NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 16, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, i, k, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 52 words |
| Total Points | 188 points |
| Genius Level | 132 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| O | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 26 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 52 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×2 DI×4 DO×7 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×2 |
| H | HE×6 HI×2 HO×3 |
| I | ID×3 |
| K | KE×2 KI×3 KO×1 |
| L | LE×2 LI×5 LO×5 |
| O | OI×1 OL×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×2 DID×2 DIL×2 DOL×5 DOO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ELI×2 |
| H | HEE×2 HEL×4 HIL×2 HOL×3 |
| I | IDL×2 IDO×1 |
| K | KEE×2 KIL×3 KOH×1 |
| L | LED×1 LEE×1 LID×1 LIE×1 LIK×3 LOD×1 LOL×2 LOO×2 |
| O | OIL×1 OLD×1 OLE×1 OLI×1 OLL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.. | DE4 | A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. |
| de.. | DE4 | A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. |
| di.... | DI6 | In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of diddle |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | 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. |
| do.. | DO4 | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doll |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of dolly |
| do.... | DO6 | A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of doodle |
| el... | EL5 | To leave out or omit (something). |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elide |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.... | HI6 | simple past tense and past participle of hill |
| ho.. | HO4 | To grasp or grip. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho... | HO5 | simple past tense and past participle of hole |
| id.. | ID4 | Empty, vacant. |
| id... | ID5 | simple past tense and past participle of idle |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keel |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kill |
| ki.. | KI4 | Clipping of kilogram. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite. |
| le.. | LE4 | A man; a person. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lid |
| li.. | LI4 | An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. |
| li.. | LI4 | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| li... | LI5 | simple past tense and past participle of like |
| li........ † | LI10 | The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A way or path; a road. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loll. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of look |
| oi... | OI5 | simple past tense and past participle of oil |
| ol... | OL5 | Something or someone old. |
| ol.. | OL4 | 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. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
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.
- deli (DE4)
- dell (DE4)
- diddle (DI6)
- diddled (DI7)
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- dole (DO4)
- doled (DO5)
- doll (DO4)
- dolled (DO6)
- dollied (DO7)
- doodle (DO6)
- doodled (DO7)
- elide (EL5)
- elided (EL6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hill (HI4)
- hilled (HI6)
- hold (HO4)
- hole (HO4)
- holed (HO5)
- idle (ID4)
- idled (ID5)
- idol (ID4)
- keel (KE4)
- keeled (KE6)
- kill (KI4)
- killed (KI6)
- kilo (KI4)
- kohl (KO4)
- lede (LE4)
- leek (LE4)
- lidded (LI6)
- lied (LI4)
- like (LI4)
- liked (LI5)
- likelihood† (LI10)
- lode (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolled (LO6)
- look (LO4)
- looked (LO6)
- oiled (OI5)
- oldie (OL5)
- oleo (OL4)
- olio (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
Answer Definitions
- deli (noun): A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
- dell (noun): A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- diddle (noun): In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
- diddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diddle
- 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.
- dole (verb): To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- doled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doll
- dollied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dolly
- doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- doodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doodle
- elide (verb): To leave out or omit (something).
- elided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elide
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hill
- hold (verb): To grasp or grip.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hole
- idle (adjective): Empty, vacant.
- idled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of idle
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- keeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keel
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- killed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kill
- kilo (noun): Clipping of kilogram.
- kohl (noun): A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.
- lede (noun): A man; a person.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- lidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lid
- lied (noun): An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
- like (verb): To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- liked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of like
- likelihood† (noun): The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
- lode (noun): A way or path; a road.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loll.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- looked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of look
- oiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of oil
- oldie (noun): Something or someone old.
- 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.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.