NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 15, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, h, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 149 points |
| Genius Level | 104 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| G | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 17 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×4 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CH×2 CL×1 |
| E | EA×1 EL×1 EN×2 |
| G | GA×9 GE×2 GH×1 GL×5 |
| H | HA×2 HE×1 |
| L | LE×1 |
| N |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALG×3 ALL×1 ANG×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAG×1 CHA×2 CLA×1 |
| E | EAG×1 ELE×1 ENC×1 ENG×1 |
| G | GAG×3 GAL×4 GAN×2 GEL×1 GEN×1 GHE×1 GLA×2 GLE×3 |
| H | HAG×1 HAN×1 HEN×1 |
| L | LEG×1 |
| N |
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.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | plural of alga |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al.... | AL6 | To state under oath, to plead. |
| an... | AN5 | An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes. |
| an... | AN5 | A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| ca.. | CA4 | An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. |
| ch....... † | CH9 | A confrontation; a dare. An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. A bid to overcome something. |
| ch.... | CH6 | To become something different. |
| cl... | CL5 | A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other. |
| ea... | EA5 | Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. |
| el...... | EL8 | Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lock inside a cage; to imprison. |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga...... | GA8 | Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To sing; charm; enchant. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga..... | GA7 | A rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gl... | GL5 | made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface |
| gl.... | GL6 | To look briefly (at something). |
| gl... | GL5 | To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. |
| ha.... | HA6 | To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To be or remain suspended. |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| le... | LE5 | Relating to the law or to lawyers. |
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.
- alga (AL4)
- algae (AL5)
- algal (AL5)
- allege (AL6)
- angel (AN5)
- angle (AN5)
- cage (CA4)
- challenge† (CH9)
- change (CH6)
- clang (CL5)
- eagle (EA5)
- elegance (EL8)
- encage (EN6)
- engage (EN6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gaggle (GA6)
- gala (GA4)
- galangal (GA8)
- gale (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- ganache (GA7)
- gang (GA4)
- gelee (GE5)
- gene (GE4)
- ghee (GH4)
- glace (GL5)
- glance (GL6)
- glean (GL5)
- glee (GL4)
- glen (GL4)
- haggle (HA6)
- hang (HA4)
- henge (HE5)
- legal (LE5)
Answer Definitions
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algae (noun): plural of alga
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- allege (verb): To state under oath, to plead.
- angel (noun): An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
- angle (noun): A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
- cage (noun): An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- challenge† (noun): A confrontation; a dare. An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. A bid to overcome something.
- change (verb): To become something different.
- clang (noun): A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
- eagle (noun): Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- elegance (noun): Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
- encage (verb): To lock inside a cage; to imprison.
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gaggle (noun): A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- galangal (noun): Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
- gale (verb): To sing; charm; enchant.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- ganache (noun): A rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze.
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- glace (adjective): made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface
- glance (verb): To look briefly (at something).
- glean (verb): To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- glen (noun): A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
- haggle (verb): To argue for a better deal, especially over prices with a seller.
- hang (verb): To be or remain suspended.
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- legal (adjective): Relating to the law or to lawyers.