New York Times NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Solution for June 17, 2023

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Today’s pangrams are BUTTONED, UNBUTTONED, and UNDOUBTED.

BUTTONED is defined as furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike.

UNBUTTONED is defined as not under constraint in action or expression. It is also defined as not buttoned.

The word UNDOUBTED has no known definition.

BEDDED is defined as deposited or arranged in horizontal layers. It is also defined as having a bed or beds as specified.

The word BEEN has no known definition.

BEET is defined as round red root vegetable. It is also defined as biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop.

BEND is defined as turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. It is also defined as movement that causes the formation of a curve. It is also defined as bend a joint. It is also defined as an angular or rounded shape made by folding. It is also defined as cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form. It is also defined as form a curve. It is also defined as curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). It is also defined as a circular segment of a curve. It is also defined as bend one’s back forward from the waist on down. It is also defined as diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left. It is also defined as a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range. It is also defined as change direction.

BENT is defined as fixed in your purpose. It is also defined as a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way. It is also defined as of metal e.g.. It is also defined as grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens. It is also defined as used of the back and knees; stooped. It is also defined as a special way of doing something. It is also defined as an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges.

The word BENTO has no known definition.

The word BOBBED has no known definition.

BODE is defined as indicate, as with a sign or an omen.

The word BODED has no known definition.

BONBON is defined as a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate.

BOND is defined as stick to firmly. It is also defined as (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. It is also defined as a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal. It is also defined as a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents. It is also defined as create social or emotional ties. It is also defined as a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner). It is also defined as bring together in a common cause or emotion. It is also defined as the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition. It is also defined as a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest. It is also defined as United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940). It is also defined as British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming. It is also defined as a connection that fastens things together. It is also defined as an electrical force linking atoms. It is also defined as issue bonds on.

The word BONDED has no known definition.

BONE is defined as remove the bones from. It is also defined as a shade of white the color of bleached bones. It is also defined as study intensively, as before an exam. It is also defined as rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. It is also defined as the porous calcified substance from which bones are made. It is also defined as consisting of or made up of bone.

BONED is defined as having had the bones removed. It is also defined as having bones as specified.

BONNET is defined as protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine. It is also defined as a hat tied under the chin. It is also defined as dress in a bonnet.

BONOBO is defined as small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species.

BOOB is defined as commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake. It is also defined as either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman. It is also defined as an ignorant or foolish person.

The word BOOBOO has no known definition.

The word BOOED has no known definition.

BOON is defined as a desirable state. It is also defined as very close and convivial.

BOOT is defined as the act of delivering a blow with the foot. It is also defined as an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg. It is also defined as cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes. It is also defined as compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools. It is also defined as the swift release of a store of affective force. It is also defined as a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed. It is also defined as footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg. It is also defined as kick; give a boot to. It is also defined as protective casing for something that resembles a leg.

BOOTED is defined as wearing boots.

BOOTEE is defined as a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies).

The word BOTNET has no known definition.

BOUND is defined as form the boundary of; be contiguous to. It is also defined as bound by contract. It is also defined as a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. It is also defined as spring back; spring away from an impact. It is also defined as covered or wrapped with a bandage. It is also defined as the greatest possible degree of something. It is also defined as (usually followed by `to’) governed by fate. It is also defined as headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students’. It is also defined as place limits on (extent or amount or access). It is also defined as move forward by leaps and bounds. It is also defined as a line determining the limits of an area. It is also defined as the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. It is also defined as bound by an oath. It is also defined as confined by bonds. It is also defined as confined in the bowels. It is also defined as held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union. It is also defined as secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form.

BOUNDED is defined as having the limits or boundaries established.

BOUT is defined as an occasion for excessive eating or drinking. It is also defined as (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. It is also defined as a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers). It is also defined as a period of illness.

The word BUDDED has no known definition.

BUNT is defined as hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance. It is also defined as fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores. It is also defined as similar to Tilletia caries. It is also defined as disease of wheat characterized by replacement of the grains with greasy masses of smelly smut spores. It is also defined as to strike, thrust or shove against. It is also defined as (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat.

The word BUNTED has no known definition.

BUTT is defined as a victim of ridicule or pranks. It is also defined as lie adjacent to another or share a boundary. It is also defined as a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping. It is also defined as finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking. It is also defined as thick end of the handle. It is also defined as the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. It is also defined as to strike, thrust or shove against. It is also defined as the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking). It is also defined as sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at. It is also defined as a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons). It is also defined as place end to end without overlapping. It is also defined as the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots.

BUTTE is defined as a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides. It is also defined as a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper.

The word BUTTED has no known definition.

BUTTON is defined as a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism. It is also defined as an electrical switch operated by pressing. It is also defined as a female sexual organ homologous to the penis. It is also defined as any artifact that resembles a button. It is also defined as any of various plant parts that resemble buttons. It is also defined as a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes. It is also defined as a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment. It is also defined as fasten with buttons. It is also defined as provide with buttons.

DEBONE is defined as remove the bones from.

DEBONED is defined as having had the bones removed.

DEBT is defined as an obligation to pay or do something. It is also defined as money or goods or services owed by one person to another. It is also defined as the state of owing something (especially money).

DEBUT is defined as the act of beginning something new. It is also defined as appear for the first time in public. It is also defined as make one’s debut. It is also defined as present for the first time to the public. It is also defined as the presentation of a debutante in society.

The word DEBUTED has no known definition.

DOUBT is defined as uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. It is also defined as the state of being unsure of something. It is also defined as consider unlikely or have doubts about. It is also defined as lack confidence in or have doubts about.

The word DOUBTED has no known definition.

The word DUBBED has no known definition.

The word EBBED has no known definition.

EBON is defined as of a very dark black.

The word NOOB has no known definition.

OBOE is defined as a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece.

OUTBOUND is defined as that is going out or leaving.

TUBE is defined as a hollow cylindrical shape. It is also defined as (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure. It is also defined as an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city). It is also defined as conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. It is also defined as electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope. It is also defined as convey in a tube. It is also defined as place or enclose in a tube. It is also defined as provide with a tube or insert a tube into. It is also defined as ride or float on an inflated tube.

TUBED is defined as of a tire; having an inner tube.

UNBEND is defined as make less taut. It is also defined as become less tense, rest, or take one’s ease. It is also defined as straighten up or out; make straight. It is also defined as free from flexure. It is also defined as release from mental strain, tension, or formality. It is also defined as unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay.

UNBENT is defined as erect in posture. It is also defined as not bent.

UNBOUND is defined as not held in chemical or physical combination. It is also defined as not restrained or tied down by bonds. It is also defined as not secured within a cover.

UNBOUNDED is defined as seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent.

UNBUTTON is defined as undo the buttons of.

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2 Comments

  1. Why couldn’t you leave well enough alone instead of creating this convoluted way of finding the solution to the previous day’s spelling bee. VERY ANNOYING.

    Reply
    • I agree, the new way the New York Times is laying out the app does require too many steps. The good news is that you do have the opportunity to play older puzzles again.

      Reply

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