NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 9, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, k, n, w |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 251 points |
| Genius Level | 176 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| G | 6 | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 12 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| W | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×3 AK×1 AN×2 AW×6 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 |
| G | GA×9 GE×1 GN×2 |
| I | IN×1 |
| K | |
| N | NA×4 |
| W | WA×10 WE×5 WI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGE×1 AGI×1 AKI×1 ANE×1 ANG×1 AWA×4 AWI×1 AWN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ENG×2 |
| G | GAG×3 GAI×2 GAN×2 GAW×2 GEW×1 GNA×2 |
| I | INA×1 |
| K | |
| N | NAA×1 NAG×1 NAN×2 |
| W | WAG×3 WAK×4 WAN×3 WEA×5 WIG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| aw....... † | AW9 | Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting |
| wa...... † | WA8 | present participle of waken |
| we....... † | WE9 | present participle of weaken |
| ag... | AG5 | Another time; once more. |
| ag.... | AG6 | present participle of age |
| ag... | AG5 | present participle of age |
| ak.. | AK4 | Of the same kin; related by blood. |
| an.. | AN4 | Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly. |
| an.... | AN6 | An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy. |
| aw... | AW5 | Not asleep; conscious. |
| aw.... | AW6 | To cause to become awake. |
| aw..... | AW7 | present participle of awake |
| aw... | AW5 | On the wing; flying; fluttering. |
| aw.... | AW6 | A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind. |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| en...... | EN8 | That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gag |
| ga.. | GA4 | To acquire possession of. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gain |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga..... | GA7 | a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing |
| ga.. | GA4 | A cuckoo. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gawk |
| ge.... | GE6 | A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. |
| gn.. | GN4 | To bite something persistently, especially something tough. |
| gn..... | GN7 | severe or intense |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nag |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na..... | NA7 | A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. |
| wa.. | WA4 | An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour. |
| wa..... | WA7 | present participle of wag |
| wa.... | WA6 | present participle of wage |
| wa.. | WA4 | (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
| wa... | WA5 | To wake or rouse from sleep. |
| wa.... | WA6 | Occurring during wakefulness. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. |
| wa.... | WA6 | present participle of wane |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| we.. | WE4 | Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. |
| we.... | WE6 | To make weaker or less strong. |
| we.. | WE4 | To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder. |
| we..... | WE7 | present participle of wean |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of a number of mechanical or electrical devices which cause a component to oscillate between two states. A device that causes one or more lights to flash in a preset pattern. A red light near the door of a sound stage that flashes to indicate that cameras are rolling inside the stage and that all people and vehicles outside should remain quiet; a red-eye. A device used to cause lamps installed on a motor vehicle, especially an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or police car, to flash as a warning. A device with multiple (often two), alternately flashing lights which is installed at a railway level crossing (or grade crossing), a movable bridge, etc., to warn vehicular traffic to stop. An instrument that creates a wigwagging motion for polishing. A warning device inside the cabin of a truck that causes a mechanical arm to drop into view when the pressure in the airbrake system of the truck becomes too low for the brakes to be reliably deployed. A grade crossing signal with a swinging motion used to indicate an approaching train. |
| wi........ | WI10 | present participle of wigwag. |
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.
- awakening† (AW9)
- wakening† (WA8)
- weakening† (WE9)
- again (AG5)
- ageing (AG6)
- aging (AG5)
- akin (AK4)
- anew (AN4)
- angina (AN6)
- awake (AW5)
- awaken (AW6)
- awaking (AW7)
- awing (AW5)
- awning (AW6)
- engage (EN6)
- engaging (EN8)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gagging (GA7)
- gain (GA4)
- gaining (GA7)
- gang (GA4)
- ganging (GA7)
- gawk (GA4)
- gawking (GA7)
- gewgaw (GE6)
- gnaw (GN4)
- gnawing (GN7)
- inane (IN5)
- naan (NA4)
- nagging (NA7)
- nana (NA4)
- nankeen (NA7)
- wage (WA4)
- wagging (WA7)
- waging (WA6)
- wake (WA4)
- waken (WA5)
- waking (WA6)
- wane (WA4)
- waning (WA6)
- wanna (WA5)
- weak (WE4)
- weaken (WE6)
- wean (WE4)
- weaning (WE7)
- wigwag (WI6)
- wigwagging (WI10)
Answer Definitions
- awakening† (adjective): Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
- wakening† (verb): present participle of waken
- weakening† (verb): present participle of weaken
- again (adverb): Another time; once more.
- ageing (verb): present participle of age
- aging (verb): present participle of age
- akin (adjective): Of the same kin; related by blood.
- anew (adverb): Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
- angina (noun): An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
- awake (adjective): Not asleep; conscious.
- awaken (verb): To cause to become awake.
- awaking (verb): present participle of awake
- awing (adverb): On the wing; flying; fluttering.
- awning (noun): A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- engaging (adjective): That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gagging (verb): present participle of gag
- gain (verb): To acquire possession of.
- gaining (verb): present participle of gain
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- ganging (noun): a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing
- gawk (noun): A cuckoo.
- gawking (verb): present participle of gawk
- gewgaw (noun): A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
- gnaw (verb): To bite something persistently, especially something tough.
- gnawing (adjective): severe or intense
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nagging (verb): present participle of nag
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nankeen (noun): A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.
- wage (noun): An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
- wagging (verb): present participle of wag
- waging (verb): present participle of wage
- wake (verb): (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
- waken (verb): To wake or rouse from sleep.
- waking (adjective): Occurring during wakefulness.
- wane (noun): A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- waning (verb): present participle of wane
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- weak (adjective): Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
- weaken (verb): To make weaker or less strong.
- wean (verb): To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
- weaning (verb): present participle of wean
- wigwag (noun): Any of a number of mechanical or electrical devices which cause a component to oscillate between two states. A device that causes one or more lights to flash in a preset pattern. A red light near the door of a sound stage that flashes to indicate that cameras are rolling inside the stage and that all people and vehicles outside should remain quiet; a red-eye. A device used to cause lamps installed on a motor vehicle, especially an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or police car, to flash as a warning. A device with multiple (often two), alternately flashing lights which is installed at a railway level crossing (or grade crossing), a movable bridge, etc., to warn vehicular traffic to stop. An instrument that creates a wigwagging motion for polishing. A warning device inside the cabin of a truck that causes a mechanical arm to drop into view when the pressure in the airbrake system of the truck becomes too low for the brakes to be reliably deployed. A grade crossing signal with a swinging motion used to indicate an approaching train.
- wigwagging (verb): present participle of wigwag.