NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 8, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, g, o, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 90 points |
| Genius Level | 63 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AG×2 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×6 BO×1 |
| E | |
| G | GA×4 |
| O | |
| P | PA×6 PO×1 |
| Y | YA×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABB×1 AGA×1 AGO×1 APO×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×3 BAG×2 BAO×1 BOB×1 |
| E | |
| G | GAB×1 GAG×2 GAP×1 |
| O | |
| P | PAG×2 PAP×3 PAY×1 POP×1 |
| Y | YAP×1 YOG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pa..... † | PA7 | A boy who serves as a page. |
| ab... | AB5 | the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns. |
| ag... | AG5 | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ap.... | AP6 | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| ba..... | BA7 | Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling |
| ba... | BA5 | Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| ga... | GA5 | Inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. |
| pa.. | PA4 | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | one to whom money is paid. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
| yo.. | YO4 | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. |
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.
- pageboy† (PA7)
- abbey (AB5)
- agape (AG5)
- agog (AG4)
- apogee (AP6)
- baba (BA4)
- babe (BA4)
- baby (BA4)
- baggage (BA7)
- baggy (BA5)
- baobab (BA6)
- boba (BO4)
- gabby (GA5)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gape (GA4)
- page (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- payee (PA5)
- poppa (PO5)
- yappy (YA5)
- yoga (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- pageboy† (noun): A boy who serves as a page.
- abbey (noun): the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.
- agape (adjective): In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
- baby (noun): A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- baggage (noun): Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling
- baggy (adjective): Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- gabby (adjective): Inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gape (verb): To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- page (noun): One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- payee (noun): one to whom money is paid.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
- yoga (noun): Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.