NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 17, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, f, i, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 114 points |
| Genius Level | 80 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| D | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| F | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×4 BL×7 BO×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×2 DO×1 |
| F | FI×1 FL×1 FO×4 |
| I | ID×1 IN×1 |
| L | LI×3 LO×4 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OL×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIF×1 BIL×3 BLI×4 BLO×3 BOI×1 BOL×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DIL×2 DOL×1 |
| F | FIL×1 FLO×1 FOI×1 FOL×2 FOO×1 |
| I | IDO×1 INF×1 |
| L | LIB×1 LID×1 LIO×1 LOB×1 LOI×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 |
| N | NON×1 |
| O | OLI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi.... | BI6 | Twofold, double. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bi...... | BI8 | A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc. |
| bi..... | BI7 | a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10; a milliard |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. |
| bl... | BL5 | Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors. |
| bl....... † | BL9 | A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes. |
| bl... | BL5 | A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl... | BL5 | Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. |
| bl... | BL5 | A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A dwelling; habitation; building. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| li.... | LI6 | Sexual urges or drives. |
| li.. | LI4 | Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
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.
- bifold (BI6)
- bill (BI4)
- billfold (BI8)
- billion (BI7)
- blin (BL4)
- blind (BL5)
- blindfold† (BL9)
- blini (BL5)
- blob (BL4)
- blond (BL5)
- blood (BL5)
- boil (BO4)
- bold (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- doll (DO4)
- fill (FI4)
- flood (FL5)
- foil (FO4)
- fold (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- fool (FO4)
- idol (ID4)
- infill (IN6)
- libido (LI6)
- lido (LI4)
- lion (LI4)
- lobo (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- nonillion (NO9)
- olio (OL4)
Answer Definitions
- bifold (adjective): Twofold, double.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- billfold (noun): A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
- billion (noun): a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10; a milliard
- blin (verb): To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- blind (adjective): Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- blindfold† (noun): A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
- blini (noun): A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blond (adjective): Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
- blood (noun): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- bold (noun): A dwelling; habitation; building.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- libido (noun): Sexual urges or drives.
- lido (noun): Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.