NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 29, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 164 points |
| Genius Level | 115 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 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| F | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AL×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CI×1 CL×1 |
| F | FA×13 FI×7 FL×5 |
| I | IF×1 |
| L | LI×1 |
| T | TA×1 TI×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×1 ALF×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×2 CIT×1 CLI×1 |
| F | FAC×5 FAI×1 FAL×2 FAT×5 FIA×1 FIF×1 FIL×4 FIT×1 FLA×4 FLI×1 |
| I | IFF×1 |
| L | LIF×1 |
| T | TAF×1 TIF×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af..... | AF7 | To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| ca..... | CA7 | To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A young cow or bull. |
| ci.... | CI6 | To become more like or more in the character of a city. |
| cl... | CL5 | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| fa.... | FA6 | Of or affecting the face. |
| fa...... | FA8 | Using or involving the face. |
| fa...... † | FA8 | The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| fa....... | FA9 | The quality or state of being a fact. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be unsuccessful. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa..... | FA7 | Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind. |
| fa... | FA5 | Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny. |
| fa...... | FA8 | The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control. |
| fa..... | FA7 | In a fatal manner; lethally. |
| fa... | FA5 | In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person. |
| fa... | FA5 | derogatory term for an overweight person. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| fi... | FI5 | Half of a 'Benjamin?' |
| fi.... | FI6 | Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. |
| fi...... | FI8 | In a filial manner. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi... | FI5 | A young female horse. |
| fi... | FI5 | In a fit manner |
| fl... | FL5 | A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Having no variations in height. |
| fl.... | FL6 | In a physically flat or level manner. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). |
| fl.. | FL4 | A fluttering or darting movement. |
| if.. | IF4 | Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. |
| li.. | LI4 | To raise or rise. |
| ta... | TA5 | A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
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.
- afflict (AF7)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- calcify (CA7)
- calf (CA4)
- citify (CI6)
- cliff (CL5)
- facial (FA6)
- facially (FA8)
- facility† (FA8)
- fact (FA4)
- facticity (FA9)
- fail (FA4)
- fall (FA4)
- fallacy (FA7)
- fatal (FA5)
- fatality (FA8)
- fatally (FA7)
- fatly (FA5)
- fatty (FA5)
- fiat (FI4)
- fifty (FI5)
- filial (FI6)
- filially (FI8)
- fill (FI4)
- filly (FI5)
- fitly (FI5)
- flail (FL5)
- flat (FL4)
- flatly (FL6)
- flay (FL4)
- flit (FL4)
- iffy (IF4)
- lift (LI4)
- taffy (TA5)
- tiff (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- afflict (verb): To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- calcify (verb): To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
- calf (noun): A young cow or bull.
- citify (verb): To become more like or more in the character of a city.
- cliff (noun): A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- facial (adjective): Of or affecting the face.
- facially (adverb): Using or involving the face.
- facility† (noun): The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
- fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
- facticity (noun): The quality or state of being a fact.
- fail (verb): To be unsuccessful.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- fallacy (noun): Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
- fatal (adjective): Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
- fatality (noun): The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control.
- fatally (adverb): In a fatal manner; lethally.
- fatly (adverb): In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.
- fatty (adjective): derogatory term for an overweight person.
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
- filial (adjective): Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
- filially (adverb): In a filial manner.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filly (noun): A young female horse.
- fitly (adverb): In a fit manner
- flail (noun): A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- flat (adjective): Having no variations in height.
- flatly (adverb): In a physically flat or level manner.
- flay (verb): To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
- flit (noun): A fluttering or darting movement.
- iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- lift (verb): To raise or rise.
- taffy (noun): A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.