTMENTINCONTINENT

12 letter answers 3 words

COMMENCEMENTCOMMITTEEMENINCONTINENCE

Common questions

How many answers in the June 5, 2022 Spelling Bee?

74 valid answers worth 496 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 347 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are COMMITMENT, COMMITTEEMEN, EMOTICON. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.