NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 13, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 297 points |
| Genius Level | 208 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</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GI×4 GL×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×7 |
| I | IG×1 IN×1 |
| L | LI×6 LY×1 |
| N | NI×8 |
| T | TH×5 TI×12 TY×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GIG×2 GIL×1 GIN×1 GLI×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HIG×1 HIL×1 HIN×4 HIT×1 |
| I | IGN×1 INN×1 |
| L | LIG×2 LIL×1 LIN×3 LYI×1 |
| N | NIG×5 NIN×3 |
| T | THI×5 TIL×3 TIN×8 TIT×1 TYI×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ni..... † | NI7 | Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal. |
| gi..... | GI7 | gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig. |
| gi...... | GI8 | present participle of giggle |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gill |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gin |
| gl... | GL5 | A short flash of light. |
| gl...... | GL8 | present participle of glint |
| hi.......... | HI12 | present participle of highlight |
| hi..... | HI7 | The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants. |
| hi..... | HI7 | present participle of hinge |
| hi... | HI5 | The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| hi..... | HI7 | The act of giving a hint or suggestion. |
| hi..... | HI7 | A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. |
| ig...... | IG8 | present participle of ignite |
| in.... | IN6 | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. |
| li...... | LI8 | The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided. |
| li....... | LI9 | A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. |
| li..... | LI7 | Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful. |
| li.... | LI6 | A covering for the inside surface of something. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| li... | LI5 | Covered with lint. |
| ly... | LY5 | present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”). |
| ni...... | NI8 | present participle of niggle |
| ni.. | NI4 | near, close by |
| ni... | NI5 | The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark. |
| ni........ | NI10 | a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ni..... | NI7 | In the ninth place; ninth in a row. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept. |
| th.... | TH6 | A thing . |
| th.... | TH6 | In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly. |
| th...... | TH8 | present participle of thin |
| ti.... | TI6 | A covering of tiles. |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of till |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tilt |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tinge |
| ti...... | TI8 | A tingling sensation; pins and needles. |
| ti.... | TI6 | Producing or feeling tingles. |
| ti.... | TI6 | In a tiny way. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tint |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti..... | TI7 | A tithe or tenth in its various senses, : The tithe given as an offering to the church. The payment of tithes. The collection of tithes. |
| ty... | TY5 | Action of the verb to tie; ligature. |
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.
- nightly† (NI7)
- gigging (GI7)
- giggling (GI8)
- gilling (GI7)
- ginning (GI7)
- glint (GL5)
- glinting (GL8)
- highlighting (HI12)
- hilling (HI7)
- hinging (HI7)
- hinny (HI5)
- hint (HI4)
- hinting (HI7)
- hitting (HI7)
- igniting (IG8)
- inning (IN6)
- lighting (LI8)
- lightning (LI9)
- lilting (LI7)
- lining (LI6)
- lint (LI4)
- linty (LI5)
- lying (LY5)
- niggling (NI8)
- nigh (NI4)
- night (NI5)
- nightlight (NI10)
- ninny (NI5)
- ninth (NI5)
- ninthly (NI7)
- thin (TH4)
- thing (TH5)
- thingy (TH6)
- thinly (TH6)
- thinning (TH8)
- tiling (TI6)
- tilling (TI7)
- tilting (TI7)
- tinging (TI7)
- tingling (TI8)
- tingly (TI6)
- tinily (TI6)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tinting (TI7)
- tiny (TI4)
- tithing (TI7)
- tying (TY5)
Answer Definitions
- nightly† (adjective): Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
- gigging (noun): gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig.
- giggling (verb): present participle of giggle
- gilling (verb): present participle of gill
- ginning (verb): present participle of gin
- glint (noun): A short flash of light.
- glinting (verb): present participle of glint
- highlighting (verb): present participle of highlight
- hilling (noun): The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
- hinging (verb): present participle of hinge
- hinny (noun): The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hinting (noun): The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
- hitting (noun): A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
- igniting (verb): present participle of ignite
- inning (noun): A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- lighting (noun): The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
- lightning (noun): A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
- lilting (adjective): Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
- lining (noun): A covering for the inside surface of something.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- linty (adjective): Covered with lint.
- lying (verb): present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”).
- niggling (verb): present participle of niggle
- nigh (adjective): near, close by
- night (noun): The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
- nightlight (noun): a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- ninthly (adverb): In the ninth place; ninth in a row.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thing (noun): That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
- thingy (noun): A thing .
- thinly (adverb): In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
- thinning (verb): present participle of thin
- tiling (noun): A covering of tiles.
- tilling (verb): present participle of till
- tilting (verb): present participle of tilt
- tinging (verb): present participle of tinge
- tingling (noun): A tingling sensation; pins and needles.
- tingly (adjective): Producing or feeling tingles.
- tinily (adverb): In a tiny way.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tinting (verb): present participle of tint
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- tithing (noun): A tithe or tenth in its various senses, : The tithe given as an offering to the church. The payment of tithes. The collection of tithes.
- tying (noun): Action of the verb to tie; ligature.