NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 22, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, h, i, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 93 points |
| Genius Level | 65 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| E | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| M | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×2 EN×1 |
| H | HE×2 HY×2 |
| I | IC×1 IM×1 |
| M | ME×1 MI×8 |
| N | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHE×1 CHI×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EMC×1 EMI×1 ENE×1 |
| H | HEM×1 HEN×1 HYM×2 |
| I | ICE×1 IMM×1 |
| M | MEM×1 MIC×1 MIE×1 MIM×2 MIN×4 |
| N | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch.. | CH4 | Abbreviation of chemistry; commonly capitalized, short for the subject or the department. |
| ch... | CH5 | A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. |
| ch..... † | CH7 | A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em...... | EM8 | Someone of high rank, reputation or social status. |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| he... | HE5 | Of or relating to blood |
| he...... | HE8 | plural of henchman |
| hy... | HY5 | A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. |
| hy.. | HY4 | A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. |
| ic.... | IC6 | plural of iceman |
| im....... | IM9 | The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi.. | MI4 | Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi... | MI5 | Finely chopped meat; minced meat. |
| mi.. | MI4 | That which belongs to me. Used predicatively. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
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.
- chem (CH4)
- chime (CH5)
- chimney† (CH7)
- emcee (EM5)
- eminence (EM8)
- enemy (EN5)
- hemic (HE5)
- henchmen (HE8)
- hymen (HY5)
- hymn (HY4)
- icemen (IC6)
- imminence (IM9)
- meme (ME4)
- mice (MI4)
- mien (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mince (MI5)
- mine (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
Answer Definitions
- chem (noun): Abbreviation of chemistry; commonly capitalized, short for the subject or the department.
- chime (noun): A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
- chimney† (noun): A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- eminence (noun): Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- hemic (adjective): Of or relating to blood
- henchmen (noun): plural of henchman
- hymen (noun): A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- icemen (noun): plural of iceman
- imminence (noun): The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mince (noun): Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.