NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 28, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, o, r, t, u, w |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 164 points |
| Genius Level | 115 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| N | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| R | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| T | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| U | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| W | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×5 DR×1 DU×1 |
|---|---|
| N | NO×3 |
| O | ON×1 OR×1 OU×2 |
| R | RO×3 RU×3 |
| T | TO×3 TU×3 |
| U | UD×1 UN×5 |
| W | WO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DON×2 DOW×3 DRO×1 DUN×1 |
|---|---|
| N | NON×1 NOO×1 NOU×1 |
| O | ONT×1 ORO×1 OUT×2 |
| R | RON×1 ROT×1 ROU×1 RUN×3 |
| T | TOO×1 TOR×1 TOW×1 TUR×3 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×1 UNT×1 UNW×3 |
| W | WON×2 WOR×1 WOU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| do...... | DO8 | Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district |
| do...... † | DO8 | A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline. |
| dr... | DR5 | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| no..... | NO7 | Alternative spelling of non-word |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| or..... | OR7 | Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To run faster than. |
| ou..... | OU7 | past participle of outwear |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular. |
| ro... | RO5 | Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. |
| ru..... | RU7 | A rough outline of a topic or situation. |
| ru.... | RU6 | Something that has been run out. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed). |
| to.. | TO4 | A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| tu...... † | TU8 | A downturn. |
| tu..... | TU7 | The act of coming forth. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| un... | UN5 | Not won. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not having been worn, as clothing. |
| un..... | UN7 | simple past tense and past participle of unwind |
| wo.. | WO4 | One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice. |
| wo.... | WO6 | A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. |
| wo... | WO5 | An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body. |
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.
- donor (DO5)
- donut (DO5)
- down (DO4)
- downtown (DO8)
- downturn† (DO8)
- drown (DR5)
- dunno (DU5)
- nonword (NO7)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- onto (ON4)
- orotund (OR7)
- outrun (OU6)
- outworn (OU7)
- rondo (RO5)
- rotund (RO6)
- round (RO5)
- rundown (RU7)
- runout (RU6)
- runt (RU4)
- toon (TO4)
- torn (TO4)
- town (TO4)
- turn (TU4)
- turndown† (TU8)
- turnout (TU7)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- unto (UN4)
- unwon (UN5)
- unworn (UN6)
- unwound (UN7)
- wont (WO4)
- wonton (WO6)
- worn (WO4)
- wound (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- downtown (adjective): Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district
- downturn† (noun): A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
- drown (verb): To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- nonword (noun): Alternative spelling of non-word
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- orotund (adjective): Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
- outrun (verb): To run faster than.
- outworn (verb): past participle of outwear
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- rotund (adjective): Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
- round (adjective): Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- rundown (noun): A rough outline of a topic or situation.
- runout (noun): Something that has been run out.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
- town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- turndown† (noun): A downturn.
- turnout (noun): The act of coming forth.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- unwon (adjective): Not won.
- unworn (adjective): Not having been worn, as clothing.
- unwound (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unwind
- wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
- wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
- worn (adjective): Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- wound (noun): An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.