NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 8, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 187 points |
| Genius Level | 131 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| E | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| G | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | 11 |
| I | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | Σ | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×2 DO×5 DY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 EE×1 EG×1 EL×1 EY×2 |
| G | GE×1 GI×3 GO×7 |
| I | ID×4 IL×1 |
| L | LE×1 LI×1 LO×1 |
| O | OD×1 OI×1 |
| Y | YE×2 YI×2 YO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DID×1 DIL×1 DOD×1 DOG×2 DOI×1 DOL×1 DYE×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EDG×1 EEL×1 EGG×1 ELE×1 EYE×2 |
| G | GEO×1 GID×2 GIG×1 GOD×1 GOG×1 GOL×1 GOO×4 |
| I | IDE×1 IDL×1 IDY×2 ILL×1 |
| L | LEG×1 LIL×1 LOG×1 |
| O | ODD×1 OIL×1 |
| Y | YEL×2 YIE×2 YOD×2 YOG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di.... | DI6 | A small amount of no worth. |
| di... | DI5 | Redolent of dill (the herb). |
| do... | DO5 | evasive and shifty |
| do...... | DO8 | In a way that is stubbornly persistent. |
| do... | DO5 | A dog, especially a small one. |
| do... | DO5 | A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food. |
| do... | DO5 | A doll. |
| dy.. | DY4 | simple past tense and past participle of dye |
| ed.. | ED4 | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. |
| ed.. | ED4 | Nervous, apprehensive. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| el... | EL5 | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. |
| ey.. | EY4 | Having eyes. |
| ey.... | EY6 | A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye. |
| ge..... | GE7 | The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. |
| gi..... | GI7 | In a giddy manner. |
| gi... | GI5 | Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. |
| gi.... | GI6 | Prone to giggling. |
| go... | GO5 | Of or pertaining to a god |
| go.... | GO6 | Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes. |
| go... | GO5 | God! |
| go.... | GO6 | Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable. |
| go... | GO5 | Used to indicate pleasure or delight. |
| go... | GO5 | of or relating to goo |
| go.... | GO6 | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery. |
| id...... † | ID8 | Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group. |
| id.. | ID4 | Without specific purpose, intent or effort. |
| id.. | ID4 | Alternative spelling of idyll |
| id... | ID5 | Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| le... | LE5 | Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Slow to respond or react; lethargic. |
| od... | OD5 | In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually. |
| oi.. | OI4 | Relating to or resembling oil. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yell |
| yi... | YI5 | To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite. |
| yi..... | YI7 | simple past tense and past participle of yield |
| yo... | YO5 | To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto. |
| yo..... | YO7 | simple past tense and past participle of yodel |
| yo.. | YO4 | A devotee or adherent of yoga. |
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.
- diddly (DI6)
- dilly (DI5)
- dodgy (DO5)
- doggedly (DO8)
- doggy (DO5)
- doily (DO5)
- dolly (DO5)
- dyed (DY4)
- eddy (ED4)
- edgy (ED4)
- eely (EE4)
- eggy (EG4)
- elegy (EL5)
- eyed (EY4)
- eyelid (EY6)
- geology (GE7)
- giddily (GI7)
- giddy (GI5)
- giggly (GI6)
- godly (GO5)
- goggly (GO6)
- golly (GO5)
- goodly (GO6)
- goody (GO5)
- gooey (GO5)
- googly (GO6)
- ideology† (ID8)
- idly (ID4)
- idyl (ID4)
- idyll (ID5)
- illy (IL4)
- leggy (LE5)
- lily (LI4)
- logy (LO4)
- oddly (OD5)
- oily (OI4)
- yell (YE4)
- yelled (YE6)
- yield (YI5)
- yielded (YI7)
- yodel (YO5)
- yodeled (YO7)
- yogi (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- diddly (noun): A small amount of no worth.
- dilly (adjective): Redolent of dill (the herb).
- dodgy (adjective): evasive and shifty
- doggedly (adverb): In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
- doggy (noun): A dog, especially a small one.
- doily (noun): A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food.
- dolly (noun): A doll.
- dyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dye
- eddy (noun): A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- edgy (adjective): Nervous, apprehensive.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- elegy (noun): A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- eyed (adjective): Having eyes.
- eyelid (noun): A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
- geology (noun): The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- giddily (adverb): In a giddy manner.
- giddy (adjective): Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
- giggly (adjective): Prone to giggling.
- godly (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god
- goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
- golly (interjection): God!
- goodly (adjective): Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
- goody (interjection): Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
- gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
- googly (noun): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- ideology† (noun): Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
- idly (adverb): Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
- idyl (noun): Alternative spelling of idyll
- idyll (noun): Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- leggy (adjective): Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- oddly (adverb): In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
- oily (adjective): Relating to or resembling oil.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yell
- yield (verb): To pay, give in payment; repay, recompense; reward; requite.
- yielded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yield
- yodel (verb): To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
- yodeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yodel
- yogi (noun): A devotee or adherent of yoga.