NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 1, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, l, n, o, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 177 points |
| Genius Level | 124 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 13 |
| I | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | Σ | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CL×1 CO×9 CR×1 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IC×2 IN×2 IO×1 IR×2 |
| L | LI×1 LO×2 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OC×1 OL×1 ON×1 |
| R | RI×2 RO×1 RU×2 |
| U | UN×5 UR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIR×1 CLI×1 COC×1 COI×3 COL×2 CON×1 COU×2 CRO×1 CUR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ICO×2 INC×1 INU×1 ION×1 IRO×2 |
| L | LIO×1 LOC×1 LOI×1 |
| N | NOI×1 NON×1 |
| O | OCU×1 OLI×1 ONI×1 |
| R | RIC×1 RIL×1 ROI×1 RUI×1 RUN×1 |
| U | UNC×1 UNI×4 URI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co.. | CO4 | The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. |
| co... | CO5 | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). |
| co..... | CO7 | Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| co..... | CO7 | A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). |
| co....... † | CO9 | US standard spelling of councillor. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cu... | CU5 | A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity. |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| in... | IN5 | to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to |
| in... | IN5 | To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| ir.... | IR6 | (Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | plural of locus |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| oc... | OC5 | plural of oculus |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ri... | RI5 | An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| ru... | RU5 | Of, pertaining to, or written using runes. |
| un.... | UN6 | To unwind or untwist (something). |
| un...... † | UN8 | Of one color; monochromatic. |
| un..... | UN7 | A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not ironic; free of irony. Sincere or genuine. |
| ur.. | UR4 | Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine. |
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.
- cirri (CI5)
- clinic (CL6)
- cocci (CO5)
- coil (CO4)
- coin (CO4)
- coir (CO4)
- colic (CO5)
- colonic (CO7)
- conic (CO5)
- council (CO7)
- councilor† (CO9)
- croci (CR5)
- curio (CU5)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- incur (IN5)
- inurn (IN5)
- ionic (IO5)
- iron (IR4)
- ironic (IR6)
- lion (LI4)
- loci (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- noir (NO4)
- nonillion (NO9)
- oculi (OC5)
- olio (OL4)
- onion (ON5)
- ricin (RI5)
- rill (RI4)
- roil (RO4)
- ruin (RU4)
- runic (RU5)
- uncoil (UN6)
- unicolor† (UN8)
- unicorn (UN7)
- union (UN5)
- unironic (UN8)
- uric (UR4)
Answer Definitions
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- clinic (noun): A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
- colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- colonic (adjective): Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- council (noun): A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
- councilor† (noun): US standard spelling of councillor.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- curio (noun): A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- incur (verb): to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to
- inurn (verb): To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- ironic (adjective): (Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loci (noun): plural of locus
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- oculi (noun): plural of oculus
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- ricin (noun): An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- ruin (noun): The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- runic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
- uncoil (verb): To unwind or untwist (something).
- unicolor† (adjective): Of one color; monochromatic.
- unicorn (noun): A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unironic (adjective): Not ironic; free of irony. Sincere or genuine.
- uric (adjective): Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.