NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 17, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, h, l, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 200 points |
| Genius Level | 140 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| H | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| L | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| P | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| T | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Y | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AP×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EE×1 ET×1 EY×2 |
| H | HA×1 HE×1 HY×1 |
| L | LA×2 LE×1 |
| P | PA×7 PE×3 PH×1 PL×2 |
| T | TA×2 TE×3 TH×1 TY×1 |
| Y | YA×1 YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×3 APA×1 APP×1 APT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EEL×1 ETH×1 EYE×2 |
| H | HAP×1 HEA×1 HYP×1 |
| L | LAT×1 LAY×1 LET×1 |
| P | PAL×1 PAP×3 PAT×2 PAY×1 PEA×1 PEP×1 PET×1 PHY×1 PLA×2 |
| T | TAL×1 TAT×1 TEL×3 THE×1 TYP×1 |
| Y | YAP×1 YEA×1 YEL×2 |
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... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| 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. |
| ap.... | AP6 | Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). |
| ap... | AP5 | To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) |
| ap... | AP5 | In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| et... | ET5 | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ha... | HA5 | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous. |
| he..... | HE7 | Enjoying good health; well; free from disease or disorder. |
| hy.. | HY4 | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. |
| la.... | LA6 | Recently; not long ago. |
| la..... | LA7 | A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby. |
| le...... | LE8 | In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal. |
| pa.... | PA6 | In a light manner; lightly. |
| pa..... | PA7 | in papal fashion |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | In a pat manner; fitly, seasonably, conveniently, appositely. |
| pa... | PA5 | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pa... | PA5 | one to whom money is paid. |
| pe... | PE5 | Of or resembling peat; peatlike. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| ph... | PH5 | plural of phylum |
| pl.. | PL4 | To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. |
| pl..... | PL7 | A short play (dramatic work). |
| ta... | TA5 | Target sighted. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| te....... † | TE9 | The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation. |
| te...... | TE8 | A script formatted like a screenplay, but written to be made into an episode of a television show. |
| te...... | TE8 | A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
| ye.. | YE4 | yes. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. |
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)
- alley (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- apathy (AP6)
- apply (AP5)
- aptly (AP5)
- eely (EE4)
- ethyl (ET5)
- eyelet (EY6)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- happy (HA5)
- healthy (HE7)
- hype (HY4)
- lately (LA6)
- layette (LA7)
- lethally (LE8)
- palely (PA6)
- papally (PA7)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- patly (PA5)
- patty (PA5)
- payee (PA5)
- peaty (PE5)
- peppy (PE5)
- petty (PE5)
- phyla (PH5)
- play (PL4)
- playlet (PL7)
- tally (TA5)
- tatty (TA5)
- telepathy† (TE9)
- teleplay (TE8)
- teletype (TE8)
- they (TH4)
- type (TY4)
- yappy (YA5)
- yeah (YE4)
- yell (YE4)
- yelp (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- 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.
- apathy (noun): Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
- apply (verb): To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
- aptly (adverb): In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- ethyl (noun): The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- happy (adjective): Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
- healthy (adjective): Enjoying good health; well; free from disease or disorder.
- hype (noun): Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
- lately (adverb): Recently; not long ago.
- layette (noun): A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
- lethally (adverb): In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal.
- palely (adverb): In a light manner; lightly.
- papally (adverb): in papal fashion
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- patly (adverb): In a pat manner; fitly, seasonably, conveniently, appositely.
- patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
- payee (noun): one to whom money is paid.
- peaty (adjective): Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- phyla (noun): plural of phylum
- play (verb): To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- playlet (noun): A short play (dramatic work).
- tally (interjection): Target sighted.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- telepathy† (noun): The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.
- teleplay (noun): A script formatted like a screenplay, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.
- teletype (noun): A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
- yeah (particle): yes.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yelp (noun): An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.