NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 28, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, i, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 69 points |
| Genius Level | 48 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| W | 10 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 12 | Σ | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AW×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 |
| I | |
| L | LA×1 |
| N | NI×1 |
| T | TA×1 TW×5 |
| W | WA×7 WI×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AWA×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAW×1 |
| I | |
| L | LAW×1 |
| N | NIT×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TWA×1 TWI×4 |
| W | WAI×2 WAL×1 WAN×3 WAT×1 WIL×4 WIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| aw... | AW5 | To wait for. |
| da.. | DA4 | To begin to brighten with daylight. |
| la.. | LA4 | An open space between woods. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A scatterbrained or stupid person. |
| ta...... † | TA8 | A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc. |
| tw... | TW5 | two |
| tw.... | TW6 | simple past tense and past participle of twilight |
| tw... | TW5 | A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. |
| tw.. | TW4 | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.) |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wi.. | WI4 | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated). |
| wi...... | WI8 | land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi.. | WI4 | To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
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.
- await (AW5)
- dawn (DA4)
- lawn (LA4)
- nitwit (NI6)
- tailwind† (TA8)
- twain (TW5)
- twilit (TW6)
- twill (TW5)
- twin (TW4)
- twit (TW4)
- wail (WA4)
- wait (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- wand (WA4)
- wanna (WA5)
- want (WA4)
- watt (WA4)
- wild (WI4)
- wildland (WI8)
- will (WI4)
- wilt (WI4)
- wind (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- await (verb): To wait for.
- dawn (verb): To begin to brighten with daylight.
- lawn (noun): An open space between woods.
- nitwit (noun): A scatterbrained or stupid person.
- tailwind† (noun): A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.
- twain (numeral): two
- twilit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of twilight
- twill (noun): A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
- twin (noun): Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- wail (verb): To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- wait (verb): To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wand (noun): A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- want (verb): To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- wild (adjective): Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
- wildland (noun): land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- wilt (verb): To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.