NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 27, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, i, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 161 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| D | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| U | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | Σ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×5 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×1 DU×2 |
| I | IN×4 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OU×2 |
| T | TO×1 TU×4 |
| U | UD×1 UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×1 CON×3 COU×1 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DON×1 DUC×1 DUN×1 |
| I | IND×2 INT×2 |
| N | NOU×1 |
| O | OUT×2 |
| T | TOU×1 TUI×1 TUN×1 TUT×2 |
| U | UDO×1 UNC×2 UND×2 UNI×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co..... | CO7 | The act or method of controlling or directing. |
| co........ † | CO10 | The conveying of heat or electricity through material. |
| co..... † | CO7 | A pipe or channel for conveying water etc. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| du.. | DU4 | a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| in.... | IN6 | To bring in as a member; to make a part of. |
| in....... † | IN9 | An act of inducting. A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service. The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| ou.... | OU6 | simple past tense of outdo |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| tu... | TU5 | A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un..... | UN7 | A salve or ointment. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- coconut (CO7)
- conduct (CO7)
- conduction† (CO10)
- conduit† (CO7)
- count (CO5)
- cutout (CU6)
- donut (DO5)
- duct (DU4)
- dunno (DU5)
- induct (IN6)
- induction† (IN9)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuition (IN9)
- noun (NO4)
- outdid (OU6)
- outdo (OU5)
- tout (TO4)
- tuition (TU7)
- tunic (TU5)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- udon (UD4)
- unction (UN7)
- uncut (UN5)
- undid (UN5)
- undo (UN4)
- union (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- conduct (noun): The act or method of controlling or directing.
- conduction† (noun): The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
- conduit† (noun): A pipe or channel for conveying water etc.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- induct (verb): To bring in as a member; to make a part of.
- induction† (noun): An act of inducting. A formal ceremony in which a person is appointed to an office or into military service. The process of showing a newcomer around a place where they will work or study.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- outdid (verb): simple past tense of outdo
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- tunic (noun): A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- unction (noun): A salve or ointment.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.