NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 15, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, l, t, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 114 points |
| Genius Level | 80 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| N | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×6 CL×1 CY×1 |
| L | LA×1 |
| N | NA×9 |
| T | |
| V | VA×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×2 ANN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×6 CLA×1 CYA×1 |
| L | LAN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×2 NAT×3 NAV×3 |
| T | |
| V | VAC×3 |
| 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.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| ca... | CA5 | An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| la..... | LA7 | Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters. |
| 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... | NA5 | Of or relating to birth. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| na..... | NA7 | In a naval manner; with relation to a navy. |
| na.. | NA4 | A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel. |
| va..... | VA7 | An unoccupied position or job. |
| va.... | VA6 | Not occupied; empty. |
| va...... † | VA8 | In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly. |
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.
- anal (AN4)
- anally (AN6)
- annal (AN5)
- canal (CA5)
- cancan (CA6)
- canna (CA5)
- canny (CA5)
- cant (CA4)
- cantata (CA7)
- clan (CL4)
- cyan (CY4)
- lantana (LA7)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- natal (NA5)
- natant (NA6)
- natty (NA5)
- naval (NA5)
- navally (NA7)
- navy (NA4)
- vacancy (VA7)
- vacant (VA6)
- vacantly† (VA8)
Answer Definitions
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- canal (noun): An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- canna (noun): Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- cant (noun): An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- cantata (noun): A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
- clan (noun): A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
- 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.
- natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- navally (adverb): In a naval manner; with relation to a navy.
- navy (noun): A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.
- vacancy (noun): An unoccupied position or job.
- vacant (adjective): Not occupied; empty.
- vacantly† (adverb): In a vacant manner; inanely or foolishly.