NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 1, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, g, l, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 272 points |
| Genius Level | 190 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| E | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| F | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| G | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| U | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Σ | 13 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×7 DU×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×5 |
| F | FE×3 FL×1 FU×4 |
| G | GE×1 GL×1 GU×1 |
| L | LE×2 LU×5 |
| N | NE×6 NU×4 |
| U | UN×8 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×4 DEN×3 DUN×3 |
|---|---|
| E | END×3 ENG×2 |
| F | FEN×3 FLU×1 FUN×4 |
| G | GEN×1 GLE×1 GUN×1 |
| L | LEG×1 LEN×1 LUN×5 |
| N | NEE×5 NEN×1 NUD×3 NUL×1 |
| U | UND×2 UNF×3 UNG×2 UNN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| en...... † | EN8 | simple past tense and past participle of engulf |
| un....... † | UN9 | Not having feathers; (of a bird) not yet having developed its wings and feathers and become able to fly. |
| de.... | DE6 | To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of defend |
| de.... | DE6 | To cancel funding for. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of defund |
| de.... | DE6 | An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.. | DU4 | Manure; animal excrement. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| en.... | EN6 | To overwhelm. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fend |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fling |
| fu.. | FU4 | A sum or source of money. |
| fu.... | FU6 | simple past tense and past participle of fund |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| fu...... | FU8 | simple past tense and past participle of funnel |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past and past participle of gun |
| le.... | LE6 | An unrealistic story depicting past events. A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events. |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| lu... | LU5 | A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword. |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past and past participle of lunge |
| lu..... | LU7 | As much as the lungs will hold. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu... | NU5 | A gentle push. |
| nu.... | NU6 | simple past and past participle of nudge |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| un........ | UN10 | Not defended. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un... | UN5 | Not fed. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not funded; having received no funding. |
| un.... | UN6 | to separate that which was held by glue |
| un..... | UN7 | simple past and past participle of unglue |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
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.
- engulfed† (EN8)
- unfledged† (UN9)
- defend (DE6)
- defended (DE8)
- defund (DE6)
- defunded (DE8)
- dengue (DE6)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- dune (DU4)
- dung (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- ended (EN5)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- engulf (EN6)
- fend (FE4)
- fended (FE6)
- fennel (FE6)
- flung (FL5)
- fund (FU4)
- funded (FU6)
- funnel (FU6)
- funneled (FU8)
- gene (GE4)
- glen (GL4)
- gunned (GU6)
- legend (LE6)
- lend (LE4)
- lune (LU4)
- lung (LU4)
- lunge (LU5)
- lunged (LU6)
- lungful (LU7)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needful (NE7)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
- nene (NE4)
- nude (NU4)
- nudge (NU5)
- nudged (NU6)
- null (NU4)
- undefended (UN10)
- undue (UN5)
- unfed (UN5)
- unfunded (UN8)
- unglue (UN6)
- unglued (UN7)
- unneeded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- engulfed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of engulf
- unfledged† (adjective): Not having feathers; (of a bird) not yet having developed its wings and feathers and become able to fly.
- defend (verb): To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- defended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defend
- defund (verb): To cancel funding for.
- defunded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defund
- dengue (noun): An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dung (noun): Manure; animal excrement.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- engulf (verb): To overwhelm.
- fend (verb): To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- fended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fend
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- flung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fling
- fund (noun): A sum or source of money.
- funded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fund
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- funneled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of funnel
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- glen (noun): A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
- gunned (verb): simple past and past participle of gun
- legend (noun): An unrealistic story depicting past events. A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lung (noun): A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- lunge (noun): A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- lunged (verb): simple past and past participle of lunge
- lungful (noun): As much as the lungs will hold.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needful (adjective): Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- nudge (noun): A gentle push.
- nudged (verb): simple past and past participle of nudge
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- undefended (adjective): Not defended.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unfed (adjective): Not fed.
- unfunded (adjective): Not funded; having received no funding.
- unglue (verb): to separate that which was held by glue
- unglued (verb): simple past and past participle of unglue
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.