NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 2, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, i, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 133 points |
| Genius Level | 93 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 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| C | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| D | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| E | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| N | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CY×3 |
| D | DA×2 DE×5 DI×1 DY×3 |
| E | ED×1 EY×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| N | NA×1 NE×1 NI×1 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×1 CAN×3 CAY×1 CYA×2 CYN×1 |
| D | DAD×1 DAN×1 DEA×1 DEC×3 DEN×1 DIC×1 DYA×1 DYE×1 DYN×1 |
| E | EDD×1 EYE×1 |
| I | IND×1 |
| N | NAN×1 NEE×1 NIN×1 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cy..... † | CY7 | Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN anion. |
| ac... | AC5 | Like an acid, somewhat acid. |
| ca... | CA5 | One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf. |
| ca....... | CA9 | The state of being a candidate; candidateship. |
| ca... | CA5 | Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca..... | CA7 | Ellipsis of cayenne pepper. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| cy... | CY5 | cynical (in all senses) |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. |
| de..... | DE7 | Very accurate in shooting or throwing. |
| de... | DE5 | The process or result of being gradually decomposed. |
| de..... | DE7 | Having undergone decay, rotted. |
| de..... | DE7 | The quality of being decent; propriety. |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| di... | DI5 | Fraught with danger. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| dy.. | DY4 | simple past tense and past participle of dye |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. |
| ey.. | EY4 | Having eyes. |
| in....... | IN9 | Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
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.
- cyanide† (CY7)
- acidy (AC5)
- caddy (CA5)
- candidacy (CA9)
- candy (CA5)
- canny (CA5)
- cayenne (CA7)
- cyan (CY4)
- cynic (CY5)
- daddy (DA5)
- dandy (DA5)
- deadeye (DE7)
- decay (DE5)
- decayed (DE7)
- decency (DE7)
- deny (DE4)
- dicey (DI5)
- dyad (DY4)
- dyed (DY4)
- dyne (DY4)
- eddy (ED4)
- eyed (EY4)
- indecency (IN9)
- nanny (NA5)
- needy (NE5)
- ninny (NI5)
- yenned (YE6)
Answer Definitions
- cyanide† (noun): Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN anion.
- acidy (adjective): Like an acid, somewhat acid.
- caddy (noun): One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
- candidacy (noun): The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
- candy (noun): Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- cayenne (noun): Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dandy (noun): A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- deadeye (adjective): Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
- decay (noun): The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
- decayed (adjective): Having undergone decay, rotted.
- decency (noun): The quality of being decent; propriety.
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- dicey (adjective): Fraught with danger.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- dyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dye
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- eddy (noun): A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- eyed (adjective): Having eyes.
- indecency (noun): Lack of decency; the property or degree of being indecent
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen