NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 29, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, i, k, n, o, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 141 points |
| Genius Level | 99 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| G | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 8 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| K | 3 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| N | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| V | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | Σ | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×2 EK×1 EN×2 EV×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×5 GI×2 GO×1 |
| I | IN×2 |
| K | KE×3 KN×2 |
| N | NE×2 NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | OG×1 OV×2 |
| V | VE×3 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×2 EKI×1 ENG×1 ENO×1 EVE×2 EVO×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GEE×2 GEN×3 GIV×2 GON×1 |
| I | INN×1 INV×1 |
| K | KEE×2 KEN×1 KNE×2 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×1 NIN×1 NON×1 NOO×1 |
| O | OGE×1 OVE×1 OVI×1 |
| V | VEG×2 VEI×1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ev..... † | EV7 | present participle of evoke |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| ek... | EK5 | The act or process of adding. |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| en... | EN5 | An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev..... | EV7 | The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark. |
| ev... | EV5 | To call out; to draw out or bring forth. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior. |
| ge..... | GE7 | present participle of geek |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gi.. | GI4 | To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). |
| gi... | GI5 | past participle of give |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in.... | IN6 | To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ke..... | KE7 | Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn..... | KN7 | present participle of knee |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.... | NO6 | An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ov... | OV5 | Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A vegetable. |
| ve..... | VE7 | present participle of veg |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| 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.
- evoking† (EV7)
- egging (EG6)
- eggnog (EG6)
- eking (EK5)
- engine (EN6)
- enoki (EN5)
- even (EV4)
- evening (EV7)
- evoke (EV5)
- geek (GE4)
- geeking (GE7)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- give (GI4)
- given (GI5)
- gone (GO4)
- innie (IN5)
- invoke (IN6)
- keen (KE4)
- keening (KE7)
- keno (KE4)
- knee (KN4)
- kneeing (KN7)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- none (NO4)
- noogie (NO6)
- ogee (OG4)
- oven (OV4)
- ovine (OV5)
- veggie (VE6)
- vegging (VE7)
- vein (VE4)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- evoking† (verb): present participle of evoke
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- eking (noun): The act or process of adding.
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- enoki (noun): An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evening (noun): The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
- evoke (verb): To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
- geek (noun): A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
- geeking (verb): present participle of geek
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- give (verb): To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- given (verb): past participle of give
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- invoke (verb): To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- keening (adjective): Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
- keno (noun): A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- kneeing (verb): present participle of knee
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noogie (noun): An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- ovine (adjective): Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- veggie (noun): A vegetable.
- vegging (verb): present participle of veg
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.