NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 13, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, m, o, t, x, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 130 points |
| Genius Level | 91 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| M | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| N | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| O | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×6 AX×2 |
|---|---|
| M | MA×4 MO×5 MY×1 |
| N | NA×5 NO×1 |
| O | ON×2 OT×1 |
| T | TA×3 TO×2 |
| X | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANN×1 ANO×2 ANT×2 AXM×1 AXO×1 |
|---|---|
| M | MAM×1 MAN×3 MOA×1 MON×2 MOO×2 MYN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×2 NAT×2 NOO×1 |
| O | ONT×1 ONY×1 OTT×1 |
| T | TAX×3 TON×1 TOO×1 |
| X | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| an..... | AN7 | The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy. |
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| an.... | AN6 | An anonymous person. |
| an..... | AN7 | A word which has the opposite meaning of another word. |
| an...... | AN8 | The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous. |
| ax... | AX5 | Alternative spelling of axeman |
| ax.. | AX4 | A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo...... | MO8 | Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| on.. | ON4 | A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. |
| ot..... | OT7 | An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A tax collector. |
| ta... | TA5 | A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. |
| ta...... † | TA8 | The science or the technique used to make a classification. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
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.
- anatomy (AN7)
- annoy (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- anonym (AN6)
- antonym (AN7)
- antonymy (AN8)
- axman (AX5)
- axon (AX4)
- mammon (MA6)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- moan (MO4)
- mono (MO4)
- monotony (MO8)
- moon (MO4)
- moony (MO5)
- myna (MY4)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- natant (NA6)
- natty (NA5)
- noon (NO4)
- onto (ON4)
- onyx (ON4)
- ottoman (OT7)
- taxman (TA6)
- taxon (TA5)
- taxonomy† (TA8)
- tony (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- anatomy (noun): The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- anonym (noun): An anonymous person.
- antonym (noun): A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
- antonymy (noun): The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous.
- axman (noun): Alternative spelling of axeman
- axon (noun): A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- monotony (noun): Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- onyx (noun): A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
- ottoman (noun): An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
- taxman (noun): A tax collector.
- taxon (noun): A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
- taxonomy† (noun): The science or the technique used to make a classification.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.