NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 18, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, i, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 197 points |
| Genius Level | 138 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| E | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| G | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 |
| W | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Σ | 13 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 43 |
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 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×5 EG×1 |
| G | GI×1 |
| H | HE×5 HI×2 |
| I | |
| T | TE×2 TI×5 TW×2 |
| W | WE×9 WH×1 WI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DIE×3 DIG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EDG×2 EDI×2 EGG×1 |
| G | GIG×1 |
| H | HED×2 HEE×2 HEW×1 HID×1 HIE×1 |
| I | |
| T | TEE×2 TID×3 TIE×1 TIT×1 TWE×2 |
| W | WED×4 WEE×2 WEI×2 WET×1 WHE×1 WID×3 WIG×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 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed.. | ED4 | The boundary line of a surface. |
| ed... | ED5 | simple past tense and past participle of edge |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| eg... | EG5 | simple past tense and past participle of egg |
| gi.... | GI6 | simple past tense and past participle of gig |
| he... | HE5 | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hedge |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | past participle of hew |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tithe |
| tw... | TW5 | A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing. |
| tw..... | TW7 | simple past tense and past participle of tweet |
| we.... | WE6 | Joined in marriage. |
| we... | WE5 | One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wedge |
| we.... | WE6 | A wedge-heeled shoe. |
| we.. | WE4 | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weed |
| we..... | WE7 | simple past tense and past participle of weigh |
| we...... † | WE8 | simple past tense and past participle of weight |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wet |
| wh..... | WH7 | (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid |
| wi.. | WI4 | Having a large physical extent from side to side. |
| wi.... | WI6 | A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts. |
| wi... | WI5 | The state of being wide. |
| wi.... | WI6 | simple past tense and past participle of wig |
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.
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- died (DI4)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- digit (DI5)
- eddied (ED6)
- edge (ED4)
- edged (ED5)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- egged (EG5)
- gigged (GI6)
- hedge (HE5)
- hedged (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hewed (HE5)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- teed (TE4)
- teethed (TE7)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tied (TI4)
- tithed (TI6)
- tweed (TW5)
- tweeted (TW7)
- wedded (WE6)
- wedge (WE5)
- wedged (WE6)
- wedgie (WE6)
- weed (WE4)
- weeded (WE6)
- weighed (WE7)
- weighted† (WE8)
- wetted (WE6)
- whetted (WH7)
- wide (WI4)
- widget (WI6)
- width (WI5)
- wigged (WI6)
Answer Definitions
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edge (noun): The boundary line of a surface.
- edged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edge
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- egged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of egg
- gigged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gig
- hedge (noun): A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- hedged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hedge
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hewed (verb): past participle of hew
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tithed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tithe
- tweed (noun): A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.
- tweeted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tweet
- wedded (adjective): Joined in marriage.
- wedge (noun): One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
- wedged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wedge
- wedgie (noun): A wedge-heeled shoe.
- weed (noun): Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
- weeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weed
- weighed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weigh
- weighted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weight
- wetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wet
- whetted (adjective): (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid
- wide (adjective): Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- widget (noun): A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
- width (noun): The state of being wide.
- wigged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wig