NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 5, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, h, i, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 100 points |
| Genius Level | 70 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| C | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| H | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×7 BR×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CH×3 CO×2 CR×2 |
| H | HO×4 |
| I | |
| O | |
| R | RO×1 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOH×1 BOO×5 BOR×1 BRI×1 BRO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CHI×1 CHO×2 COC×1 COH×1 CRO×2 |
| H | HOB×2 HOO×1 HOR×1 |
| I | |
| O | |
| R | ROC×1 |
| Y | YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo... | BO5 | A stupid person. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo... | BO5 | Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron. |
| br.. | BR4 | Vigour or vivacity. |
| br.... | BR6 | A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family. The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf. |
| ch... | CH5 | A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. |
| ch...... † | CH8 | A boy chorister. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| ho... | HO5 | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- boho (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- booby (BO5)
- boohoo (BO6)
- boor (BO4)
- boric (BO5)
- brio (BR4)
- brooch (BR6)
- chicory (CH7)
- choir (CH5)
- choirboy† (CH8)
- cocci (CO5)
- coho (CO4)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- hobby (HO5)
- hobo (HO4)
- hooch (HO5)
- horror (HO6)
- rococo (RO6)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- booby (noun): A stupid person.
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- boric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
- brio (noun): Vigour or vivacity.
- brooch (noun): A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
- chicory (noun): Either of two plants of the Asteraceae family. The common chicory (Cichorium intybus), the source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and sugarloaf.
- choir (noun): A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- choirboy† (noun): A boy chorister.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- hobby (noun): An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.