NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 23, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, n, o, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 126 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| G | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 9 |
| L | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| U | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Σ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×2 DU×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×7 GU×2 |
| L | LO×9 LU×3 |
| N | NU×1 NY×1 |
| O | OD×1 ON×1 OO×1 |
| U | UG×1 UN×2 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOL×2 DUL×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GOD×1 GOG×1 GOL×2 GOO×3 GUL×2 |
| L | LOG×2 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×2 LOU×3 LUL×2 LUN×1 |
| N | NUL×1 NYL×1 |
| O | ODD×1 ONL×1 OOL×1 |
| U | UGL×1 UND×1 UNG×1 |
| Y | YOU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do... | DO5 | A doll. |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du... | DU5 | In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre. |
| du.. | DU4 | In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly. |
| go... | GO5 | Of or pertaining to a god |
| go.... | GO6 | Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. |
| go... | GO5 | God! |
| go.... | GO6 | Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable. |
| go.... | GO6 | A ball, bowled 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). |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| gu... | GU5 | A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Slow to respond or react; lethargic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Of great intensity. |
| lo.... | LO6 | In a loud manner; at a high volume. |
| lo.... | LO6 | characteristic of a lounge; informally comfortable |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| od... | OD5 | In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| ug.. | UG4 | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| un.... | UN6 | Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted. |
| un..... † | UN7 | Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings. |
| yo..... | YO7 | Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. |
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.
- doll (DO4)
- dolly (DO5)
- dull (DU4)
- dully (DU5)
- duly (DU4)
- godly (GO5)
- goggly (GO6)
- gold (GO4)
- golly (GO5)
- goodly (GO6)
- googly (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- gull (GU4)
- gully (GU5)
- logo (LO4)
- logy (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- long (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loony (LO5)
- loud (LO4)
- loudly (LO6)
- loungy (LO6)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- lung (LU4)
- null (NU4)
- nylon (NY5)
- oddly (OD5)
- only (ON4)
- oolong (OO6)
- ugly (UG4)
- unduly (UN6)
- ungodly† (UN7)
- youngly (YO7)
Answer Definitions
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolly (noun): A doll.
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dully (adverb): In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
- duly (adverb): In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly.
- godly (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god
- goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
- gold (noun): A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
- golly (interjection): God!
- goodly (adjective): Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
- googly (noun): A ball, bowled 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).
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- gully (noun): A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- loud (adjective): Of great intensity.
- loudly (adverb): In a loud manner; at a high volume.
- loungy (adjective): characteristic of a lounge; informally comfortable
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lung (noun): A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- oddly (adverb): In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- ugly (adjective): Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
- unduly (adverb): Undeservedly; in a way that is not warranted.
- ungodly† (adjective): Of a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
- youngly (adjective): Like a young person or thing; young; youthful.