June 9, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 9, 2020

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for June 9, 2020 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words51
Max Points284
Pangrams2
Genius199

4 letter answers 10 words

ARTYAURANARYRANTRUNTTARTTRAYTURNYARNYURT

5 letter answers 16 words

ALTARARRAYATTARAURALLUNARRALLYRATTYRUNNYRUNTYRURALRUTTYTARRYTRULYULNARULTRAUNARY

6 letter answers 10 words

ARRANTRATTANRATTLYTANTRATARTANTARTARTARTLYTRUANTTYRANTUNRULY

7 letter answers 8 words

ANNULARAURALLYNATURALRATATATRURALLYTANTARATYRANNYUNTRULY

8 letter answers 1 word

ARRANTLY

9 letter answers 5 words

ANNULARLYNATURALLYNURTURANTTARANTULAUNNATURAL

11 letter answers 1 word

UNNATURALLY

Common questions

How many answers in the June 9, 2020 Spelling Bee?

51 valid answers worth 284 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 199 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are NATURALLY, UNNATURALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is R. 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.