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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.

• alfalfa  (AL7)
• allele  (AL6)
• athlete  (AT7)
• elate  (EL5)
• falafel  (FA7)
• fall  (FA4)
• fatal  (FA5)
• fate  (FA4)
• fateful  (FA7)
• fault  (FA5)
• feat  (FE4)
• fella  (FE5)
• fellate  (FE7)
• feta  (FE4)
• fetal  (FE5)
• flat  (FL4)
• flauta  (FL6)
• flea  (FL4)
• haft  (HA4)
• halal  (HA5)
• hale  (HA4)
• half  (HA4)
• hall  (HA4)
• halt  (HA4)
• hate  (HA4)
• hateful^†  (HA7)
• hath  (HA4)
• hatha  (HA5)
• haul  (HA4)
• haute  (HA5)
• heal  (HE4)
• health  (HE6)
• healthful^†  (HE9)
• heat  (HE4)
• heath  (HE5)
• hula  (HU4)
• late  (LA4)
• lath  (LA4)
• lathe  (LA5)
• latte  (LA5)
• leaf  (LE4)
• leaflet  (LE7)
• lethal  (LE6)
• luau  (LU4)
• luteal  (LU6)
• taffeta  (TA7)
• tale  (TA4)
• tall  (TA4)
• tattle  (TA6)
• tattletale  (TA10)
• taut  (TA4)
• teal  (TE4)
• teat  (TE4)
• telehealth  (TE10)
• telltale  (TE8)
• that  (TH4)
• theta  (TH5)
• ululate  (UL7)

Answer Definitions

• alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
• allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
• athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
• elate (verb): To make joyful or proud.
• falafel (noun): A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.
• fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
• fatal (adjective): Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
• fate (noun): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
• fateful (adjective): Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
• fault (noun): A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
• feat (noun): A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
• fella (noun): Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
• fellate (verb): To perform oral sex on (a man); to stimulate (a penis or testicles) using the mouth.
• feta (noun): A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
• fetal (adjective): Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
• flat (adjective): Having no variations in height.
• flauta (noun): A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco.
• flea (noun): A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
• haft (noun): The handle of a tool or weapon.
• halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
• hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
• half (noun): One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
• hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
• halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
• hate (noun): An object of hatred.
• hateful^† (adjective): Evoking a feeling of hatred.
• hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
• hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
• haul (verb): To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
• haute (adjective): Obsolete form of haut, haught (“high; haughty”).
• heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
• health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
• healthful^† (adjective): Beneficial to bodily health.
• heat (noun): Thermal energy.
• heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
• hula (noun): A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
• late (adjective): Near the end of a period of time.
• lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
• lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
• latte (noun): A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
• leaf (noun): The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
• leaflet (noun): One of the components of a compound leaf.
• lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
• luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
• luteal (adjective): Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum
• taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
• tale (noun): An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
• tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
• tattle (verb): To chatter; to gossip.
• tattletale (adjective): telltale; giveaway
• taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
• teal (noun): Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
• teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
• telehealth (noun): Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
• telltale (noun): One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
• that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
• theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
• ululate (verb): to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy