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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.

• accord  (AC6)
• acid  (AC4)
• acidic  (AC6)
• acrid  (AC5)
• arcadia  (AR7)
• ardor  (AR5)
• arid  (AR4)
• card  (CA4)
• cardiac  (CA7)
• cardio  (CA6)
• cardioid  (CA8)
• carload  (CA7)
• cicada  (CI6)
• clad  (CL4)
• clod  (CL4)
• coda  (CO4)
• codicil  (CO7)
• cold  (CO4)
• collard  (CO7)
• colloid  (CO7)
• cord  (CO4)
• cordial^†  (CO7)
• corrida  (CO7)
• corridor  (CO8)
• dial  (DI4)
• dildo  (DI5)
• dill  (DI4)
• dodo  (DO4)
• doll  (DO4)
• dollar  (DO6)
• dolor  (DO5)
• doodad  (DO6)
• door  (DO4)
• drill  (DR5)
• droid  (DR5)
• droll  (DR5)
• drool  (DR5)
• idol  (ID4)
• laid  (LA4)
• lard  (LA4)
• load  (LO4)
• lord  (LO4)
• odor  (OD4)
• radar  (RA5)
• radial  (RA6)
• radical  (RA7)
• radii  (RA5)
• radio  (RA5)
• raid  (RA4)
• railroad  (RA8)
• road  (RO4)
• rood  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

• accord (noun): Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
• 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.
• arcadia (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia
• ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
• arid (adjective): Very dry.
• card (symbol): cardinality
• 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
• carload (noun): The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.
• 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.
• clad (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clothe
• clod (noun): A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.
• coda (noun): A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
• codicil (noun): An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.
• cold (adjective): Having a low temperature.
• collard (noun): A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
• colloid (adjective): Glue-like; gelatinous.
• cord (noun): A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
• cordial^† (adjective): Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
• 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.
• dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
• dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
• 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.
• dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
• doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
• dollar (noun): Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
• dolor (noun): Alternative spelling of dolour
• doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
• door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
• drill (verb): To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
• droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
• droll (adjective): Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
• drool (verb): To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
• idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
• laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
• lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
• load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
• lord (noun): The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
• odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
• radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
• radial (adjective): Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
• radical (adjective): Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
• 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.
• railroad (noun): A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
• road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
• rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.