NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 26, 2018

Jul 26, 2018 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 26, 2018

Game Summary

Center Letter	T
Outer Letters	i, k, l, n, w, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	24 words
Total Points	83 points
Genius Level	58 points
Bingo?	No

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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
I	1	-	-	-	1
K	2	1	-	-	3
L	2	1	-	-	3
N	-	-	1	-	1
T	7	2	3	1	13
W	1	1	-	1	3
Y	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	13	5	4	2	24

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

I	IT×1
K	KI×2 KN×1
L	LI×3
N	NI×1
T	TI×8 TW×5
W	WI×3
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

I	ITT×1
K	KIL×1 KIT×1 KNI×1
L	LIL×1 LIN×2
N	NIT×1
T	TIK×1 TIL×2 TIN×5 TWI×5
W	WIL×1 WIT×2
Y

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)
it..	IT4	Extremely small.
ki..	KI4	To gather up (skirts) around the body.
ki...	KI5	A kitten or young cat.
kn..	KN4	To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
li..	LI4	To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
li..	LI4	Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
li...	LI5	Covered with lint.
ni....	NI6	A scatterbrained or stupid person.
ti..	TI4	Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
ti..	TI4	Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
ti..	TI4	To slope or incline (something); to slant.
ti....	TI6	In a tiny way.
ti....	TI6	Having a tinkling sound.
ti...	TI5	having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
ti..	TI4	A slight coloring.
ti..	TI4	Very small.
tw....	TW6	simple past tense and past participle of twilight
tw...	TW5	A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
tw..	TW4	Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
tw..... ^†	TW7	that twinkles
tw..	TW4	To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
wi..	WI4	To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
wi.....	WI7	in a witty manner; using wit
wi...	WI5	Wise, having good judgement.

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.

itty (IT4)
kilt (KI4)
kitty (KI5)
knit (KN4)
lilt (LI4)
lint (LI4)
linty (LI5)
nitwit (NI6)
tiki (TI4)
till (TI4)
tilt (TI4)
tinily (TI6)
tinkly (TI6)
tinny (TI5)
tint (TI4)
tiny (TI4)
twilit (TW6)
twill (TW5)
twin (TW4)
twinkly^† (TW7)
twit (TW4)
wilt (WI4)
wittily (WI7)
witty (WI5)

Answer Definitions

itty (adjective): Extremely small.
kilt (verb): To gather up (skirts) around the body.
kitty (noun): A kitten or young cat.
knit (verb): To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
linty (adjective): Covered with lint.
nitwit (noun): A scatterbrained or stupid person.
tiki (noun): Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
tinily (adverb): In a tiny way.
tinkly (adjective): Having a tinkling sound.
tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
tint (noun): A slight coloring.
tiny (adjective): Very small.
twilit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of twilight
twill (noun): A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
twin (noun): Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
twinkly^† (adjective): that twinkles
twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
wilt (verb): To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
wittily (adverb): in a witty manner; using wit
witty (adjective): Wise, having good judgement.