NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 18, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, g, i, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 179 points |
| Genius Level | 125 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| G | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| K | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
| N | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AK×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DE×3 DI×4 |
| E | EK×2 |
| G | GE×3 |
| I | IN×2 |
| K | KE×3 KI×11 KN×6 |
| N | NA×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AKI×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 DEK×3 DIK×1 DIN×3 |
| E | EKE×1 EKI×1 |
| G | GEE×3 |
| I | INK×2 |
| K | KEE×3 KID×3 KIN×8 KNE×6 |
| N | NAK×1 NAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| kn...... † | KN8 | present participle of knead |
| ak.. | AK4 | Of the same kin; related by blood. |
| da.. | DA4 | Dark, damp and humid. |
| de.. | DE4 | A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. |
| de... | DE5 | simple past tense and past participle of deke |
| de.... | DE6 | present participle of deke |
| di.. | DI4 | Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc. |
| di.. | DI4 | A soft drop shot. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dink |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of dink |
| ek.. | EK4 | simple past tense and past participle of eke |
| ek... | EK5 | The act or process of adding. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior. |
| ge.... | GE6 | Under the psychological effects of a mood-affecting drug; high; stoned |
| ge..... | GE7 | present participle of geek |
| in... | IN5 | Having a tattoo or tattoos. |
| in.... | IN6 | present participle of ink |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keen |
| ke..... | KE7 | Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kid |
| ki.... | KI6 | A child. |
| ki..... | KI7 | present participle of kid |
| ki.. | KI4 | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. |
| ki... | KI5 | kind of; somewhat |
| ki.. | KI4 | A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of king |
| ki..... | KI7 | present participle of king |
| ki.. | KI4 | To laugh loudly. |
| ki.... | KI6 | Bent or twisted into a tight curl. |
| ki..... | KI7 | present participle of kink |
| kn... | KN5 | To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. |
| kn..... | KN7 | simple past tense and past participle of knead |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn... | KN5 | Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees. |
| kn..... | KN7 | present participle of knee |
| na... | NA5 | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
| na..... | NA7 | A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. |
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.
- kneading† (KN8)
- akin (AK4)
- dank (DA4)
- deke (DE4)
- deked (DE5)
- deking (DE6)
- dike (DI4)
- dink (DI4)
- dinked (DI6)
- dinking (DI7)
- eked (EK4)
- eking (EK5)
- geek (GE4)
- geeked (GE6)
- geeking (GE7)
- inked (IN5)
- inking (IN6)
- keen (KE4)
- keened (KE6)
- keening (KE7)
- kidded (KI6)
- kiddie (KI6)
- kidding (KI7)
- kind (KI4)
- kinda (KI5)
- king (KI4)
- kinged (KI6)
- kinging (KI7)
- kink (KI4)
- kinked (KI6)
- kinking (KI7)
- knead (KN5)
- kneaded (KN7)
- knee (KN4)
- kneed (KN5)
- kneeing (KN7)
- naked (NA5)
- nankeen (NA7)
Answer Definitions
- kneading† (verb): present participle of knead
- akin (adjective): Of the same kin; related by blood.
- dank (adjective): Dark, damp and humid.
- deke (noun): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- deked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deke
- deking (verb): present participle of deke
- dike (noun): Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
- dink (noun): A soft drop shot.
- dinked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dink
- dinking (verb): present participle of dink
- eked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eke
- eking (noun): The act or process of adding.
- geek (noun): A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
- geeked (adjective): Under the psychological effects of a mood-affecting drug; high; stoned
- geeking (verb): present participle of geek
- inked (adjective): Having a tattoo or tattoos.
- inking (verb): present participle of ink
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- keened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keen
- keening (adjective): Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
- kidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kid
- kiddie (noun): A child.
- kidding (verb): present participle of kid
- kind (noun): A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- kinda (adverb): kind of; somewhat
- king (noun): A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
- kinged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of king
- kinging (verb): present participle of king
- kink (verb): To laugh loudly.
- kinked (adjective): Bent or twisted into a tight curl.
- kinking (verb): present participle of kink
- knead (verb): To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- kneaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of knead
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- kneed (adjective): Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
- kneeing (verb): present participle of knee
- naked (adjective): Bare, not covered by clothing.
- nankeen (noun): A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.