NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 28, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, g, l, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 186 points |
| Genius Level | 130 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 14 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| O | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 11 |
| V | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | Σ | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×3 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EV×1 |
| G | GA×2 GE×2 GL×3 GO×7 |
| L | LE×1 LO×7 |
| O | OG×2 OL×1 OV×2 |
| T | TA×1 TE×1 TO×9 |
| V | VE×1 VL×1 VO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 ALL×1 ALO×1 ALT×1 ATO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EVO×1 |
| G | GAL×1 GAV×1 GEL×1 GEO×1 GLO×3 GOA×3 GOG×1 GOO×2 GOT×1 |
| L | LEG×1 LOG×2 LOL×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 LOV×2 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 OLE×1 OVA×2 |
| T | TAT×1 TEE×1 TOG×2 TOL×2 TOO×3 TOT×2 |
| V | VET×1 VLO×1 VOL×3 VOT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| vo..... † | VO7 | The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al... | AL5 | To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. |
| al.. | AL4 | The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. |
| al.. | AL4 | A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. |
| at... | AT5 | a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A clumsy or uncouth person. |
| ga..... | GA7 | A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time. |
| ge.... | GE6 | An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. |
| ge.... | GE6 | To augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location. |
| gl... | GL5 | To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune. |
| gl..... | GL7 | Of or relating to the glottis. |
| gl... | GL5 | An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal. |
| go.... | GO6 | A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”). |
| le.... | LE6 | Smoothly, in a connected manner. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| lo.... | LO6 | A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ov.. | OV4 | An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. |
| ov... | OV5 | Shaped like an egg. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| te...... | TE8 | Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol. |
| to.. | TO4 | A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome. |
| to.... | TO6 | A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to...... | TO8 | A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to... | TO5 | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. |
| vl.. | VL4 | A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
| vo.. | VO4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V |
| vo.. | VO4 | a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. |
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.
- voltage† (VO7)
- agog (AG4)
- allot (AL5)
- aloe (AL4)
- alto (AL4)
- atoll (AT5)
- evolve (EV6)
- galoot (GA6)
- gavotte (GA7)
- gelato (GE6)
- geotag (GE6)
- gloat (GL5)
- glottal (GL7)
- glove (GL5)
- goal (GO4)
- goat (GO4)
- goatee (GO6)
- goggle (GO6)
- google (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- gotta (GO5)
- legato (LE6)
- loge (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- lovage (LO6)
- love (LO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- oval (OV4)
- ovate (OV5)
- tattoo (TA6)
- teetotal (TE8)
- toga (TO4)
- toggle (TO6)
- toll (TO4)
- tollgate (TO8)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tootle (TO6)
- total (TO5)
- tote (TO4)
- veto (VE4)
- vlog (VL4)
- vole (VO4)
- volt (VO4)
- vote (VO4)
Answer Definitions
- voltage† (noun): The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- allot (verb): To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- aloe (noun): The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
- alto (noun): A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- atoll (noun): a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- galoot (noun): A clumsy or uncouth person.
- gavotte (noun): A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
- gelato (noun): An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.
- geotag (verb): To augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location.
- gloat (verb): To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
- glottal (adjective): Of or relating to the glottis.
- glove (noun): An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- goat (noun): A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal.
- goatee (noun): A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- gotta (contraction): Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
- legato (adverb): Smoothly, in a connected manner.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- lovage (noun): A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- oval (noun): An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- ovate (adjective): Shaped like an egg.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- teetotal (adjective): Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
- toga (noun): A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- toggle (noun): A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tollgate (noun): A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- total (noun): An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- veto (noun): A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- vlog (noun): A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.
- volt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
- vote (noun): a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.