NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 24, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, l, o, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 189 points |
| Genius Level | 132 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| L | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| N | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| O | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| X | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×2 CO×8 |
|---|---|
| E | EX×1 |
| I | IC×2 IN×3 IO×1 |
| L | LE×3 LI×4 LO×4 |
| N | NE×3 NI×3 NO×5 |
| O | ON×3 OX×1 |
| X | XE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLI×1 CLO×1 COC×1 COI×1 COL×4 CON×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EXC×1 |
| I | ICO×2 INC×1 INN×2 ION×1 |
| L | LEN×1 LEO×1 LEX×1 LIE×1 LIN×2 LIO×1 LOI×1 LON×1 LOO×2 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×2 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×1 NOE×1 NON×3 NOO×1 |
| O | ONC×1 ONI×1 ONL×1 OXE×1 |
| X | XEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| le..... † | LE7 | The vocabulary of a language. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| cl... | CL5 | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co..... | CO7 | girl |
| co... | CO5 | The punctuation mark ":". |
| co..... | CO7 | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). |
| co..... | CO7 | Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon. |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| ex........ | EX10 | The quality of being excellent; brilliance |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| in..... | IN7 | To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in....... | IN9 | Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| le...... | LE8 | Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. |
| le..... | LE7 | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.... | LO6 | The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit). |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.... | ON6 | Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. |
| ox.. | OX4 | plural of ox |
| xe... | XE5 | The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. |
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.
- lexicon† (LE7)
- clinic (CL6)
- clone (CL5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coin (CO4)
- colleen (CO7)
- colon (CO5)
- colonel (CO7)
- colonic (CO7)
- cone (CO4)
- conic (CO5)
- excellence (EX10)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- incline (IN7)
- innie (IN5)
- innocence (IN9)
- ionic (IO5)
- lenience (LE8)
- leonine (LE7)
- lien (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- lion (LI4)
- loin (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loonie (LO6)
- nene (NE4)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- noel (NO4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noon (NO4)
- once (ON4)
- onion (ON5)
- online (ON6)
- oxen (OX4)
- xenon (XE5)
Answer Definitions
- lexicon† (noun): The vocabulary of a language.
- clinic (noun): A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- clone (noun): A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- colleen (noun): girl
- colon (noun): The punctuation mark ":".
- colonel (noun): A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
- colonic (adjective): Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- excellence (noun): The quality of being excellent; brilliance
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- incline (verb): To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- innocence (noun): Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- lenience (noun): Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
- leonine (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loonie (noun): The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- online (adjective): Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
- oxen (noun): plural of ox
- xenon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.