NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, m, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 |
| H | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| L | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GL×3 GO×4 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×5 |
| L | LO×6 |
| M | MO×2 MY×1 |
| O | OT×1 |
| T | TO×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GLO×3 GOG×1 GOL×1 GOO×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HOL×3 HOM×1 HOT×1 |
| L | LOG×2 LOL×1 LOO×2 LOT×1 |
| M | MOL×2 MYT×1 |
| O | OTO×1 |
| T | TOL×1 TOO×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| gl.. | GL4 | To steal, to grab. |
| gl... | GL5 | Darkness, dimness, or obscurity. |
| gl.... | GL6 | Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening. |
| go.... | GO6 | Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes. |
| go... | GO5 | God! |
| go.... | GO6 | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery. |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| ho... | HO5 | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship; specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective. |
| ho... | HO5 | With great amounts of heat. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Slow to respond or react; lethargic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| my....... † | MY9 | The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes. |
| ot..... | OT7 | The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
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.
- glom (GL4)
- gloom (GL5)
- gloomy (GL6)
- goggly (GO6)
- golly (GO5)
- googly (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- holly (HO5)
- holt (HO4)
- holy (HO4)
- homology (HO8)
- hotly (HO5)
- logo (LO4)
- logy (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- moll (MO4)
- molt (MO4)
- mythology† (MY9)
- otology (OT7)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- glom (verb): To steal, to grab.
- gloom (noun): Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
- gloomy (adjective): Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
- goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
- golly (interjection): God!
- googly (noun): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- holly (noun): Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- holy (adjective): Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- homology (noun): The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship; specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
- hotly (adverb): With great amounts of heat.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- mythology† (noun): The collection of myths of a people, concerning the origin of the people, history, deities, ancestors and heroes.
- otology (noun): The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.