NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 13, 2021

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2021
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2021

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2021
Center LetterT
Outer Letterse, h, m, n, o, w
# of Pangrams2 (Perfect: none)
Total Words55 words
Total Points203 points
Genius Level142 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2021

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>8Σ
E-1-1-2
H1---12
M6421114
N211--4
O1----1
T13102-227
W4-1--5
Σ271662455

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E
EM×1
EN×1
H
HO×2
M
ME×5
MO×9
N
NE×2
NO×2
O
ON×1
T
TE×9
TH×4
TO×11
TW×3
W
WE×1
WH×1
WO×3

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E
EMO×1
ENT×1
H
HOM×1
HOO×1
M
MEE×1
MEM×1
MEN×1
MET×2
MOM×1
MON×3
MOO×1
MOT×4
N
NEW×2
NON×1
NOT×1
O
ONT×1
T
TEE×4
TEN×5
THE×4
TOM×1
TON×2
TOO×3
TOT×2
TOW×3
TWE×3
W
WEN×1
WHE×1
WON×2
WOO×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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
em...EM5To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
en.....EN7An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
ho...... †HO8An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
ho..HO4A derisive cry or shout.
me..ME4To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
me.....ME7A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
me....ME6A person who is being mentored
me..ME4To measure.
me..ME4Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
mo....MO6A brief, unspecified amount of time.
mo......MO8Having a single unvaried pitch.
mo...MO5A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
mo...MO5A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
mo..MO4Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
mo..MO4A small particle; a speck.
mo...MO5A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
mo..MO4A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
mo...MO5A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
ne..NE4A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.
ne....NE6In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.
no...NO5A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
no..NO4A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
on..ON4Upon; on top of.
te..TE4To be stocked to overflowing.
te..TE4Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
te...TE5plural of tooth
te....TE6To grow teeth.
te......TE8A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
te...TE5An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
te...TE5A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
te..TE4A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
te...TE5The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
th..TH4Objective and reflexive case of thou.
th..TH4Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
th...TH5A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
th..TH4At that time.
to..TO4One in a series of volumes.
to..TO4A specific pitch.
to...TO5A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
to..TO4A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to..TO4The noise of a horn or whistle.
to...TO5A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
to..TO4A tote bag.
to...TO5Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
to....TO6Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
to..TO4A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
to...... †TO8A townhouse or row house.
tw..TW4Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
tw...TW5An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening.
tw...TW5The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
we..WE4simple past tense of go
wh..WH4To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
wo..WO4One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
wo....WO6A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
wo..WO4Alternative form of w00t

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.

  • emote  (EM5)
  • entente  (EN7)
  • hometown†  (HO8)
  • hoot  (HO4)
  • meet  (ME4)
  • memento  (ME7)
  • mentee  (ME6)
  • mete  (ME4)
  • meth  (ME4)
  • moment  (MO6)
  • monotone  (MO8)
  • monte  (MO5)
  • month  (MO5)
  • moot  (MO4)
  • mote  (MO4)
  • motet  (MO5)
  • moth  (MO4)
  • motto  (MO5)
  • newt  (NE4)
  • newton  (NE6)
  • nonet  (NO5)
  • note  (NO4)
  • onto  (ON4)
  • teem  (TE4)
  • teen  (TE4)
  • teeth  (TE5)
  • teethe  (TE6)
  • tenement  (TE8)
  • tenet  (TE5)
  • tenon  (TE5)
  • tent  (TE4)
  • tenth  (TE5)
  • thee  (TH4)
  • them  (TH4)
  • theme  (TH5)
  • then  (TH4)
  • tome  (TO4)
  • tone  (TO4)
  • tonne  (TO5)
  • toon  (TO4)
  • toot  (TO4)
  • tooth  (TO5)
  • tote  (TO4)
  • totem  (TO5)
  • towhee  (TO6)
  • town  (TO4)
  • townhome†  (TO8)
  • twee  (TW4)
  • tween  (TW5)
  • tweet  (TW5)
  • went  (WE4)
  • whet  (WH4)
  • wont  (WO4)
  • wonton  (WO6)
  • woot  (WO4)

Answer Definitions

  • emote (verb): To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
  • entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
  • hometown† (noun): An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
  • hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
  • meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
  • memento (noun): A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
  • mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
  • mete (verb): To measure.
  • meth (noun): Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
  • moment (noun): A brief, unspecified amount of time.
  • monotone (adjective): Having a single unvaried pitch.
  • monte (noun): A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
  • month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
  • moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
  • mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
  • motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
  • moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
  • motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • newt (noun): A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.
  • newton (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.
  • nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
  • note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  • onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
  • teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
  • teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
  • teeth (noun): plural of tooth
  • teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
  • tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
  • tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
  • tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
  • tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
  • tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
  • thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
  • them (pronoun): Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
  • theme (noun): A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
  • then (adverb): At that time.
  • tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
  • tone (noun): A specific pitch.
  • tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
  • toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
  • toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
  • tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
  • tote (noun): A tote bag.
  • totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
  • towhee (noun): Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
  • town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
  • townhome† (noun): A townhouse or row house.
  • twee (adjective): Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
  • tween (noun): An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening.
  • tweet (noun): The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
  • went (verb): simple past tense of go
  • whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
  • wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
  • wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
  • woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t