NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 13, 2023

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2023
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2023

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2023
Center LetterM
Outer Lettersa, b, i, n, o, t
# of Pangrams2 (Perfect: none)
Total Words56 words
Total Points270 points
Genius Level189 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for June 13, 2023

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>11Σ
A24-111-110
B2-32----7
I21---11-5
M1194-11--26
N-1----1-2
O1--1----2
T1-3-----4
Σ1915104232156

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AB×1
AM×6
AN×2
AT×1
B
BA×3
BO×4
I
IA×2
IM×2
IN×1
M
MA×11
MI×6
MO×9
N
NI×1
NO×1
O
OM×1
OT×1
T
TA×1
TO×3

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ABO×1
AMB×2
AMI×1
AMM×2
AMN×1
ANI×2
ATO×1
B
BAM×2
BAN×1
BOA×1
BOM×1
BOO×1
BOT×1
I
IAM×2
IMA×1
IMI×1
INT×1
M
MAI×3
MAM×5
MAN×3
MIN×5
MIT×1
MOA×2
MOM×1
MON×2
MOO×2
MOT×2
N
NIM×1
NOM×1
O
OMI×1
OTT×1
T
TAT×1
TOM×3

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ab......... †AB11An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
am...... †AM8Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
am...AM5The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc. The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
am...AM5Relating to an amine.
am..AM4Ammunition.
am.....AM7A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.
am...AM5amniocentesis
an...AN5The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
an.......AN9The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
at..AT4The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
ba.....BA7A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
ba....BA6A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
ba....BA6Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
bo.....BO7A man in charge of a small boat.
bo..BO4An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
bo..BO4To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
bo....BO6The lowest part of anything.
ia..IA4A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
ia...IA5plural of iambus
im..IM4One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
im.......IM9The act of imitating.
in........IN10The act of intimating.
ma..MA4To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
ma..MA4Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
ma......MA8To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
ma..MA4Mother, female parent.
ma...MA5Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
ma...MA5A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
ma...MA5The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
ma....MA6Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
ma...MA5Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
ma...MA5Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
ma...MA5A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
mi..MI4Miniature, tiny, small.
mi...MI5A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
mi....MI6plural of minimum
mi....MI6A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
mi..MI4A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
mi..MI4A mitten
mo..MO4a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
mo..MO4A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
mo...MO5mother
mo..MO4Clipping of mononucleosis.
mo.......MO9Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
mo..MO4Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
mo..MO4Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
mo....MO6A state of progression from one place to another.
mo...MO5A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
ni...NI5plural of nimbus
no........NO10An act or instance of nominating.
om..OM4To leave out or exclude.
ot.....OT7An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
ta....TA6Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
to....TO6A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
to..TO4A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
to....TO6Alternative spelling of tom-tit

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.

  • abomination†  (AB11)
  • ambition†  (AM8)
  • ambit  (AM5)
  • amino  (AM5)
  • ammo  (AM4)
  • ammonia  (AM7)
  • amnio  (AM5)
  • anima  (AN5)
  • animation  (AN9)
  • atom  (AT4)
  • bambino  (BA7)
  • bamboo  (BA6)
  • bantam  (BA6)
  • boatman  (BO7)
  • bomb  (BO4)
  • boom  (BO4)
  • bottom  (BO6)
  • iamb  (IA4)
  • iambi  (IA5)
  • imam  (IM4)
  • imitation  (IM9)
  • intimation  (IN10)
  • maim  (MA4)
  • main  (MA4)
  • maintain  (MA8)
  • mama  (MA4)
  • mamba  (MA5)
  • mambo  (MA5)
  • mamma  (MA5)
  • mammon  (MA6)
  • mania  (MA5)
  • manna  (MA5)
  • manta  (MA5)
  • mini  (MI4)
  • minim  (MI5)
  • minima  (MI6)
  • minion  (MI6)
  • mint  (MI4)
  • mitt  (MI4)
  • moan  (MO4)
  • moat  (MO4)
  • momma  (MO5)
  • mono  (MO4)
  • monomania  (MO9)
  • moon  (MO4)
  • moot  (MO4)
  • motion  (MO6)
  • motto  (MO5)
  • nimbi  (NI5)
  • nomination  (NO10)
  • omit  (OM4)
  • ottoman  (OT7)
  • tatami  (TA6)
  • tomato  (TO6)
  • tomb  (TO4)
  • tomtit  (TO6)

Answer Definitions

  • abomination† (noun): An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
  • ambition† (noun): Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
  • ambit (noun): The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc. The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
  • amino (adjective): Relating to an amine.
  • ammo (noun): Ammunition.
  • ammonia (noun): A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.
  • amnio (noun): amniocentesis
  • anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
  • animation (noun): The act of animating, or giving life or spirit.
  • atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
  • bambino (noun): A child or baby, especially a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
  • bamboo (noun): A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
  • bantam (noun): Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
  • boatman (noun): A man in charge of a small boat.
  • bomb (noun): An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
  • boom (verb): To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
  • bottom (noun): The lowest part of anything.
  • iamb (noun): A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  • iambi (noun): plural of iambus
  • imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
  • imitation (noun): The act of imitating.
  • intimation (noun): The act of intimating.
  • maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
  • main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
  • maintain (verb): To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
  • mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
  • mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
  • mambo (noun): A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
  • mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
  • mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
  • mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
  • manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
  • manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
  • mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
  • minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
  • minima (noun): plural of minimum
  • minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
  • mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  • mitt (noun): A mitten
  • moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
  • moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
  • momma (noun): mother
  • mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
  • monomania (noun): Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
  • moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
  • moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
  • motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
  • motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • nimbi (noun): plural of nimbus
  • nomination (noun): An act or instance of nominating.
  • omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
  • ottoman (noun): An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
  • tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
  • tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
  • tomb (noun): A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
  • tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit