NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 30, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, i, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 218 points |
| Genius Level | 153 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| B | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| E | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| N | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| V | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 19 | Σ | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AN×1 AV×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BE×3 BI×1 |
| E | EA×1 EL×1 EN×2 EV×2 |
| I | |
| L | LA×2 LE×4 LI×4 |
| N | NA×4 |
| V | VA×6 VE×5 VI×8 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×1 ANV×1 AVA×2 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BEL×2 BEV×1 BIV×1 |
| E | EAV×1 ELE×1 ENL×1 ENV×1 EVE×1 EVI×1 |
| I | |
| L | LAV×2 LEA×2 LEV×2 LIV×4 |
| N | NAI×1 NAV×3 |
| V | VAI×1 VAL×2 VAN×3 VEA×1 VEI×2 VEN×2 VIA×2 VIB×1 VIL×4 VIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | Having life; living; not dead. |
| an... | AN5 | A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av....... | AV9 | Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| be........ | BE10 | Capable of being believed; credible. |
| be..... | BE7 | To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). |
| be... | BE5 | An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. |
| bi..... | BI7 | Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster. |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| en...... † | EN8 | Arousing or likely to arouse envy. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.. | LA4 | To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. |
| le... | LE5 | To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
| le.... | LE6 | Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| li..... | LI7 | Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in, inhabitable. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li...... | LI8 | Alternative spelling of livable |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| na... | NA5 | Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| na.. | NA4 | The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. |
| na... | NA5 | The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va.. | VA4 | A valley. |
| va... | VA5 | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. |
| va.. | VA4 | A weather vane. |
| va..... | VA7 | Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes. |
| va...... | VA8 | A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve... | VE5 | Venous; pertaining to veins. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness. |
| vi.... | VI6 | Able to live on its own (as for a newborn). |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A vibraphone. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi..... | VI7 | (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel. |
| vi........ | VI10 | A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- alive (AL5)
- anvil (AN5)
- avail (AV5)
- available (AV9)
- avian (AV5)
- believable (BE10)
- believe (BE7)
- bevel (BE5)
- bivalve (BI7)
- eave (EA4)
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- enviable† (EN8)
- even (EV4)
- evil (EV4)
- lava (LA4)
- lave (LA4)
- leave (LE5)
- leaven (LE6)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- livable (LI7)
- live (LI4)
- liveable (LI8)
- liven (LI5)
- naive (NA5)
- naval (NA5)
- nave (NA4)
- navel (NA5)
- vain (VA4)
- vale (VA4)
- valve (VA5)
- vane (VA4)
- vanilla (VA7)
- vanillin (VA8)
- veal (VE4)
- veil (VE4)
- vein (VE4)
- venal (VE5)
- venial (VE6)
- viable (VI6)
- vial (VI4)
- vibe (VI4)
- vile (VI4)
- villa (VI5)
- villain (VI7)
- villanelle (VI10)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- alive (adjective): Having life; living; not dead.
- anvil (noun): A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- available (adjective): Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- believable (adjective): Capable of being believed; credible.
- believe (verb): To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
- bevel (noun): An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- bivalve (noun): Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- enviable† (adjective): Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
- leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- leaven (noun): Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- livable (adjective): Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in, inhabitable.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- liveable (adjective): Alternative spelling of livable
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- naive (adjective): Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- navel (noun): The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- vale (noun): A valley.
- valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- vane (noun): A weather vane.
- vanilla (noun): Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- vanillin (noun): A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
- veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- venal (adjective): Venous; pertaining to veins.
- venial (adjective): Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- viable (adjective): Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- vibe (noun): A vibraphone.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- villain (noun): (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel.
- villanelle (noun): A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.