NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 25, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, m, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 181 points |
| Genius Level | 127 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| C | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| M | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AN×2 AR×4 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×6 CO×2 CR×3 CY×1 |
| M | MA×6 MO×4 MY×1 |
| N | NA×2 |
| O | |
| R | RA×2 RO×1 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACR×1 ANN×1 ANO×1 ARM×2 ARR×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×3 CAR×2 CAY×1 COR×2 CRA×2 CRO×1 CYA×1 |
| M | MAM×2 MAN×1 MAR×1 MAY×2 MOM×1 MON×1 MOO×1 MOR×1 MYN×1 |
| N | NAN×1 NAR×1 |
| O | |
| R | RAC×1 RAY×1 ROO×1 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac..... † | AC7 | An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT"). |
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| an.... | AN6 | An anonymous person. |
| ar.... | AR6 | US standard spelling of armoury. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| ca.... | CA6 | A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. |
| ca... | CA5 | A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). |
| ca... | CA5 | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of caiman |
| co... | CO5 | Boring and unoriginal. |
| co...... | CO8 | Pertaining to a crown or garland. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing. |
| cr... | CR5 | A close friend. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). |
| ma... | MA5 | mamma; mother |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma... | MA5 | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Clipping of mayonnaise. |
| ma... | MA5 | The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally. |
| mo... | MO5 | Mother. |
| mo....... † | MO9 | Synonym of autocracy |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| mo... | MO5 | Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Mildly risqué. |
| ra... | RA5 | A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. |
| ro... | RO5 | Spacious, expansive, comfortable. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
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.
- acronym† (AC7)
- annoy (AN5)
- anonym (AN6)
- armory (AR6)
- army (AR4)
- array (AR5)
- arroyo (AR6)
- canary (CA6)
- canny (CA5)
- canyon (CA6)
- carny (CA5)
- carry (CA5)
- cayman (CA6)
- corny (CO5)
- coronary (CO8)
- cranny (CR6)
- crayon (CR6)
- crony (CR5)
- cyan (CY4)
- mammary (MA7)
- mammy (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- marry (MA5)
- mayo (MA4)
- mayor (MA5)
- mommy (MO5)
- monocracy† (MO9)
- moony (MO5)
- moray (MO5)
- myna (MY4)
- nanny (NA5)
- nary (NA4)
- racy (RA4)
- rayon (RA5)
- roomy (RO5)
- yarn (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- acronym† (noun): An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words, sometimes exclusively such abbreviations when pronounced as a word (as "laser") rather than as individual letters (initialisms such as "TNT").
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- anonym (noun): An anonymous person.
- armory (noun): US standard spelling of armoury.
- army (noun): A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- canary (noun): A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- canyon (noun): A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- carny (noun): A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
- carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- cayman (noun): Alternative spelling of caiman
- corny (adjective): Boring and unoriginal.
- coronary (adjective): Pertaining to a crown or garland.
- cranny (noun): A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
- crayon (noun): A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.
- crony (noun): A close friend.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- mammary (adjective): Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
- mammy (noun): mamma; mother
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- marry (verb): To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- mayo (noun): Clipping of mayonnaise.
- mayor (noun): The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
- mommy (noun): Mother.
- monocracy† (noun): Synonym of autocracy
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- moray (noun): Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
- rayon (noun): A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- roomy (adjective): Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.