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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)
• acid  (AC4)
• acidic  (AC6)
• acrid  (AC5)
• addict  (AD6)
• adroit  (AD6)
• aortic  (AO6)
• arcadia  (AR7)
• arctic  (AR6)
• aria  (AR4)
• arid  (AR4)
• atria  (AT5)
• attic  (AT5)
• cacti  (CA5)
• cardiac  (CA7)
• cardio  (CA6)
• cardioid  (CA8)
• carioca  (CA7)
• carotid^†  (CA7)
• ciao  (CI4)
• cicada  (CI6)
• circa  (CI5)
• cirri  (CI5)
• citric  (CI6)
• coati  (CO5)
• cocci  (CO5)
• corrida  (CO7)
• corridor  (CO8)
• critic  (CR6)
• croci  (CR5)
• diacritic  (DI9)
• dicta  (DI5)
• dictator^†  (DI8)
• didact  (DI6)
• didactic  (DI8)
• dirt  (DI4)
• ditto  (DI5)
• droid  (DR5)
• idiot  (ID5)
• idiotic  (ID7)
• iota  (IO4)
• irritator  (IR9)
• oratorio  (OR8)
• radiator  (RA8)
• radii  (RA5)
• radio  (RA5)
• raid  (RA4)
• raita  (RA5)
• ratio  (RA5)
• ricotta  (RI7)
• riot  (RI4)
• roti  (RO4)
• tacit  (TA5)
• tactic  (TA6)
• tiara  (TI5)
• tori  (TO4)
• toric  (TO5)
• torii  (TO5)
• toroid  (TO6)
• torrid  (TO6)
• trait  (TR5)
• traitor  (TR7)
• trattoria  (TR9)
• triad  (TR5)
• tricot  (TR6)
• trio  (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.
• acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
• acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
• acrid (adjective): Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
• addict (noun): A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
• adroit (adjective): Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
• aortic (adjective): Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.
• arcadia (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia
• 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.
• arid (adjective): Very dry.
• atria (noun): plural of atrium
• 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
• cardiac (adjective): Pertaining to the heart.
• cardio (adjective): Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
• cardioid (noun): An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ = 1 + cos θ {\displaystyle \rho =1+\cos \,\theta } - approximately heart-shaped
• carioca (noun): A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
• carotid^† (noun): Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head.
• ciao (interjection): hello, hi.
• cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
• circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
• cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
• citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
• coati (noun): Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.
• cocci (noun): plural of coccus
• corrida (noun): a bullfight
• corridor (noun): A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
• critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
• croci (noun): plural of crocus
• diacritic (adjective): distinguishing
• dicta (noun): plural of dictum
• dictator^† (noun): A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
• didact (noun): a didactic person
• didactic (adjective): Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
• dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
• ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
• droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
• idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
• idiotic (adjective): Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
• iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
• irritator (noun): One who or that which irritates.
• oratorio (noun): A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.
• radiator (noun): Anything which radiates or emits rays.
• radii (noun): plural of radius
• radio (noun): The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
• raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
• raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
• ratio (noun): A number representing a comparison between two named things.
• ricotta (noun): A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.
• riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
• roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
• tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
• tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
• tiara (noun): The papal crown.
• tori (noun): plural of torus
• toric (adjective): Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal.
• torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
• toroid (noun): A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
• torrid (adjective): Very hot and dry.
• trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
• traitor (noun): Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.
• trattoria (noun): A small, informal Italian-style restaurant.
• triad (noun): A grouping of three.
• tricot (noun): A soft knit fabric.
• trio (noun): A group of three people or things.