NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, i, n, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 45 words |
| Total Points | 203 points |
| Genius Level | 142 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| D | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| W | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 45 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×4 AH×1 AI×2 AN×1 AW×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DE×6 |
| E | EN×1 |
| H | HA×3 HE×7 |
| I | ID×1 IN×1 |
| N | NA×5 |
| W | WA×8 WE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×3 ADE×1 AHE×1 AID×2 ANE×1 AWE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAW×2 DEA×6 |
| E | ENN×1 |
| H | HAN×2 HAW×1 HEA×3 HEE×2 HEN×2 |
| I | IDE×1 INA×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAI×1 NAN×2 |
| W | WAD×3 WAH×1 WAN×4 WEA×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| he...... † | HE8 | A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship. |
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ad.... | AD6 | Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together. |
| ad..... | AD7 | plural of addendum |
| ad..... | AD7 | A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA. |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| an.. | AN4 | Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly. |
| aw.. | AW4 | simple past tense and past participle of awe |
| da.. | DA4 | To begin to brighten with daylight. |
| da.... | DA6 | simple past tense and past participle of dawn |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de.... | DE6 | To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deaden |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| de.. | DE4 | A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). |
| en.... | EN6 | The number nine. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Having a certain kind or number of hands. |
| ha... | HA5 | simple past tense and past participle of haw |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he.... | HE6 | Alternative spelling of hee-haw |
| he...... | HE8 | simple past tense and past participle of heehaw |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na..... | NA7 | simple past tense and past participle of nanny |
| wa.... | WA6 | simple past tense and past participle of wad |
| wa.. | WA4 | to walk through water or something that impedes progress. |
| wa... | WA5 | simple past tense and past participle of wade |
| wa.... | WA6 | A Polynesian or Maori woman. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. |
| wa... | WA5 | simple past tense and past participle of wane |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| we.. | WE4 | To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wean |
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.
- headwind† (HE8)
- added (AD5)
- addend (AD6)
- addenda (AD7)
- adenine (AD7)
- ahead (AH5)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- anew (AN4)
- awed (AW4)
- dawn (DA4)
- dawned (DA6)
- dead (DE4)
- deaden (DE6)
- deadened (DE8)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- dean (DE4)
- ennead (EN6)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- hawed (HA5)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- heehaw (HE6)
- heehawed (HE8)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
- idea (ID4)
- inane (IN5)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- nannied (NA7)
- wadded (WA6)
- wade (WA4)
- waded (WA5)
- wahine (WA6)
- wand (WA4)
- wane (WA4)
- waned (WA5)
- wanna (WA5)
- wean (WE4)
- weaned (WE6)
Answer Definitions
- headwind† (noun): A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- addend (noun): Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
- addenda (noun): plural of addendum
- adenine (noun): A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- anew (adverb): Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
- awed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of awe
- dawn (verb): To begin to brighten with daylight.
- dawned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dawn
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- deaden (verb): To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- deadened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deaden
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- dean (noun): A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- ennead (noun): The number nine.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handed (adjective): Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- hawed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of haw
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- heehaw (noun): Alternative spelling of hee-haw
- heehawed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heehaw
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nannied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nanny
- wadded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wad
- wade (verb): to walk through water or something that impedes progress.
- waded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wade
- wahine (noun): A Polynesian or Maori woman.
- wand (noun): A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- wane (noun): A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- waned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wane
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- wean (verb): To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
- weaned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wean