June 9, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 9, 2024

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for June 9, 2024 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points251
Pangrams3
Genius176

4 letter answers 15 words

AKINANEWGAGAGAGEGAINGANGGAWKGNAWNAANNANAWAGEWAKEWANEWEAKWEAN

5 letter answers 7 words

AGAINAGINGAWAKEAWINGINANEWAKENWANNA

6 letter answers 11 words

AGEINGANGINAAWAKENAWNINGENGAGEGEWGAWWAGINGWAKINGWANINGWEAKENWIGWAG

7 letter answers 10 words

AWAKINGGAGGINGGAININGGANGINGGAWKINGGNAWINGNAGGINGNANKEENWAGGINGWEANING

8 letter answers 2 words

ENGAGINGWAKENING

9 letter answers 2 words

AWAKENINGWEAKENING

10 letter answers 1 word

WIGWAGGING

Common questions

How many answers in the June 9, 2024 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 251 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 176 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are AWAKENING, WAKENING, WEAKENING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.