NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 2, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 260 points |
| Genius Level | 182 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| O | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×8 BI×7 BO×22 BY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EB×3 |
| G | GI×3 GO×1 |
| I | |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OB×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BEG×4 BEI×2 BEN×1 BIG×2 BIN×5 BOB×2 BOG×4 BOI×1 BON×8 BOO×7 BYG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EBB×1 EBO×2 |
| G | GIB×3 GOB×1 |
| I | |
| N | NON×1 NOO×1 |
| O | OBE×2 OBO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.. | BE4 | past participle of be. |
| be..... | BE7 | The act of one who begs. |
| be... | BE5 | To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. |
| be....... | BE9 | The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. |
| be.... | BE6 | Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away. |
| be... | BE5 | A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. |
| be... | BE5 | present participle of be |
| be.... | BE6 | Kind; gentle; mild. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Alternative spelling of biggy |
| bi... | BI5 | A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc. |
| bi...... | BI8 | present participle of binge |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of binge |
| bi... | BI5 | A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid. |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of bin |
| bo.... | BO6 | A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. |
| bo..... | BO7 | present participle of bob |
| bo... | BO5 | The Devil. |
| bo...... † | BO8 | present participle of bogey |
| bo..... | BO7 | present participle of bog |
| bo... | BO5 | Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. |
| bo... | BO5 | The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The clang of a large bell. |
| bo... | BO5 | A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. |
| bo.... | BO6 | present participle of bone |
| bo... | BO5 | Alternative spelling of bonnie |
| bo.... | BO6 | The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river. |
| bo.. | BO4 | resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo... | BO5 | A stupid person. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity. |
| bo....... | BO9 | present participle of boogie |
| bo.... | BO6 | A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A prayer; petition. |
| by.... | BY6 | Having been or happened in the distant past. |
| eb.... | EB6 | present participle of ebb |
| eb.. | EB4 | (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree. |
| eb... | EB5 | A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros. |
| gi.... | GI6 | A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch. |
| gi.. | GI4 | Alternative spelling of gybe |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of gibe |
| go.. | GO4 | Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker. |
| no...... | NO8 | nonexistence |
| no.. | NO4 | A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. |
| ob.. | OB4 | To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. |
| ob..... † | OB7 | present participle of obey |
| ob.. | OB4 | A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family. |
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.
- been (BE4)
- begging (BE7)
- begin (BE5)
- beginning (BE9)
- begone (BE6)
- beige (BE5)
- being (BE5)
- benign (BE6)
- bigeye (BI6)
- biggie (BI6)
- binge (BI5)
- bingeing (BI8)
- binging (BI7)
- bingo (BI5)
- binning (BI7)
- bobbin (BO6)
- bobbing (BO7)
- bogey (BO5)
- bogeying† (BO8)
- bogging (BO7)
- boggy (BO5)
- boing (BO5)
- bonbon (BO6)
- bone (BO4)
- bong (BO4)
- bongo (BO5)
- boning (BO6)
- bonny (BO5)
- bonobo (BO6)
- bony (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- booby (BO5)
- boogie (BO6)
- boogieing (BO9)
- booing (BO6)
- boon (BO4)
- bygone (BY6)
- ebbing (EB6)
- ebon (EB4)
- ebony (EB5)
- gibbon (GI6)
- gibe (GI4)
- gibing (GI6)
- goby (GO4)
- nonbeing (NO8)
- noob (NO4)
- obey (OB4)
- obeying† (OB7)
- oboe (OB4)
Answer Definitions
- been (verb): past participle of be.
- begging (noun): The act of one who begs.
- begin (verb): To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- beginning (noun): The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
- begone (interjection): Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.
- beige (noun): A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
- being (verb): present participle of be
- benign (adjective): Kind; gentle; mild.
- bigeye (noun): Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes.
- biggie (noun): Alternative spelling of biggy
- binge (noun): A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
- bingeing (verb): present participle of binge
- binging (verb): present participle of binge
- bingo (noun): A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
- binning (verb): present participle of bin
- bobbin (noun): A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- bobbing (verb): present participle of bob
- bogey (noun): The Devil.
- bogeying† (verb): present participle of bogey
- bogging (verb): present participle of bog
- boggy (adjective): Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
- boing (noun): The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.
- bonbon (noun): A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- bone (noun): A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- bong (noun): The clang of a large bell.
- bongo (noun): A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
- boning (verb): present participle of bone
- bonny (adjective): Alternative spelling of bonnie
- bonobo (noun): The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
- bony (adjective): resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- booby (noun): A stupid person.
- boogie (noun): A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity.
- boogieing (verb): present participle of boogie
- booing (noun): A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience.
- boon (noun): A prayer; petition.
- bygone (adjective): Having been or happened in the distant past.
- ebbing (verb): present participle of ebb
- ebon (noun): (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
- ebony (noun): A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
- gibbon (noun): A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
- gibe (noun): Alternative spelling of gybe
- gibing (verb): present participle of gibe
- goby (noun): Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
- nonbeing (noun): nonexistence
- noob (noun): A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
- obey (verb): To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
- obeying† (verb): present participle of obey
- oboe (noun): A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.