NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 16, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, o, r, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 291 points |
| Genius Level | 204 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| H | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×3 AR×2 AT×3 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×7 CH×5 CO×11 CR×4 CU×5 |
| H | HA×1 HO×2 HU×1 |
| O | OC×1 OR×1 OU×1 |
| R | RO×2 |
| T | TA×3 TH×1 TO×3 TR×2 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 ACT×2 ARC×2 ATT×3 AUT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAR×3 CAT×3 CHA×3 CHU×2 COA×3 COC×2 COH×2 COO×1 COU×3 CRO×3 CRU×1 CUR×3 CUT×2 |
| H | HAT×1 HOO×1 HOR×1 HUT×1 |
| O | OCC×1 ORC×1 OUC×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROC×1 |
| T | TAC×3 THA×1 TOC×1 TOR×1 TOU×1 TRA×2 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| co...... † | CO8 | An author who collaborates with another to write something. |
| cu....... † | CU9 | A murderer who slits the throats of victims. |
| ac... | AC5 | The sound of a sneeze. |
| ac... | AC5 | Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant. |
| ac...... | AC8 | Something that actuates something else. |
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato. |
| at.... | AT6 | To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| at..... | AT7 | To pull toward without touching. |
| at....... | AT9 | Something which attracts. |
| au...... | AU8 | An absolute ruler with infinite power. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca... | CA5 | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. |
| ca...... | CA8 | A waterspout. |
| ca..... | CA7 | Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. |
| ca... | CA5 | The act of seizing or capturing. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch... | CH5 | A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. A navigator's map. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To be engaged in informal conversation. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage. |
| co... | CO5 | A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co.... | CO6 | A group of people supporting the same thing or person. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co... | CO5 | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person. |
| co... | CO5 | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. |
| co... | CO5 | Familiar, known; well-known, renowned. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr.... | CR6 | The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place. |
| cr.... | CR6 | To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. |
| cu..... | CU7 | Alternative spelling of curaçao |
| cu..... | CU7 | A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| ha... | HA5 | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho...... | HO8 | A sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or, historically, barley), water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk. |
| hu... | HU5 | A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet. |
| oc... | OC5 | To happen or take place. |
| or.. | OR4 | A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale. |
| ou.. | OU4 | An expression of one's own physical pain. |
| ro... | RO5 | Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Species in the genus Rutilus, especially: The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Clipping of tachometer. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| th.... | TH6 | Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to... | TO5 | A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material. |
| to... | TO5 | Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| tr... | TR5 | An area or expanse. |
| tr..... | TR7 | A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. |
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.
- coauthor† (CO8)
- cutthroat† (CU9)
- achoo (AC5)
- actor (AC5)
- actuator (AC8)
- arch (AR4)
- arco (AR4)
- attach (AT6)
- attract (AT7)
- attractor (AT9)
- autocrat (AU8)
- cacao (CA5)
- carat (CA5)
- carrot (CA6)
- cart (CA4)
- cataract (CA8)
- catarrh (CA7)
- catch (CA5)
- char (CH4)
- chart (CH5)
- chat (CH4)
- church (CH6)
- churro (CH6)
- coach (CO5)
- coat (CO4)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coho (CO4)
- cohort (CO6)
- coot (CO4)
- couch (CO5)
- court (CO5)
- couth (CO5)
- croc (CR4)
- crotch (CR6)
- crouch (CR6)
- crutch (CR6)
- curacao (CU7)
- curator (CU7)
- curt (CU4)
- cutout (CU6)
- hatch (HA5)
- hooch (HO5)
- horchata (HO8)
- hutch (HU5)
- occur (OC5)
- orca (OR4)
- ouch (OU4)
- roach (RO5)
- rococo (RO6)
- tach (TA4)
- taco (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- thatch (TH6)
- toccata (TO7)
- torch (TO5)
- touch (TO5)
- tract (TR5)
- tractor (TR7)
Answer Definitions
- coauthor† (noun): An author who collaborates with another to write something.
- cutthroat† (noun): A murderer who slits the throats of victims.
- achoo (interjection): The sound of a sneeze.
- actor (noun): Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
- actuator (noun): Something that actuates something else.
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- arco (adverb): A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
- attach (verb): To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- attract (verb): To pull toward without touching.
- attractor (noun): Something which attracts.
- autocrat (noun): An absolute ruler with infinite power.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- carat (noun): A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- carrot (noun): A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.
- cart (noun): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
- cataract (noun): A waterspout.
- catarrh (noun): Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and throat.
- catch (noun): The act of seizing or capturing.
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- chart (noun): A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. A navigator's map.
- chat (verb): To be engaged in informal conversation.
- church (noun): A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
- churro (noun): A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.
- coach (noun): A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- cohort (noun): A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- couch (noun): An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
- court (noun): An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- couth (adjective): Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- crotch (noun): The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place.
- crouch (verb): To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
- crutch (noun): A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
- curacao (noun): Alternative spelling of curaçao
- curator (noun): A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
- curt (adjective): Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- hatch (noun): A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- horchata (noun): A sweet beverage variously made with rice, chufa or morro seeds (or, historically, barley), water, sugar, and cinnamon, and sometimes with milk.
- hutch (noun): A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
- occur (verb): To happen or take place.
- orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
- ouch (interjection): An expression of one's own physical pain.
- roach (noun): Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Species in the genus Rutilus, especially: The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- tach (noun): Clipping of tachometer.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- thatch (noun): Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- torch (noun): A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
- touch (verb): Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- tract (noun): An area or expanse.
- tractor (noun): A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.