NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 19, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, f, l, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 124 points |
| Genius Level | 87 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 23 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | |
| H | HA×12 HE×8 HU×3 |
| L | LA×2 LE×1 |
| T | TE×3 TH×4 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | |
| H | HAF×1 HAL×5 HAT×4 HAU×2 HEA×5 HEE×1 HEF×1 HEL×1 HUF×1 HUL×2 |
| L | LAT×2 LET×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEL×1 THA×1 THE×3 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha..... † | HA7 | Evoking a feeling of hatred. |
| he....... † | HE9 | Beneficial to bodily health. |
| at..... | AT7 | A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The handle of a tool or weapon. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ha.. | HA4 | To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. |
| ha... | HA5 | Obsolete form of haut, haught (“high; haughty”). |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | Weight. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| hu.. | HU4 | A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. |
| hu.. | HU4 | A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. |
| hu.. | HU4 | The outer covering of a fruit or seed. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| la... | LA5 | To invite; bid; ask. |
| le.... | LE6 | Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te........ | TE10 | Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The act of stealing property. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
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.
- hateful† (HA7)
- healthful† (HE9)
- athlete (AT7)
- haft (HA4)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- half (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- hate (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- haul (HA4)
- haute (HA5)
- heal (HE4)
- health (HE6)
- heat (HE4)
- heath (HE5)
- heel (HE4)
- heft (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- huff (HU4)
- hula (HU4)
- hull (HU4)
- lath (LA4)
- lathe (LA5)
- lethal (LE6)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- telehealth (TE10)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- theft (TH5)
- theta (TH5)
Answer Definitions
- hateful† (adjective): Evoking a feeling of hatred.
- healthful† (adjective): Beneficial to bodily health.
- athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- haft (noun): The handle of a tool or weapon.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- half (noun): One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- haul (verb): To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
- haute (adjective): Obsolete form of haut, haught (“high; haughty”).
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heft (noun): Weight.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- huff (noun): A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
- hula (noun): A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
- hull (noun): The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
- lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- telehealth (noun): Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- theft (noun): The act of stealing property.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.