NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 24, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, i, p, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 173 points |
| Genius Level | 121 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| D | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CH×8 CU×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×8 DI×2 |
| E | ED×2 EP×1 |
| H | HI×3 |
| I | IC×1 |
| P | PI×2 PU×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 CHE×2 CHI×6 CUE×1 CUP×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×2 DED×2 DEI×3 DEU×1 DIC×2 |
| E | EDU×2 EPI×1 |
| H | HIC×3 |
| I | ICE×1 |
| P | PIE×2 PUC×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| hi...... † | HI8 | simple past tense and past participle of hiccup |
| hi....... † | HI9 | simple past tense and past participle of hiccup |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ch... | CH5 | Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds. |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of cheep |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch... | CH5 | To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chide |
| ch.. | CH4 | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chip |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| cu... | CU5 | A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love. |
| cu.... | CU6 | In the shape of a cup; concave. |
| de.... | DE6 | to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decide |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de... | DE5 | To remove the ice from something. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deice |
| de..... | DE7 | The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| ep.. | EP4 | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. |
| hi.... | HI6 | A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound. |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| pi... | PI5 | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of piece |
| pu.. | PU4 | A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish. |
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.
- hiccuped† (HI8)
- hiccupped† (HI9)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cheep (CH5)
- cheeped (CH7)
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chide (CH5)
- chided (CH6)
- chip (CH4)
- chipped (CH7)
- cued (CU4)
- cupid (CU5)
- cupped (CU6)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- deuce (DE5)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- epic (EP4)
- hiccup (HI6)
- iced (IC4)
- piece (PI5)
- pieced (PI6)
- puce (PU4)
Answer Definitions
- hiccuped† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hiccup
- hiccupped† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hiccup
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cheep (verb): Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
- cheeped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cheep
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chide (verb): To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- chided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chide
- chip (noun): A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- chipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chip
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- cupid (noun): A putto carrying a bow and arrow, representing Cupid or love.
- cupped (adjective): In the shape of a cup; concave.
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
- deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
- deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- epic (noun): An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- hiccup (noun): A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- piece (noun): A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- pieced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of piece
- puce (noun): A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.