NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 5, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, e, j, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 119 points |
| Genius Level | 83 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| C | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| D | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| J | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CE×2 CO×6 |
| D | DE×9 |
| E | EJ×2 |
| J | |
| O | OB×2 OC×1 |
| T |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOC×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CED×2 COD×2 COE×1 COO×2 COT×1 |
| D | DEC×5 DEJ×2 DET×2 |
| E | EJE×2 |
| J | |
| O | OBJ×2 OCT×1 |
| T |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ob...... † | OB8 | simple past tense and past participle of object |
| bo... | BO5 | A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make an infusion. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of decoct |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de.... | DE6 | Make sad or dispirited. |
| de...... | DE8 | Sad and dispirited. |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| ej... | EJ5 | To compel (a person or persons) to leave. |
| ej..... | EJ7 | simple past tense and past participle of eject |
| ob.... | OB6 | A thing that has physical existence but is not alive. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
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.
- objected† (OB8)
- bocce (BO5)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- cooed (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- cote (CO4)
- deco (DE4)
- decoct (DE6)
- decocted (DE8)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- deject (DE6)
- dejected (DE8)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- eject (EJ5)
- ejected (EJ7)
- object (OB6)
- octet (OC5)
Answer Definitions
- objected† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of object
- bocce (noun): A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decoct (verb): To make an infusion.
- decocted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoct
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- deject (verb): Make sad or dispirited.
- dejected (adjective): Sad and dispirited.
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- eject (verb): To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
- ejected (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eject
- object (noun): A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.