NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 8, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, g, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 188 points |
| Genius Level | 132 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| D | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| G | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AH×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CH×5 |
| D | DA×1 DE×2 |
| E | EA×1 EG×2 EN×2 |
| G | GA×1 GH×1 |
| H | HA×4 HE×11 |
| N |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×2 AHE×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×2 CHA×5 |
| D | DAC×1 DEA×2 |
| E | EAC×1 EGG×2 ENH×2 |
| G | GAN×1 GHE×1 |
| H | HAN×4 HEA×3 HED×2 HEE×2 HEN×4 |
| N |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch..... † | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of change |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| ac... | AC5 | simple past tense and past participle of ache |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| 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.... | CA6 | simple past tense and past participle of cache |
| ch.. | CH4 | Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. |
| ch.... | CH6 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chance |
| ch.... | CH6 | To become something different. |
| da... | DA5 | A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| eg..... | EG7 | A bald person, especially a man. |
| eg....... | EG9 | intellectual |
| en..... | EN7 | To lift, raise up. |
| en...... | EN8 | In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form. |
| ga..... | GA7 | A rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Having a certain kind or number of hands. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To be or remain suspended. |
| ha.... | HA6 | simple past tense and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution) |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he...... | HE8 | A pain or ache in the head. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he... | HE5 | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hedge |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
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.
- changed† (CH7)
- ache (AC4)
- ached (AC5)
- ahead (AH5)
- cache (CA5)
- cached (CA6)
- chad (CH4)
- chance (CH6)
- chanced (CH7)
- change (CH6)
- dacha (DA5)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- each (EA4)
- egghead (EG7)
- eggheaded (EG9)
- enhance (EN7)
- enhanced (EN8)
- ganache (GA7)
- ghee (GH4)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- hang (HA4)
- hanged (HA6)
- head (HE4)
- headache (HE8)
- headed (HE6)
- hedge (HE5)
- hedged (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hence (HE5)
- henge (HE5)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
Answer Definitions
- changed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of change
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- ached (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ache
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- cached (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cache
- chad (noun): Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
- chance (noun): An opportunity or possibility.
- chanced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chance
- change (verb): To become something different.
- dacha (noun): A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- egghead (noun): A bald person, especially a man.
- eggheaded (adjective): intellectual
- enhance (verb): To lift, raise up.
- enhanced (adjective): In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
- ganache (noun): A rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handed (adjective): Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- hang (verb): To be or remain suspended.
- hanged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hang (now only when referring to the method of execution)
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headache (noun): A pain or ache in the head.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- hedge (noun): A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- hedged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hedge
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.