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1. Spelling Bee Grid
2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
5. Today's Complete Solution
6. 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.

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

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 (^†).

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.

• acacia  (AC6)
• acai  (AC4)
• antarctic  (AN9)
• anti  (AN4)
• antic  (AN5)
• anticipant  (AN10)
• apian  (AP5)
• arctic  (AR6)
• aria  (AR4)
• atria  (AT5)
• attain  (AT6)
• attaint  (AT7)
• attic  (AT5)
• cacti  (CA5)
• cairn  (CA5)
• cantina  (CA7)
• captain  (CA7)
• carpi  (CA5)
• catnip  (CA6)
• circa  (CI5)
• cirri  (CI5)
• citric  (CI6)
• crania  (CR6)
• critic  (CR6)
• inapt  (IN5)
• incant  (IN6)
• intact  (IN6)
• irritant  (IR8)
• niacin  (NI6)
• nitric  (NI6)
• pain  (PA4)
• paint  (PA5)
• pair  (PA4)
• panic  (PA5)
• panini  (PA6)
• participant^†  (PA11)
• partita  (PA7)
• patina  (PA6)
• patrician^†  (PA9)
• pica  (PI4)
• piccata  (PI7)
• picnic  (PI6)
• pinata  (PI6)
• pint  (PI4)
• pipit  (PI5)
• piratic  (PI7)
• pita  (PI4)
• pitapat  (PI7)
• practician^†  (PR10)
• print  (PR5)
• rain  (RA4)
• rani  (RA4)
• rapini  (RA6)
• riant  (RI5)
• ricin  (RI5)
• riparian  (RI8)
• tacit  (TA5)
• tactic  (TA6)
• tactician  (TA9)
• taint  (TA5)
• tannic  (TA6)
• tannin  (TA6)
• tantric  (TA7)
• tapir  (TA5)
• tiara  (TI5)
• tinct  (TI5)
• tint  (TI4)
• titan  (TI5)
• titanic  (TI7)
• train  (TR5)
• trait  (TR5)
• trip  (TR4)

Answer Definitions

• acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
• acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
• antarctic (adjective): Alternative spelling of Antarctic
• anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
• antic (adjective): Playful, funny, absurd.
• anticipant (adjective): Expectant.
• apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
• arctic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Arctic
• aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
• atria (noun): plural of atrium
• attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
• attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
• attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
• cacti (noun): plural of cactus
• cairn (noun): A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
• cantina (noun): A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
• captain (noun): A chief or leader.
• carpi (noun): plural of carpus
• catnip (noun): Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
• circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
• cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
• citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
• crania (noun): plural of cranium
• critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
• inapt (adjective): Unapt
• incant (verb): To state solemnly, to chant.
• intact (adjective): Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
• irritant (adjective): Causing irritation or inflammation.
• niacin (noun): A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
• nitric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.
• pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
• paint (noun): A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
• pair (noun): Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
• panic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”)
• panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
• participant^† (noun): One who participates.
• partita (noun): A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century
• patina (noun): A paten, flat type of dish.
• patrician^† (noun): A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
• pica (noun): A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
• piccata (adjective): Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
• picnic (noun): An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
• pinata (noun): Alternative form of piñata
• pint (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) : one half quart 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or approximately 18.62 fluid ounces [551 millilitres] for dry goods (a US dry pint). 1.696 liters 12 fluid ounces
• pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
• piratic (adjective): Alternative form of piratical
• pita (noun): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
• pitapat (verb): Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
• practician^† (noun): A practitioner; someone who practises a particular profession, especially medicine.
• print (adjective): Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.
• rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
• rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
• rapini (noun): A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
• riant (adjective): Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
• ricin (noun): An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
• riparian (adjective): Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
• tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
• tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
• tactician (noun): A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
• taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
• tannic (adjective): Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
• tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
• tantric (adjective): Related to Vajrayana Buddhism.
• tapir (noun): Any one of the species of large odd-toed ungulates of the taxonomic family Tapiridae with a long prehensile upper lip, of which all four surviving species are in genus Tapirus.
• tiara (noun): The papal crown.
• tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
• tint (noun): A slight coloring.
• titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
• titanic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
• train (noun): Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
• trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
• trip (noun): A journey; an excursion or jaunt.