NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 31, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, o, r, u, w |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 196 points |
| Genius Level | 137 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| R | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 22 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GO×2 GR×3 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×1 HU×1 |
| O | OU×6 |
| R | RO×4 |
| T | TH×8 TO×7 TR×5 TU×2 |
| U | |
| W | WO×3 WR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GOT×1 GOU×1 GRO×3 |
|---|---|
| H | HOO×1 HUR×1 |
| O | OUG×1 OUT×5 |
| R | ROO×1 ROT×2 ROU×1 |
| T | THO×4 THR×3 THU×1 TOO×2 TOR×2 TOU×3 TRO×4 TRU×1 TUT×2 |
| U | |
| W | WOO×1 WOR×2 WRO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ou....... † | OU9 | Anything that grows out of something else. A branch or offshoot of a plant. An appendage of an animal. A byproduct or consequence of an action or event. |
| wr..... † | WR7 | Having been worked or prepared somehow. |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| go.. | GO4 | An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints. |
| gr.... | GR6 | A small cave. |
| gr... | GR5 | A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry. |
| gr.... | GR6 | An increase in size, number, value, or strength. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| hu.. | HU4 | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense of owe |
| ou... | OU5 | To go out, to set forth. |
| ou..... | OU7 | To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc. |
| ou... | OU5 | A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning. |
| ou........ | OU10 | simple past tense and past participle of outthink |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone. |
| th...... | TH8 | Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| th.... | TH6 | Despite that; however. |
| th..... | TH7 | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking. |
| th..... | TH7 | From one side of an opening to the other. |
| th........ | TH10 | In every part of; all through. |
| th... | TH5 | To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. |
| th.. | TH4 | Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| to... | TO5 | Strong and resilient; sturdy. |
| to.. | TO4 | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
| tr.... | TR6 | A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. |
| tr... | TR5 | Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once. |
| tr... | TR5 | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
| tu... | TU5 | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
| wo.. | WO4 | A plant; herb; vegetable. |
| wo... | WO5 | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. |
| wr... | WR5 | Full of anger; wrathful. |
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.
- outgrowth† (OU9)
- wrought† (WR7)
- goth (GO4)
- gout (GO4)
- grotto (GR6)
- grout (GR5)
- growth (GR6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hurt (HU4)
- ought (OU5)
- outgo (OU5)
- outgrow (OU7)
- outro (OU5)
- outthought (OU10)
- root (RO4)
- rotgut (RO6)
- rotor (RO5)
- rout (RO4)
- thorough (TH8)
- thou (TH4)
- though (TH6)
- thought (TH7)
- through (TH7)
- throughout (TH10)
- throw (TH5)
- thug (TH4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tough (TO5)
- tour (TO4)
- tout (TO4)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
- trough (TR6)
- trout (TR5)
- truth (TR5)
- tutor (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- woot (WO4)
- wort (WO4)
- worth (WO5)
- wroth (WR5)
Answer Definitions
- outgrowth† (noun): Anything that grows out of something else. A branch or offshoot of a plant. An appendage of an animal. A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
- wrought† (adjective): Having been worked or prepared somehow.
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- gout (noun): An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
- grotto (noun): A small cave.
- grout (noun): A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
- growth (noun): An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hurt (verb): To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- ought (verb): simple past tense of owe
- outgo (verb): To go out, to set forth.
- outgrow (verb): To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
- outro (noun): A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.
- outthought (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outthink
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- rotgut (noun): Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- rout (noun): A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.
- thorough (adjective): Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- though (adverb): Despite that; however.
- thought (noun): Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
- through (preposition): From one side of an opening to the other.
- throughout (preposition): In every part of; all through.
- throw (verb): To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
- thug (noun): Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tough (adjective): Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- tour (noun): A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
- trough (noun): A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
- trout (noun): Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
- truth (noun): True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
- tutor (noun): One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t
- wort (noun): A plant; herb; vegetable.
- worth (adjective): Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- wroth (adjective): Full of anger; wrathful.