NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, f, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 162 points |
| Genius Level | 113 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| B | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| D | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| L | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| R | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×3 BL×3 BO×5 |
| D | DO×3 DR×2 |
| F | FA×2 FL×6 FO×3 |
| L | LA×3 LO×6 |
| O | OD×1 OF×2 OR×1 |
| R | RO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALF×1 ALO×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAL×3 BLA×1 BLO×2 BOL×5 |
| D | DOL×3 DRO×2 |
| F | FAL×2 FLA×1 FLO×5 FOA×1 FOL×1 FOO×1 |
| L | LAB×1 LAR×2 LOA×2 LOB×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 LOR×1 |
| O | ODD×1 OFF×2 ORA×1 |
| R | ROL×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Having no hair, fur or feathers. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl... | BL5 | A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A dwelling; habitation; building. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo..... | BO7 | A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $. |
| do... | DO5 | Alternative spelling of dolour |
| dr... | DR5 | Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish. |
| dr... | DR5 | To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fl... | FL5 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| fl........ † | FL10 | Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor. |
| fl... | FL5 | Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| la... | LA5 | Alternative spelling of labour |
| la...... | LA8 | The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A burden; a weight to be carried. |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| lo.. | LO4 | The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession |
| od..... | OD7 | An eccentric or unusual person. |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| of..... | OF7 | to unload. |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”) |
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.
- alfalfa (AL7)
- aloof (AL5)
- bald (BA4)
- ball (BA4)
- ballad (BA6)
- blab (BL4)
- blob (BL4)
- blood (BL5)
- bola (BO4)
- bold (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bollard (BO7)
- bolo (BO4)
- doll (DO4)
- dollar (DO6)
- dolor (DO5)
- droll (DR5)
- drool (DR5)
- fall (FA4)
- falloff (FA7)
- flab (FL4)
- flood (FL5)
- floor (FL5)
- floorboard† (FL10)
- flora (FL5)
- floral (FL6)
- foal (FO4)
- fold (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- labor (LA5)
- larboard (LA8)
- lard (LA4)
- load (LO4)
- loaf (LO4)
- lobo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loofa (LO5)
- lord (LO4)
- oddball (OD7)
- offal (OF5)
- offload (OF7)
- oral (OR4)
- roll (RO4)
- rollbar (RO7)
Answer Definitions
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- bald (adjective): Having no hair, fur or feathers.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- ballad (noun): A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blood (noun): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- bola (noun): A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- bold (noun): A dwelling; habitation; building.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bollard (noun): A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dollar (noun): Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
- dolor (noun): Alternative spelling of dolour
- droll (adjective): Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
- drool (verb): To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- flab (noun): Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- floor (noun): The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- floorboard† (noun): Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.
- flora (noun): Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
- floral (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- labor (noun): Alternative spelling of labour
- larboard (noun): The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- lord (noun): The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
- oddball (noun): An eccentric or unusual person.
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- offload (verb): to unload.
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- rollbar (noun): Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)