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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.

• able  (AB4)
• allele  (AL6)
• allocable  (AL9)
• aloe  (AL4)
• apace  (AP5)
• appeal  (AP6)
• appealable  (AP10)
• appellee  (AP8)
• apple  (AP5)
• babble  (BA6)
• babe  (BA4)
• babel  (BA5)
• bale  (BA4)
• bebop  (BE5)
• beep  (BE4)
• bell  (BE4)
• belle  (BE5)
• bleep  (BL5)
• bobble  (BO6)
• bocce  (BO5)
• cable  (CA5)
• callable  (CA8)
• capable  (CA7)
• cape  (CA4)
• celeb  (CE5)
• cell  (CE4)
• cello  (CE5)
• cobble  (CO6)
• cope  (CO4)
• elope  (EL5)
• epee  (EP4)
• label  (LA5)
• lace  (LA4)
• lapel  (LA5)
• leap  (LE4)
• lobe  (LO4)
• locale  (LO6)
• lope  (LO4)
• oboe  (OB4)
• oleo  (OL4)
• pace  (PA4)
• paella  (PA6)
• palace  (PA6)
• pale  (PA4)
• palpable  (PA8)
• peace  (PE5)
• peaceable  (PE9)
• peal  (PE4)
• pebble  (PE6)
• peel  (PE4)
• peelable  (PE8)
• peep  (PE4)
• people  (PE6)
• place  (PL5)
• placebo^†  (PL7)
• plea  (PL4)
• pleb  (PL4)
• plebe  (PL5)
• pole  (PO4)
• pope  (PO4)

Answer Definitions

• able (adjective): Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
• allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
• allocable (adjective): Able to be allocated.
• aloe (noun): The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
• apace (adverb): Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
• appeal (noun): An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned. The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued. A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
• appealable (adjective): That may be appealed, or sent to a higher court for judgement.
• appellee (noun): A respondent.
• apple (noun): A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.
• babble (verb): To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
• babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
• babel (noun): Alternative form of Babel
• bale (noun): Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
• 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.
• 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.
• belle (noun): An attractive woman.
• bleep (noun): A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
• bobble (noun): A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
• bocce (noun): A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
• cable (noun): A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
• callable (adjective): That can be called.
• capable (adjective): Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
• cape (noun): A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
• celeb (noun): A celebrity; a famous person.
• cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
• cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
• cobble (noun): A cobblestone.
• cope (verb): To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
• 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.
• label (noun): A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
• lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
• lapel (noun): Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
• leap (verb): To jump.
• lobe (noun): Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
• locale (noun): The place where something happens.
• lope (verb): To travel an easy pace with long strides.
• 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.
• pace (noun): Step. A step taken with the foot. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
• paella (noun): A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.
• palace (noun): Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
• pale (adjective): Light in color.
• palpable (adjective): Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.
• peace (noun): A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
• peaceable (adjective): Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.).
• peal (noun): A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
• pebble (noun): A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
• peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
• peelable (adjective): Capable of being peeled.
• peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
• people (noun): Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
• place (noun): An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
• placebo^† (noun): A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
• plea (noun): An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
• 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.
• 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.