NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 21, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, o, r, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 211 points |
| Genius Level | 148 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| C | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 20 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×4 AR×1 AT×2 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×8 CO×5 CR×1 CU×6 |
| O | OC×1 OR×1 OU×1 |
| R | RA×1 RO×1 |
| T | TA×2 TO×1 TR×2 |
| U | |
| Y | YU×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 ACT×3 ARC×1 ATT×2 AUT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAR×5 CAT×2 COA×1 COC×2 COO×1 COU×1 CRO×1 CUR×5 CUT×1 |
| O | OCC×1 ORC×1 OUT×1 |
| R | RAC×1 ROC×1 |
| T | TAC×2 TOC×1 TRA×2 |
| U | |
| Y | YUC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| au....... † | AU9 | A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual. |
| ca...... † | CA8 | Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought. |
| ac...... | AC8 | The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness |
| ac... | AC5 | Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant. |
| ac..... | AC7 | Registrar, clerk. |
| ac...... | AC8 | Something that actuates something else. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato. |
| at..... | AT7 | To pull toward without touching. |
| at....... | AT9 | Something which attracts. |
| au...... | AU8 | An absolute ruler with infinite power. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca... | CA5 | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae. |
| ca... | CA5 | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. |
| ca...... | CA8 | A waterspout. |
| ca... | CA5 | With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co... | CO5 | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cu..... | CU7 | Alternative spelling of curaçao |
| cu.... | CU6 | The office or position of a curate |
| cu..... | CU7 | A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo. |
| cu... | CU5 | One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| oc... | OC5 | To happen or take place. |
| or.. | OR4 | A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale. |
| ou.... | OU6 | A loud cry or uproar. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Mildly risqué. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| tr... | TR5 | An area or expanse. |
| tr..... | TR7 | A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. |
| yu.. | YU4 | Cassava |
| yu... | YU5 | Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms. |
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.
- autocracy† (AU9)
- carryout† (CA8)
- accuracy (AC8)
- actor (AC5)
- actuary (AC7)
- actuator (AC8)
- arco (AR4)
- attract (AT7)
- attractor (AT9)
- autocrat (AU8)
- cacao (CA5)
- carat (CA5)
- carrot (CA6)
- carry (CA5)
- cart (CA4)
- cataract (CA8)
- catty (CA5)
- coat (CO4)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- court (CO5)
- croc (CR4)
- curacao (CU7)
- curacy (CU6)
- curator (CU7)
- curry (CU5)
- curt (CU4)
- cutout (CU6)
- occur (OC5)
- orca (OR4)
- outcry (OU6)
- racy (RA4)
- rococo (RO6)
- taco (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- toccata (TO7)
- tract (TR5)
- tractor (TR7)
- yuca (YU4)
- yucca (YU5)
Answer Definitions
- autocracy† (noun): A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
- carryout† (noun): Food that is intended to be eaten outside the establishment from which it is bought.
- accuracy (noun): The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
- actor (noun): Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
- actuary (noun): Registrar, clerk.
- actuator (noun): Something that actuates something else.
- arco (adverb): A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
- attract (verb): To pull toward without touching.
- attractor (noun): Something which attracts.
- autocrat (noun): An absolute ruler with infinite power.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- carat (noun): A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- carrot (noun): A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.
- carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- cart (noun): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
- cataract (noun): A waterspout.
- catty (adjective): With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- court (noun): An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- curacao (noun): Alternative spelling of curaçao
- curacy (noun): The office or position of a curate
- curator (noun): A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
- curry (noun): One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
- curt (adjective): Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- occur (verb): To happen or take place.
- orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
- outcry (noun): A loud cry or uproar.
- racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- tract (noun): An area or expanse.
- tractor (noun): A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
- yuca (noun): Cassava
- yucca (noun): Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.