NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 20, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, k, m, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 78 points |
| Genius Level | 55 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| K | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 |
| L | 6 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| M | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| F | FE×4 FL×2 FO×2 |
| K | KE×2 KN×3 |
| L | LE×2 LO×5 |
| M | ME×3 MO×2 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OL×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| F | FEE×1 FEL×2 FEN×1 FLE×1 FLO×1 FOL×1 FOO×1 |
| K | KEE×1 KEN×1 KNE×2 KNO×1 |
| L | LEE×1 LEM×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×3 |
| M | MEL×2 MEN×1 MOL×2 |
| N | NOE×1 |
| O | OLE×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe... | FE5 | A person who has committed a felony. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A house or shelter for a dog. |
| kn... | KN5 | To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. |
| kn... | KN5 | To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. |
| kn... | KN5 | A small mound or rounded hill. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| le... | LE5 | A yellowish citrus fruit. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me... | ME5 | Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including the honeydew and the cantaloupes, and the horned melon. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others Genus Benincasa, a winter melon Genus Momordica, the bitter melon |
| me..... † | ME7 | Male people in general. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
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.
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- felon (FE5)
- fennel (FE6)
- flee (FL4)
- floe (FL4)
- folk (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- keel (KE4)
- kennel (KE6)
- kneel (KN5)
- knell (KN5)
- knoll (KN5)
- leek (LE4)
- lemon (LE5)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- look (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- melee (ME5)
- melon (ME5)
- menfolk† (ME7)
- mole (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- noel (NO4)
- oleo (OL4)
Answer Definitions
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felon (noun): A person who has committed a felony.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- folk (adjective): Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- kennel (noun): A house or shelter for a dog.
- kneel (verb): To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- knell (verb): To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- knoll (noun): A small mound or rounded hill.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- lemon (noun): A yellowish citrus fruit.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- melon (noun): Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including the honeydew and the cantaloupes, and the horned melon. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others Genus Benincasa, a winter melon Genus Momordica, the bitter melon
- menfolk† (noun): Male people in general.
- mole (noun): A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.