NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 20, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, n, o, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 210 points |
| Genius Level | 147 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 6 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CO×24 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×6 |
| E | EN×2 |
| N | NE×1 NO×1 |
| O | ON×1 |
| V | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 COC×2 COD×3 COE×1 CON×14 COO×1 COV×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×6 |
| E | ENC×2 |
| N | NEO×1 NON×1 |
| O | ONC×1 |
| V | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of cocoon |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co..... | CO7 | To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of concede |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co..... | CO7 | To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of condone |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co... | CO5 | segregated or delineated by traffic cones |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of con |
| co..... | CO7 | To come together; to meet; to unite. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convene |
| co.... | CO6 | To move (something) from one place to another. |
| co...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convey |
| co.... | CO6 | One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels. |
| co...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convoy |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. |
| co... | CO5 | A formal group or assembly of witches. |
| co... | CO5 | A group of 8–12 (or more) quail. |
| de..... | DE7 | The quality of being decent; propriety. |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de... | DE5 | A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decoy |
| en.... | EN6 | To convert (plain text) into code. |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of encode |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
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.
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- cocooned (CO8)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- codon (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- concede (CO7)
- conceded (CO8)
- condo (CO5)
- condone (CO7)
- condoned (CO8)
- cone (CO4)
- coned (CO5)
- conned (CO6)
- convene (CO7)
- convened (CO8)
- convey (CO6)
- conveyed† (CO8)
- convoy (CO6)
- convoyed† (CO8)
- cooed (CO5)
- cove (CO4)
- coven (CO5)
- covey (CO5)
- decency (DE7)
- deco (DE4)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- decoy (DE5)
- decoyed (DE7)
- encode (EN6)
- encoded (EN7)
- neocon (NE6)
- nonce (NO5)
- once (ON4)
Answer Definitions
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- cocooned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cocoon
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- concede (verb): To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- conceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of concede
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condone (verb): To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- condoned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of condone
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- coned (adjective): segregated or delineated by traffic cones
- conned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of con
- convene (verb): To come together; to meet; to unite.
- convened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convene
- convey (verb): To move (something) from one place to another.
- conveyed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convey
- convoy (noun): One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- convoyed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convoy
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- cove (noun): A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- coven (noun): A formal group or assembly of witches.
- covey (noun): A group of 8–12 (or more) quail.
- decency (noun): The quality of being decent; propriety.
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- decoy (noun): A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- decoyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoy
- encode (verb): To convert (plain text) into code.
- encoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of encode
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- once (adverb): One and only one time.