Spelling bee? NYT Crossword Clue

By Emre Parlak / June 21, 2026

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Crossword Answer

1 ? C

2 ? O

3 ? V

4 ? E

5 ? N

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Think of a gathering where magical words might be exchanged.

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A ????? is a group or gathering of witches.

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The clue uses wordplay involving 'Spelling' as a reference to magic spells rather than the act of writing words. A 'bee' is a gathering, and in this context, it suggests a group of witches, known as a ?????, who gather to cast spells.

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Group of spellers?, Wiccan gathering

NYT Crossword June 21 2026 Answers

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1 ? R
2 ? E
3 ? C
4 ? S
5 ? B
6 ? C
7 ? C
8 ? S
9 ? B
10 ? E
11 ? A
12 ? T
13 ? S
14 ? M
15 ? E
16 ? A
? L
? O
? E
17 ? A
? B
? L
? E
18 ? E
? R
? R
? A
? T
? I
? C
19 ? O
? F
? F
? R
20 ? O
? A
? D
? E
? D
21 ? N
? E
? C
? K
? I
? N
? G
22 ? F
? A
? K
? E
23 ? F
? A
24 ? C
? T
? C
? H
? E
? C
? K
25 ? T
26 ? E
? E
? P
? A
? D
27 ? S
28 ? T
? A
? S
? T
? E
? O
? K
29 ? S
? L
? E
? E
? P
30 ? A
31 ? L
? E
? S
32 ? S
? S
? N
33 ? E
? R
? R
34 ? I
35 ? Q
? T
? E
? S
? T
36 ? S
37 ? E
38 ? S
39 ? T
40 ? E
41 ? N
? O
? U
42 ? N
43 ? T
? I
? N
44 ? S
? E
45 ? R
46 ? B
47 ? T
? O
? E
48 ? G
? Y
? N
? O
49 ? I
? N
? T
50 ? L
51 ? T
? I
? E
52 ? D
? O
? W
? N
53 ? C
54 ? A
? P
? O
? T
? E
55 ? S
? P
? H
? E
? R
? E
? S
56 ? P
57 ? O
58 ? B
? O
? X
59 ? N
? O
? V
60 ? A
61 ? E
? V
? E
? R
? Y
62 ? I
? C
? E
? S
? I
63 ? N
64 ? E
? D
65 ? T
66 ? L
? O
? C
? S
67 ? T
? H
? A
? T
? S
? A
68 ? T
69 ? A
? L
? L
? O
70 ? R
? D
? E
? R
71 ? T
? O
? R
72 ? C
? A
? N
? W
? E
? G
? O
73 ? E
74 ? O
75 ? N
76 ? W
77 ? O
78 ? R
? L
? D
? G
? I
? R
? A
? F
79 ? F
80 ? E
? D
? A
? Y
81 ? A
? I
? W
? A
82 ? A
? L
? T
83 ? L
? I
? M
? I
? T
? S
84 ? A
? C
? T
? I
? N
85 ? O
? H
86 ? H
87 ? I
88 ? L
? I
? T
? H
? E
89 ? G
? A
? N
? E
? S
90 ? H
91 ? A
92 ? M
? A
? N
93 ? B
? A
? G
94 ? A
? C
? E
? S
? O
? U
? T
95 ? E
? N
? V
? Y
96 ? R
97 ? A
98 ? J
99 ? A
100 ? S
? I
? S
101 ? M
? E
? T
102 ? S
103 ? G
? I
? T
104 ? E
? L
? A
? N
105 ? P
? A
? S
106 ? A
107 ? N
? E
108 ? G
? A
? T
? E
109 ? S
110 ? M
? U
? G
111 ? T
112 ? A
113 ? U
114 ? P
? E
? R
? E
115 ? P
116 ? H
? O
? N
? E
117 ? C
? O
? R
? N
118 ? P
? I
? T
119 ? S
120 ? P
? O
? O
? N
? E
? R
121 ? C
? O
? M
? E
? S
? E
? A
? S
122 ? Y
123 ? A
? T
? A
? D
124 ? S
? A
? V
? A
? N
? N
? A
125 ? L
? O
126 ? T
? U
? S
? R
? O
127 ? O
128 ? T
129 ? O
? P
? E
? N
? T
? A
? B
130 ? I
? D
? E
? S
131 ? S
? I
? R
? I
132 ? W
? E
? N
? T
? I
? P
? O
133 ? T
? A
? T
? E
134 ? E
? L
? K
? S

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Clue Analysis

The 5-letter answer to “Spelling bee?” in the NYT Crossword June 21 2026 is COVEN.

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A: The most common and recent 5-letter answer for "Spelling bee?" is COVEN.

A: The clue uses wordplay involving 'Spelling' as a reference to magic spells rather than the act of writing words. A 'bee' is a gathering, and in this context, it suggests a group of witches, known as a coven, who gather to cast spells.

A: This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on June 21, 2026.

A: A coven is a group or gathering of witches.

A: Group of spellers?, Wiccan gathering

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