NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 27, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 193 points |
| Genius Level | 135 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| B | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| G | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 20 |
| L | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | Σ | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×3 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BL×1 BO×4 |
| G | GA×8 GL×4 GN×1 GO×7 |
| L | LA×1 LO×4 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OB×1 OO×1 |
| T | TA×3 TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 ALG×2 ALO×1 ANA×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAN×1 BLO×1 BOL×1 BON×2 BOO×1 |
| G | GAG×1 GAL×6 GAN×1 GLO×4 GNA×1 GOA×2 GON×2 GOO×2 GOT×1 |
| L | LAG×1 LOG×1 LON×3 |
| N | NON×2 |
| O | OBL×1 OOL×1 |
| T | TAG×1 TAN×2 TOB×1 TOG×1 TON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| lo...... † | LO8 | Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al... | AL5 | By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. |
| an.... | AN6 | In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial). |
| ba.. | BA4 | A sudden percussive noise. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.) |
| bo..... | BO7 | A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The clang of a large bell. |
| bo... | BO5 | A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. |
| bo...... | BO8 | A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms, originating in the United States in the 1960s. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga...... | GA8 | Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga..... | GA7 | Brave, valiant. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints |
| ga.... | GA6 | A clumsy or uncouth person. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| gl... | GL5 | To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance. |
| gl.... | GL6 | Concerning all parts of the world. |
| gl..... | GL7 | Of or relating to the glottis. |
| gn.. | GN4 | Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal. |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action. |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”). |
| la.... | LA6 | A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo.... | LO6 | An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. |
| no..... | NO7 | A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon. |
| no....... | NO9 | Having nine sides and nine angles |
| ob.... | OB6 | Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| ta...... | TA8 | One who, or that which, tags along. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor. |
| ta... | TA5 | A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango. |
| to...... | TO8 | A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills. |
| to.. | TO4 | A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome. |
| to.. | TO4 | An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. |
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.
- longboat† (LO8)
- agog (AG4)
- alga (AL4)
- algal (AL5)
- along (AL5)
- analog (AN6)
- bang (BA4)
- blog (BL4)
- bologna (BO7)
- bong (BO4)
- bongo (BO5)
- boogaloo (BO8)
- gaga (GA4)
- gala (GA4)
- galangal (GA8)
- gall (GA4)
- gallant (GA7)
- gallon (GA6)
- galoot (GA6)
- gang (GA4)
- gloat (GL5)
- glob (GL4)
- global (GL6)
- glottal (GL7)
- gnat (GN4)
- goal (GO4)
- goat (GO4)
- gong (GO4)
- gonna (GO5)
- googol (GO6)
- goon (GO4)
- gotta (GO5)
- lagoon (LA6)
- logo (LO4)
- long (LO4)
- longan (LO6)
- nonagon (NO7)
- nonagonal (NO9)
- oblong (OB6)
- oolong (OO6)
- tagalong (TA8)
- tang (TA4)
- tango (TA5)
- toboggan (TO8)
- toga (TO4)
- tong (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- longboat† (noun): Among the boats carried by a ship the largest, thus the most capable of boats carried on a ship.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- along (preposition): By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- analog (adjective): In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
- bang (noun): A sudden percussive noise.
- blog (noun): A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)
- bologna (noun): A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
- bong (noun): The clang of a large bell.
- bongo (noun): A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
- boogaloo (noun): A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms, originating in the United States in the 1960s.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- galangal (noun): Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- gallant (adjective): Brave, valiant.
- gallon (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- galoot (noun): A clumsy or uncouth person.
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- gloat (verb): To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
- glob (noun): A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
- global (adjective): Concerning all parts of the world.
- glottal (adjective): Of or relating to the glottis.
- gnat (noun): Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- goat (noun): A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal.
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gotta (contraction): Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
- lagoon (noun): A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longan (noun): An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
- nonagonal (adjective): Having nine sides and nine angles
- oblong (adjective): Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- tagalong (noun): One who, or that which, tags along.
- tang (noun): A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
- tango (noun): A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
- toboggan (noun): A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills.
- toga (noun): A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- tong (noun): An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.