NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 2, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, m, n, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 103 points |
| Genius Level | 72 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| D | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| M | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | Σ | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DO×4 |
| H | HA×1 HO×4 |
| M | MA×4 MO×3 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 |
| O | |
| W | WA×1 WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADM×1 ADW×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×1 DAW×1 DOD×1 DOO×2 DOW×1 |
| H | HAN×1 HOD×1 HOO×2 HOW×1 |
| M | MAD×3 MAN×1 MON×2 MOO×1 |
| N | NAD×1 NOM×1 |
| O | |
| W | WAN×1 WOM×1 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. |
| ad..... | AD7 | A woman working in advertising; a female adman. |
| da.. | DA4 | To condemn to hell. |
| da.. | DA4 | To begin to brighten with daylight. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ho... | HO5 | Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. |
| ma...... | MA8 | A woman who is insane. |
| ma..... | MA7 | The state or condition of being a human being. |
| mo... | MO5 | An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible. |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| no... | NO5 | A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. |
| wo....... † | WO9 | The state or condition of being a woman. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
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.
- adman (AD5)
- adwoman (AD7)
- damn (DA4)
- dawn (DA4)
- dodo (DO4)
- doodad (DO6)
- doom (DO4)
- down (DO4)
- hand (HA4)
- hodad (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- howdah (HO6)
- madam (MA5)
- madman (MA6)
- madwoman (MA8)
- manhood (MA7)
- monad (MO5)
- mondo (MO5)
- mood (MO4)
- nada (NA4)
- nomad (NO5)
- wand (WA4)
- womanhood† (WO9)
- wood (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
- adwoman (noun): A woman working in advertising; a female adman.
- damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
- dawn (verb): To begin to brighten with daylight.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- hodad (noun): Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- howdah (noun): A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- madwoman (noun): A woman who is insane.
- manhood (noun): The state or condition of being a human being.
- monad (noun): An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nomad (noun): A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- wand (noun): A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- womanhood† (noun): The state or condition of being a woman.
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.