NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 19, 2018

Jun 19, 2018 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 19, 2018

Game Summary

Center Letter	N
Outer Letters	b, h, k, m, o, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	22 words
Total Points	84 points
Genius Level	59 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
B	3	1	2	-	-	6
H	2	-	1	1	3	7
K	1	-	1	-	-	2
M	3	1	-	-	-	4
N	3	-	-	-	-	3
O	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	12	2	4	1	3	22

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

B	BO×6
H	HO×5 HY×2
K	KN×2
M	MO×4
N	NO×3
O
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

B	BON×5 BOO×1
H	HOB×2 HOM×2 HON×1 HYM×2
K	KNO×2
M	MON×2 MOO×2
N	NOO×3
O
Y

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)
bo....	BO6	A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
bo..	BO4	To strike or collide with something.
bo...	BO5	Alternative spelling of bonnie
bo....	BO6	The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
bo..	BO4	resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
bo..	BO4	A prayer; petition.
ho....	HO6	A toast made while touching glasses together.
ho......	HO8	casually chatty; on familiar speaking terms
ho.....	HO7	A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
ho......	HO8	The property of being a homonym.
ho..	HO4	To use a car horn.
hy..	HY4	A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
hy...... ^†	HY8	A book containing a collection of hymns.
kn..	KN4	A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
kn....	KN6	Resembling a knob.
mo..	MO4	A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
mo..	MO4	Clipping of mononucleosis.
mo..	MO4	Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
mo...	MO5	Resembling the moon.
no..	NO4	A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
no..	NO4	A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
no..	NO4	The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

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.

bonbon (BO6)
bonk (BO4)
bonny (BO5)
bonobo (BO6)
bony (BO4)
boon (BO4)
hobnob (HO6)
hobnobby (HO8)
homonym (HO7)
homonymy (HO8)
honk (HO4)
hymn (HY4)
hymnbook^† (HY8)
knob (KN4)
knobby (KN6)
monk (MO4)
mono (MO4)
moon (MO4)
moony (MO5)
noob (NO4)
nook (NO4)
noon (NO4)

Answer Definitions

bonbon (noun): A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
bonk (verb): To strike or collide with something.
bonny (adjective): Alternative spelling of bonnie
bonobo (noun): The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
bony (adjective): resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
boon (noun): A prayer; petition.
hobnob (noun): A toast made while touching glasses together.
hobnobby (adjective): casually chatty; on familiar speaking terms
homonym (noun): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
homonymy (noun): The property of being a homonym.
honk (verb): To use a car horn.
hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
hymnbook^† (noun): A book containing a collection of hymns.
knob (noun): A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
knobby (adjective): Resembling a knob.
monk (noun): A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
noob (noun): A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.