NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 16, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 132 points |
| Genius Level | 92 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| F | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×7 BI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | |
| E | EF×3 |
| F | FE×4 FI×5 |
| I | IN×3 |
| N | |
| T | TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BEF×1 BEN×5 BIF×1 |
|---|---|
| C | |
| E | EFF×3 |
| F | FEE×1 FEI×1 FEN×1 FET×1 FIE×1 FIF×2 FIN×2 |
| I | INE×1 INF×2 |
| N | |
| T | TIF×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| be.. | BE4 | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine. |
| be... | BE5 | to be fit for |
| be..... | BE7 | Favorable; beneficent. |
| be...... | BE8 | Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it. |
| be......... | BE11 | An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else. |
| be........ † | BE10 | Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial. |
| be..... | BE7 | An advantage; help or aid from something. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A sudden, sharp blow or punch. |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| ef....... | EF9 | making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe... | FE5 | To make a feint, or mock attack. |
| fe... | FE5 | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi..... | FI7 | The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). |
| fi.. | FI4 | Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number. |
| in......... | IN11 | Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious |
| in.... | IN6 | To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it. |
| in...... | IN8 | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- beef (BE4)
- befit (BE5)
- benefic (BE7)
- benefice (BE8)
- beneficence (BE11)
- beneficent† (BE10)
- benefit (BE7)
- biff (BI4)
- effect (EF6)
- effete (EF6)
- efficient (EF9)
- feet (FE4)
- feint (FE5)
- fence (FE5)
- fete (FE4)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- fifteen (FI7)
- fine (FI4)
- finite (FI6)
- inefficient (IN11)
- infect (IN6)
- infinite (IN8)
- tiff (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- beef (noun): The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine.
- befit (verb): to be fit for
- benefic (adjective): Favorable; beneficent.
- benefice (noun): Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
- beneficence (noun): An act of philanthropy, a kind deed; an act which benefits someone else.
- beneficent† (adjective): Given to acts that are kind, charitable, philanthropic or beneficial.
- benefit (noun): An advantage; help or aid from something.
- biff (noun): A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- efficient (adjective): making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- feint (verb): To make a feint, or mock attack.
- fence (noun): A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).
- fine (adjective): Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality.
- finite (adjective): Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
- inefficient (adjective): Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
- infect (verb): To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
- infinite (adjective): Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.