NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 8, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, l, n, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 178 points |
| Genius Level | 125 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- 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.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| G | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| N | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Z | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×4 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×4 GI×1 GL×1 |
| I | IL×1 IN×2 |
| L | LA×6 LI×1 LY×1 |
| N | NA×3 NI×1 |
| Y | YA×1 |
| Z | ZA×2 ZI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×4 ANA×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GAI×2 GAN×1 GAY×1 GIG×1 GLA×1 |
| I | ILL×1 INL×2 |
| L | LAG×1 LAL×2 LAY×1 LAZ×2 LIL×1 LYI×1 |
| N | NAG×1 NAN×2 NIN×1 |
| Y | YAN×1 |
| Z | ZAN×2 ZIG×1 ZIN×1 |
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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al...... | AL8 | present participle of allay |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| al..... | AL7 | present participle of ally |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an....... † | AN9 | present participle of analyze |
| ga... | GA5 | Merrily. |
| ga.... | GA6 | Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily. |
| ga.... | GA6 | Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. |
| ga... | GA5 | Cheerfully; in a gay manner. |
| gi.... | GI6 | Prone to giggling. |
| gl... | GL5 | Having the appearance of a glaze; glazed. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| in... | IN5 | To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of inlay |
| la... | LA5 | Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. |
| la...... | LA8 | Horseplay, fooling around. |
| la.......... | LA12 | present participle of lallygag |
| la.... | LA6 | present participle of lay |
| la.... | LA6 | In a lazy manner. |
| la.. | LA4 | Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| ly... | LY5 | present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”). |
| na... | NA5 | Prone to nag, irritable. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na...... | NA8 | present participle of nanny |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. |
| za.... | ZA6 | In a zany manner. |
| za.. | ZA4 | Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. |
| zi...... | ZI8 | made up of zigzags |
| zi... | ZI5 | Full of zest. |
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.
- allay (AL5)
- allaying (AL8)
- ally (AL4)
- allying (AL7)
- anally (AN6)
- analyzing† (AN9)
- gaily (GA5)
- gainly (GA6)
- gangly (GA6)
- gayly (GA5)
- giggly (GI6)
- glazy (GL5)
- illy (IL4)
- inlay (IN5)
- inlaying (IN8)
- laggy (LA5)
- lallygag (LA8)
- lallygagging (LA12)
- laying (LA6)
- lazily (LA6)
- lazy (LA4)
- lily (LI4)
- lying (LY5)
- naggy (NA5)
- nanny (NA5)
- nannying (NA8)
- ninny (NI5)
- yang (YA4)
- zanily (ZA6)
- zany (ZA4)
- zigzaggy (ZI8)
- zingy (ZI5)
Answer Definitions
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- allaying (verb): present participle of allay
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- allying (verb): present participle of ally
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- analyzing† (verb): present participle of analyze
- gaily (adverb): Merrily.
- gainly (adverb): Suitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.
- gangly (adjective): Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
- gayly (adverb): Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
- giggly (adjective): Prone to giggling.
- glazy (adjective): Having the appearance of a glaze; glazed.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- inlay (verb): To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
- inlaying (verb): present participle of inlay
- laggy (adjective): Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
- lallygag (noun): Horseplay, fooling around.
- lallygagging (verb): present participle of lallygag
- laying (verb): present participle of lay
- lazily (adverb): In a lazy manner.
- lazy (adjective): Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- lying (verb): present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”).
- naggy (adjective): Prone to nag, irritable.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nannying (verb): present participle of nanny
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- yang (noun): A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
- zanily (adverb): In a zany manner.
- zany (adjective): Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
- zigzaggy (adjective): made up of zigzags
- zingy (adjective): Full of zest.