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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.

• alit  (AL4)
• atilt  (AT5)
• audit  (AU5)
• dial  (DI4)
• dill  (DI4)
• laid  (LA4)
• lilt  (LI4)
• lipid  (LI5)
• paid  (PA4)
• pail  (PA4)
• palatial  (PA8)
• pallid  (PA6)
• papilla  (PA7)
• pill  (PI4)
• pipit  (PI5)
• pita  (PI4)
• pitapat  (PI7)
• plaid  (PL5)
• plait  (PL5)
• plaudit^†  (PL7)
• puli  (PU4)
• pulpit  (PU6)
• pupil  (PU5)
• tail  (TA4)
• tali  (TA4)
• tidal  (TI5)
• tilapia  (TI7)
• till  (TI4)
• tilt  (TI4)
• tulip  (TU5)
• tutti  (TU5)
• uplit  (UP5)
• uptilt  (UP6)

Answer Definitions

• alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
• atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
• audit (noun): A judicial examination.
• dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
• dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
• laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
• lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
• lipid (noun): Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.
• paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
• pail (noun): A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
• palatial (adjective): Of or relating to a palace.
• pallid (adjective): Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
• papilla (noun): A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body. A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth. Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles. Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
• pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
• pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
• pita (noun): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
• pitapat (verb): Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
• plaid (noun): A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
• plait (noun): A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
• plaudit^† (noun): A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
• puli (noun): One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat.
• pulpit (noun): A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
• pupil (noun): A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
• tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
• tali (noun): plural of talus
• tidal (adjective): Relating to tides.
• tilapia (noun): Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera (such as Oreochromis), native to Africa and the Middle East but cultivated worldwide.
• till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
• tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
• tulip (noun): A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
• tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
• uplit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of uplight
• uptilt (verb): To tilt upward.