NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 12, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, l, p, t, v, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 114 points |
| Genius Level | 80 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</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| V | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EV×1 EX×3 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LI×4 |
| P | PE×2 PI×8 PL×1 |
| T | TE×1 TI×7 |
| V | VE×1 VI×1 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELI×1 EVI×1 EXI×2 EXP×1 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LIL×1 LIT×2 LIV×1 |
| P | PET×2 PIL×2 PIP×4 PIX×2 PLI×1 |
| T | TEX×1 TIL×3 TIP×2 TIT×2 |
| V | VEI×1 VIL×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ex....... † | EX9 | Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ex... | EX5 | The state of being banished from one's home or country. |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| pe... | PE5 | Petite: small, little. |
| pe.... | PE6 | fairly short and of slim build. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pipette |
| pi..... | PI7 | A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| pi... | PI5 | One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. |
| pi... | PI5 | A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. |
| pl.. | PL4 | Alternative spelling of plié |
| te..... | TE7 | Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.... | TI6 | A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front. |
| ti.... | TI6 | An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
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.
- expletive† (EX9)
- elite (EL5)
- evil (EV4)
- exile (EX5)
- exit (EX4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- live (LI4)
- petit (PE5)
- petite (PE6)
- pile (PI4)
- pill (PI4)
- pipe (PI4)
- pipet (PI5)
- pipette (PI7)
- pipit (PI5)
- pixel (PI5)
- pixie (PI5)
- plie (PL4)
- textile (TE7)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tippet (TI6)
- tipple (TI6)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
- veil (VE4)
- vile (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- expletive† (adjective): Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- exile (noun): The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- petit (adjective): Petite: small, little.
- petite (adjective): fairly short and of slim build.
- pile (noun): A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- pipet (noun): Alternative form of pipette
- pipette (noun): A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- pixel (noun): One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
- pixie (noun): A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
- plie (noun): Alternative spelling of plié
- textile (noun): Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tippet (noun): A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
- tipple (noun): An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.