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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.

• acclaim  (AC7)
• acyclic  (AC7)
• aioli  (AI5)
• allay  (AL5)
• alloy  (AL5)
• ally  (AL4)
• amyl  (AM4)
• calico  (CA6)
• call  (CA4)
• calla  (CA5)
• callaloo  (CA8)
• calm  (CA4)
• calmly  (CA6)
• cilia  (CI5)
• claim  (CL5)
• clam  (CL4)
• clammy  (CL6)
• clay  (CL4)
• cloaca  (CL6)
• cloy  (CL4)
• coal  (CO4)
• coil  (CO4)
• cola  (CO4)
• colic  (CO5)
• comical  (CO7)
• comically^†  (CO9)
• cool  (CO4)
• coolly  (CO6)
• coyly  (CO5)
• cyclic  (CY6)
• cyclical  (CY8)
• cyclically  (CY10)
• icily  (IC5)
• iliac  (IL5)
• illy  (IL4)
• lacy  (LA4)
• laic  (LA4)
• laical  (LA6)
• lama  (LA4)
• lilac  (LI5)
• lily  (LI4)
• lima  (LI4)
• limo  (LI4)
• llama  (LL5)
• loam  (LO4)
• loamy  (LO5)
• local  (LO5)
• locally  (LO7)
• loci  (LO4)
• loco  (LO4)
• loll  (LO4)
• loom  (LO4)
• loyal  (LO5)
• loyally  (LO7)
• mail  (MA4)
• malic  (MA5)
• mall  (MA4)
• mammal  (MA6)
• mill  (MI4)
• moil  (MO4)
• moll  (MO4)
• moola  (MO5)
• oily  (OI4)
• olio  (OL4)

Answer Definitions

• acclaim (verb): To shout; to call out.
• acyclic (adjective): Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
• aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
• allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
• alloy (noun): A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
• ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
• amyl (noun): Synonym of pentyl
• calico (noun): A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
• call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
• calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
• callaloo (noun): Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
• calm (adjective): Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
• calmly (adverb): In a calm manner.
• cilia (noun): plural of cilium
• claim (noun): A demand of ownership made for something.
• clam (noun): A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
• clammy (adjective): Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
• clay (noun): A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
• cloaca (noun): A sewer.
• cloy (verb): To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
• coal (noun): A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
• coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
• cola (noun): The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
• colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
• comical (adjective): Originally, relating to comedy.
• comically^† (adverb): in a comical manner
• cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
• coolly (adverb): In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
• coyly (adverb): In a coy manner.
• cyclic (adjective): Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
• cyclical (adjective): recurring at regular intervals
• cyclically (adverb): In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
• icily (adverb): In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
• iliac (adjective): Relating to the ilium.
• illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
• lacy (adjective): Made of lace or decorated with it.
• laic (noun): A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
• laical (adjective): Of or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople (laity).
• lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
• lilac (noun): A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
• lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
• lima (noun): lima bean
• limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
• llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
• loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
• loamy (adjective): Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam.
• local (adjective): From or in a nearby location.
• locally (adverb): With respect to place; in place.
• loci (noun): plural of locus
• loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
• loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
• loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
• loyal (adjective): Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
• loyally (adverb): In a loyal manner, faithfully.
• mail (noun): A bag or wallet.
• malic (adjective): Pertaining to apples.
• mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
• mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
• mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
• moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
• moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
• moola (noun): Money, cash.
• oily (adjective): Relating to or resembling oil.
• olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.