NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 15, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, k, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 197 points |
| Genius Level | 138 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 33 |
| C | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×7 BL×10 BO×16 |
|---|---|
| C | CE×2 CO×3 |
| D | |
| E | EB×1 |
| K | |
| L | LO×4 |
| O | OB×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEC×1 BED×3 BEL×3 BLE×2 BLO×8 BOB×3 BOC×2 BOD×2 BOL×3 BOO×6 |
|---|---|
| C | CEL×2 COB×2 COO×1 |
| D | |
| E | EBB×1 |
| K | |
| L | LOB×4 |
| O | OBO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.. | BE4 | A stream or small river. |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense and past participle of bed |
| be.... | BE6 | To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. |
| be...... | BE8 | Covered; encrusted; arrayed. |
| be.. | BE4 | 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. |
| be... | BE5 | An attractive woman. |
| be.... | BE6 | Having a bell attached. |
| bl.. | BL4 | simple past tense and past participle of bleed |
| bl... | BL5 | To lose blood through an injured blood vessel. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl..... | BL7 | simple past tense and past participle of blob |
| bl.. | BL4 | A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. |
| bl... | BL5 | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. |
| bl..... † | BL7 | Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded. |
| bl... | BL5 | An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype. |
| bl... | BL5 | A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| bl..... | BL7 | Experienced . |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of bob |
| bo.... | BO6 | A furry ball attached on top of a hat. |
| bo..... | BO7 | simple past tense and past participle of bobble |
| bo... | BO5 | A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court |
| bo.. | BO4 | A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. |
| bo.. | BO4 | To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. |
| bo... | BO5 | simple past tense and past participle of bode |
| bo.. | BO4 | A dwelling; habitation; building. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.... | BO6 | Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag. |
| bo... | BO5 | simple past tense and past participle of boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of book |
| ce... | CE5 | A celebrity; a famous person. |
| ce....... | CE9 | A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates. |
| co.... | CO6 | A cobblestone. |
| co..... | CO7 | simple past tense and past participle of cobble |
| co...... | CO8 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| eb... | EB5 | simple past tense and past participle of ebb |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of lob |
| lo.. | LO4 | Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. |
| lo... | LO5 | Having lobes. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| ob.. | OB4 | 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. |
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.
- beck (BE4)
- bedded (BE6)
- bedeck (BE6)
- bedecked (BE8)
- bell (BE4)
- belle (BE5)
- belled (BE6)
- bled (BL4)
- bleed (BL5)
- blob (BL4)
- blobbed (BL7)
- bloc (BL4)
- block (BL5)
- blocked† (BL7)
- bloke (BL5)
- blood (BL5)
- blooded (BL7)
- bobbed (BO6)
- bobble (BO6)
- bobbled (BO7)
- bocce (BO5)
- bock (BO4)
- bode (BO4)
- boded (BO5)
- bold (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boodle (BO6)
- booed (BO5)
- book (BO4)
- booked (BO6)
- celeb (CE5)
- cellblock (CE9)
- cobble (CO6)
- cobbled (CO7)
- cookbook (CO8)
- ebbed (EB5)
- lobbed (LO6)
- lobe (LO4)
- lobed (LO5)
- lobo (LO4)
- oboe (OB4)
Answer Definitions
- beck (noun): A stream or small river.
- bedded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bed
- bedeck (verb): To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
- bedecked (adjective): Covered; encrusted; arrayed.
- 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.
- belled (adjective): Having a bell attached.
- bled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bleed
- bleed (verb): To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blobbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of blob
- bloc (noun): A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
- block (noun): A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- blocked† (adjective): Obstructed, so that through movement or flow is prevented or impeded.
- bloke (noun): An exemplar of a certain masculine, independent male archetype.
- blood (noun): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- blooded (adjective): Experienced .
- bobbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bob
- bobble (noun): A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
- bobbled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bobble
- bocce (noun): A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
- bock (noun): A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- bode (verb): To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
- boded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bode
- bold (noun): A dwelling; habitation; building.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boodle (noun): Money, especially when acquired or spent illegally or improperly; swag.
- booed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of boo
- book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- booked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of book
- celeb (noun): A celebrity; a famous person.
- cellblock (noun): A wing of a prison containing cells for the inmates.
- cobble (noun): A cobblestone.
- cobbled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cobble
- cookbook (noun): A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- ebbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ebb
- lobbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lob
- lobe (noun): Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
- lobed (adjective): Having lobes.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- 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.