NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 28, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, h, k, m, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 121 points |
| Genius Level | 85 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| K | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | Σ | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×3 AH×1 AM×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CH×3 |
| E | EA×1 EM×1 EN×2 |
| H | HA×1 HE×6 |
| K | KE×1 KN×1 |
| M | MA×3 ME×5 |
| N | NA×3 NE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 ACM×1 ACN×1 AHE×1 AME×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAK×1 CAM×1 CAN×1 CHA×1 CHE×2 |
| E | EAC×1 EMC×1 ENE×1 ENH×1 |
| H | HAK×1 HEC×1 HEM×1 HEN×4 |
| K | KEE×1 KNE×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAK×1 MAN×1 MEA×1 MEC×1 MEE×1 MEM×1 MEN×1 |
| N | NAM×2 NAN×1 NEC×1 NEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| na....... † | NA9 | To announce the name of a person before they play a solo. |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection. |
| ah.. | AH4 | the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca.. | CA4 | A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae |
| ch.... | CH6 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| ch... | CH5 | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| ch... | CH5 | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| en..... | EN7 | To lift, raise up. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A hook; a pot-hook. |
| he.. | HE4 | Hell. |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he...... | HE8 | A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate. |
| he...... | HE8 | plural of henchman |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| 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. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To create. To build, construct, produce, or originate. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| me.. | ME4 | Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | A perceived threat or danger. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| na..... | NA7 | A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
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.
- namecheck† (NA9)
- ache (AC4)
- acme (AC4)
- acne (AC4)
- ahem (AH4)
- amen (AM4)
- cache (CA5)
- cake (CA4)
- came (CA4)
- cane (CA4)
- chance (CH6)
- check (CH5)
- cheek (CH5)
- each (EA4)
- emcee (EM5)
- enema (EN5)
- enhance (EN7)
- hake (HA4)
- heck (HE4)
- heme (HE4)
- hence (HE5)
- henchman (HE8)
- henchmen (HE8)
- henna (HE5)
- keen (KE4)
- knee (KN4)
- mace (MA4)
- make (MA4)
- mane (MA4)
- mean (ME4)
- mecca (ME5)
- meek (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- menace (ME6)
- name (NA4)
- nankeen (NA7)
- neck (NE4)
- nene (NE4)
Answer Definitions
- namecheck† (verb): To announce the name of a person before they play a solo.
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- acne (noun): A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
- ahem (interjection): the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- cake (noun): A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- cane (noun): A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
- chance (noun): An opportunity or possibility.
- check (noun): A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- cheek (noun): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- enhance (verb): To lift, raise up.
- hake (noun): A hook; a pot-hook.
- heck (interjection): Hell.
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henchman (noun): A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
- henchmen (noun): plural of henchman
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- 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.
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- make (verb): To create. To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- meek (adjective): Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- menace (noun): A perceived threat or danger.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- nankeen (noun): A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.