NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 23, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, f, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 293 points |
| Genius Level | 205 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 |
| D | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 16 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| F | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 17 |
| L | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | Σ | 18 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×4 DU×12 |
| E | EL×2 ET×1 |
| F | FA×3 FE×3 FL×6 FU×5 |
| L | LA×2 LU×6 |
| T | TA×1 TU×7 |
| U | UL×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADU×3 ALL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEF×2 DEL×2 DUA×1 DUD×2 DUE×4 DUF×3 DUL×2 |
| E | ELU×2 ETU×1 |
| F | FAT×1 FAU×2 FEU×3 FLA×1 FLU×5 FUD×2 FUE×2 FUL×1 |
| L | LAU×2 LUA×1 LUL×3 LUT×2 |
| T | TAU×1 TUF×3 TUL×1 TUT×3 |
| U | ULU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad..... | AD7 | To flatter effusively. |
| ad...... | AD8 | simple past tense and past participle of adulate |
| ad... | AD5 | A fully grown human or animal. |
| al.... | AL6 | To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion. |
| al..... | AL7 | simple past tense and past participle of allude |
| de..... † | DE7 | The condition of failing to meet an obligation. |
| de....... † | DE9 | simple past tense and past participle of default |
| de.... | DE6 | To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| de..... | DE7 | Being affected by delusions. |
| du.. | DU4 | Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components. |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duel |
| du.. | DU4 | A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of duet |
| du.. | DU4 | Dough. |
| du.... | DU6 | A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. |
| du.... | DU6 | Alternative spelling of duffel |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dull |
| el... | EL5 | To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elude |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| fa..... | FA7 | Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate. |
| fa... | FA5 | A defect; something that detracts from perfection. |
| fa..... † | FA7 | simple past tense and past participle of fault |
| fe.. | FE4 | A state of long-standing mutual hostility. |
| fe.... | FE6 | Of, or relating to feudalism. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of feud |
| fl.... | FL6 | A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl..... | FL7 | simple past tense and past participle of fluff |
| fl... | FL5 | A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight. |
| fu.... | FU6 | To confuse or befuddle. |
| fu..... | FU7 | simple past tense and past participle of fuddle |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.... | FU6 | simple past tense and past participle of fuel |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| la.. | LA4 | Praise or glorification. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past tense and past participle of laud |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lull |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| tu.... | TU6 | A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.... | TU6 | Having tufts. |
| tu... | TU5 | A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ul..... | UL7 | to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy |
| ul...... | UL8 | simple past tense and past participle of ululate |
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.
- adulate (AD7)
- adulated (AD8)
- adult (AD5)
- allude (AL6)
- alluded (AL7)
- default† (DE7)
- defaulted† (DE9)
- delude (DE6)
- deluded (DE7)
- dual (DU4)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- duel (DU4)
- dueled (DU6)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- duff (DU4)
- duffel (DU6)
- duffle (DU6)
- dull (DU4)
- dulled (DU6)
- elude (EL5)
- eluded (EL6)
- etude (ET5)
- fateful (FA7)
- fault (FA5)
- faulted† (FA7)
- feud (FE4)
- feudal (FE6)
- feuded (FE6)
- flauta (FL6)
- flue (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fluffed (FL7)
- flute (FL5)
- fluted (FL6)
- fuddle (FU6)
- fuddled (FU7)
- fuel (FU4)
- fueled (FU6)
- full (FU4)
- laud (LA4)
- lauded (LA6)
- luau (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulled (LU6)
- lulu (LU4)
- lute (LU4)
- luteal (LU6)
- taut (TA4)
- tuffet (TU6)
- tuft (TU4)
- tufted (TU6)
- tulle (TU5)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutted (TU6)
- tutu (TU4)
- ululate (UL7)
- ululated (UL8)
Answer Definitions
- adulate (verb): To flatter effusively.
- adulated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of adulate
- adult (noun): A fully grown human or animal.
- allude (verb): To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion.
- alluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of allude
- default† (noun): The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
- defaulted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of default
- delude (verb): To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- deluded (adjective): Being affected by delusions.
- dual (adjective): Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dude.
- duel (noun): Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- dueled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duel
- duet (noun): A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- duetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duet
- duff (noun): Dough.
- duffel (noun): A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
- duffle (noun): Alternative spelling of duffel
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dull
- elude (verb): To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- eluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elude
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- fateful (adjective): Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
- fault (noun): A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
- faulted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fault
- feud (noun): A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
- feudal (adjective): Of, or relating to feudalism.
- feuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of feud
- flauta (noun): A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fluffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fluff
- flute (noun): A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
- fluted (adjective): Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.
- fuddle (verb): To confuse or befuddle.
- fuddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fuddle
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- fueled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fuel
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- laud (noun): Praise or glorification.
- lauded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of laud
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lull
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lute (noun): A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- luteal (adjective): Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- tuffet (noun): A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tufted (adjective): Having tufts.
- tulle (noun): A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- ululate (verb): to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy
- ululated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ululate