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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.

• bebop  (BE5)
• beep  (BE4)
• beet  (BE4)
• beetle  (BE6)
• bell  (BE4)
• bellboy  (BE7)
• belle  (BE5)
• belly  (BE5)
• belt  (BE4)
• bleep  (BL5)
• bobble  (BO6)
• bootee  (BO6)
• bottle  (BO6)
• byte  (BY4)
• eely  (EE4)
• elope  (EL5)
• epee  (EP4)
• eyebolt  (EY7)
• eyelet  (EY6)
• lobe  (LO4)
• lope  (LO4)
• obey  (OB4)
• oboe  (OB4)
• oleo  (OL4)
• pebble  (PE6)
• pebbly  (PE6)
• peel  (PE4)
• peep  (PE4)
• pellet  (PE6)
• pelt  (PE4)
• people  (PE6)
• peppy  (PE5)
• petty  (PE5)
• peyote  (PE6)
• pleb  (PL4)
• plebe  (PL5)
• poet  (PO4)
• pole  (PO4)
• pope  (PO4)
• poppet  (PO6)
• potbelly^†  (PO8)
• teepee  (TE6)
• teletype  (TE8)
• tell  (TE4)
• tepee  (TE5)
• tootle  (TO6)
• tope  (TO4)
• topple  (TO6)
• tote  (TO4)
• type  (TY4)
• yell  (YE4)
• yelp  (YE4)

Answer Definitions

• bebop (noun): An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
• beep (noun): The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
• beet (noun): Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
• beetle (noun): Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
• bell (noun): A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
• bellboy (noun): A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.
• belle (noun): An attractive woman.
• belly (noun): The abdomen, especially a fat one.
• belt (noun): A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
• bleep (noun): A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
• bobble (noun): A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
• bootee (noun): A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.
• bottle (noun): A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
• byte (noun): A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
• eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
• elope (verb): To run away from home with a paramour.
• epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
• eyebolt (noun): A bolt with a looped head, or an opening in the head.
• eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
• lobe (noun): Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
• lope (verb): To travel an easy pace with long strides.
• obey (verb): To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
• oboe (noun): A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
• oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
• pebble (noun): A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
• pebbly (adjective): Of or containing pebbles.
• peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
• peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
• pellet (noun): A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
• pelt (noun): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it.
• people (noun): Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
• peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
• petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
• peyote (noun): A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
• pleb (noun): A commoner, a member of the lower class of a society.
• plebe (noun): A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
• poet (noun): A person who writes poems.
• pole (noun): Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
• pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
• poppet (noun): An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
• potbelly^† (noun): A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch.
• teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
• teletype (noun): A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
• tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
• tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
• tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
• tope (verb): To drink excessively; to get drunk.
• topple (verb): To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something.
• tote (noun): A tote bag.
• type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
• yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
• yelp (noun): An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.