NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 11, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, i, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 242 points |
| Genius Level | 169 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</th><th>11</th><th>12</th><th>13 | Σ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| B | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| N | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| T | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×4 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×5 BL×4 |
| I | IN×5 |
| L | LA×3 LI×3 |
| N | NA×9 NI×1 |
| T | TA×2 TI×5 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×2 ANN×1 ANT×1 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAN×5 BLA×2 BLI×2 |
| I | INA×2 INI×2 INL×1 |
| L | LAI×1 LAN×2 LIN×2 LIT×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAI×1 NAN×2 NAT×5 NIN×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAN×1 TIN×4 TIT×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| at........... † | AT13 | The state of being attainable. |
| ba...... † | BA8 | The quality of being banal. |
| in....... † | IN9 | Lack of the ability to do something; incapability. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| ba... | BA5 | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| ba..... | BA7 | In a banal, trite or boring manner. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. |
| bl..... | BL7 | Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive. |
| bl....... | BL9 | In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. |
| bl... | BL5 | A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in..... | IN7 | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin. |
| in....... | IN9 | At the beginning. |
| in... | IN5 | To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| la..... | LA7 | Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| li... | LI5 | Covered with lint. |
| li.... | LI6 | A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to birth. |
| na...... | NA8 | The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na..... | NA7 | In a natty manner. |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ti.... | TI6 | In a tiny way. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
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.
- attainability† (AT13)
- banality† (BA8)
- inability† (IN9)
- anal (AN4)
- anally (AN6)
- annal (AN5)
- anti (AN4)
- attain (AT6)
- banal (BA5)
- banally (BA7)
- banana (BA6)
- banyan (BA6)
- blatant (BL7)
- blatantly (BL9)
- blin (BL4)
- blini (BL5)
- inanity (IN7)
- initial (IN7)
- initially (IN9)
- inlay (IN5)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- lantana (LA7)
- lint (LI4)
- linty (LI5)
- litany (LI6)
- naan (NA4)
- nail (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- natal (NA5)
- natality (NA8)
- natant (NA6)
- nattily (NA7)
- natty (NA5)
- ninny (NI5)
- taint (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tinily (TI6)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- attainability† (noun): The state of being attainable.
- banality† (noun): The quality of being banal.
- inability† (noun): Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- banally (adverb): In a banal, trite or boring manner.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- banyan (noun): An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
- blatant (adjective): Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
- blatantly (adverb): In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
- blin (verb): To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- blini (noun): A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- initially (adverb): At the beginning.
- inlay (verb): To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- linty (adjective): Covered with lint.
- litany (noun): A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
- natality (noun): The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- nattily (adverb): In a natty manner.
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tinily (adverb): In a tiny way.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.