NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 18, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, i, k, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 193 points |
| Genius Level | 135 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 |
| B | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| T | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Σ | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×4 AC×4 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×10 BE×4 |
| C | CA×3 CI×1 |
| E | |
| I | |
| K | KE×1 KI×1 |
| T | TA×7 TE×3 TI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×3 ABE×1 ACA×2 ACE×2 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×3 BAC×3 BAI×1 BAK×1 BAT×2 BEA×2 BET×2 |
| C | CAB×1 CAC×1 CAK×1 CIA×1 |
| E | |
| I | |
| K | KEB×1 KIC×1 |
| T | TAC×5 TAK×2 TEA×3 TIB×2 TIE×1 TIK×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ba...... † | BA8 | To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. |
| ti..... † | TI7 | A loop of cloth, cord, etc., which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side. |
| ab... | AB5 | plural form of an ancient bead calculator. |
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| ab... | AB5 | To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. |
| ab.. | AB4 | To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac..... | AC7 | Any salt or ester of acetic acid. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba..... | BA7 | simple past tense and past participle of backbite |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| ba.. | BA4 | To reduce the force of something; to abate. |
| ba... | BA5 | A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. |
| be.. | BE4 | Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. |
| be.. | BE4 | A stroke; a blow. |
| be.. | BE4 | The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase. |
| be.... | BE6 | To beteach. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca.. | CA4 | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| ci...... | CI8 | A broad, flat, white Italian bread. |
| ke... | KE5 | A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. |
| ki...... | KI8 | A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity. |
| ta... | TA5 | An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| ta...... | TA8 | The act of taking back or reclaiming anything. |
| te..... | TE7 | A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea. |
| te.. | TE4 | An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.... | TI6 | plural of tibia |
| ti... | TI5 | A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor. |
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.
- backbite† (BA8)
- tieback† (TI7)
- abaci (AB5)
- aback (AB5)
- abate (AB5)
- abet (AB4)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- acetate (AC7)
- acetic (AC6)
- attack (AT6)
- attic (AT5)
- baba (BA4)
- babe (BA4)
- babka (BA5)
- back (BA4)
- backbit (BA7)
- bait (BA4)
- bake (BA4)
- bate (BA4)
- batik (BA5)
- beak (BE4)
- beat (BE4)
- beta (BE4)
- betake (BE6)
- cabbie (CA6)
- cacti (CA5)
- cake (CA4)
- ciabatta (CI8)
- kebab (KE5)
- kickback (KI8)
- tacet (TA5)
- tacit (TA5)
- tack (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- tactic (TA6)
- take (TA4)
- takeback (TA8)
- teacake (TE7)
- teak (TE4)
- teat (TE4)
- tibia (TI5)
- tibiae (TI6)
- tikka (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- backbite† (verb): To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- tieback† (noun): A loop of cloth, cord, etc., which is placed around a curtain to hold it open to one side.
- abaci (noun): plural form of an ancient bead calculator.
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- abate (verb): To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- abet (verb): To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
- acetic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- backbit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of backbite
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- bake (verb): To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- bate (verb): To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- batik (noun): A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.
- beak (noun): Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- beat (noun): A stroke; a blow.
- beta (noun): The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
- betake (verb): To beteach.
- cabbie (noun): A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- cake (noun): A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- ciabatta (noun): A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
- kebab (noun): A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.
- kickback (noun): A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
- tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- take (verb): To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- takeback (noun): The act of taking back or reclaiming anything.
- teacake (noun): A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.
- teak (noun): An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tibiae (noun): plural of tibia
- tikka (noun): A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.