June 5, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 5, 2022
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.