NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 7, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, g, n, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 120 points |
| Genius Level | 84 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| F | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| G | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| L | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| V | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | Σ | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EN×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×3 FL×4 FU×3 |
| G | GE×1 GL×5 GU×2 |
| L | LE×2 LU×7 |
| N | NU×1 |
| U | UN×2 |
| V | VE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELE×1 ENG×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FEE×1 FEL×1 FEN×1 FLE×1 FLU×3 FUE×1 FUL×1 FUN×1 |
| G | GEL×1 GLE×3 GLU×2 GUL×2 |
| L | LEV×2 LUG×1 LUL×2 LUN×4 |
| N | NUL×1 |
| U | UNG×1 UNL×1 |
| V | VEN×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en.... | EN6 | To overwhelm. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fling |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl..... | GL7 | Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. |
| gl.. | GL4 | The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| lu... | LU5 | A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword. |
| lu..... | LU7 | As much as the lungs will hold. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| un.... | UN6 | to separate that which was held by glue |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| ve...... † | VE8 | Vindictive or wanting vengeance. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
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.
- eleven (EL6)
- engulf (EN6)
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- fennel (FE6)
- flee (FL4)
- flue (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- flung (FL5)
- fuel (FU4)
- full (FU4)
- funnel (FU6)
- gelee (GE5)
- glee (GL4)
- gleeful (GL7)
- glen (GL4)
- glue (GL4)
- glug (GL4)
- gulf (GU4)
- gull (GU4)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- luge (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- lune (LU4)
- lung (LU4)
- lunge (LU5)
- lungful (LU7)
- null (NU4)
- unglue (UN6)
- unlevel (UN7)
- vengeful† (VE8)
- venule (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- engulf (verb): To overwhelm.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- flung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fling
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- gleeful (adjective): Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- glen (noun): A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
- glue (noun): A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
- glug (noun): The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
- gulf (noun): A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- luge (noun): A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lung (noun): A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- lunge (noun): A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- lungful (noun): As much as the lungs will hold.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- unglue (verb): to separate that which was held by glue
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- vengeful† (adjective): Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.