NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 28, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, h, l, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 180 points |
| Genius Level | 126 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| E | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| H | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| V | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | - | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AN×3 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CH×3 CL×3 |
| E | EL×2 EN×3 EV×1 |
| H | HA×1 HE×3 |
| L | LA×2 LE×2 |
| N | NA×5 NE×1 |
| V | VA×3 VE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACN×1 ANA×1 ANN×2 AVA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×5 CHA×3 CLA×1 CLE×2 |
| E | ELA×1 ELE×1 ENC×1 ENH×1 ENL×1 EVE×1 |
| H | HAV×1 HEA×1 HEN×2 |
| L | LAN×2 LEA×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×1 NAV×3 NEN×1 |
| V | VAL×2 VAN×1 VEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.. | AC4 | A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.... | AN6 | To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen. |
| av....... † | AV9 | A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. |
| ca... | CA5 | An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca.... | CA6 | To cross out something with lines etc. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. |
| ch.... | CH6 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| ch..... | CH7 | The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen. |
| ch..... | CH7 | The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known. |
| cl... | CL5 | Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances. Not dirty. |
| cl.... | CL6 | To grip or hold fast. |
| el.. | EL4 | Uncommon spelling of élan. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another. |
| en..... | EN7 | To lift, raise up. |
| en.... | EN6 | To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ha... | HA5 | A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea. |
| he.... | HE6 | The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| la... | LA5 | A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. |
| la.. | LA4 | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. |
| le.. | LE4 | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| le.... | LE6 | Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| na.. | NA4 | The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. |
| na... | NA5 | The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| va..... | VA7 | A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window. |
| va..... | VA7 | An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen. |
| va.. | VA4 | A weather vane. |
| ve... | VE5 | Venous; pertaining to veins. |
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.
- acne (AC4)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- anneal (AN6)
- avalanche† (AV9)
- canal (CA5)
- cancan (CA6)
- cancel (CA6)
- cane (CA4)
- canna (CA5)
- chance (CH6)
- chancel (CH7)
- channel (CH7)
- clan (CL4)
- clean (CL5)
- clench (CL6)
- elan (EL4)
- eleven (EL6)
- enclave (EN7)
- enhance (EN7)
- enlace (EN6)
- even (EV4)
- haven (HA5)
- heaven (HE6)
- hence (HE5)
- henna (HE5)
- lance (LA5)
- lane (LA4)
- lean (LE4)
- leaven (LE6)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- naval (NA5)
- nave (NA4)
- navel (NA5)
- nene (NE4)
- valance (VA7)
- valence (VA7)
- vane (VA4)
- venal (VE5)
Answer Definitions
- acne (noun): A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anneal (verb): To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
- avalanche† (noun): A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- canal (noun): An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- cancel (verb): To cross out something with lines etc.
- cane (noun): A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
- canna (noun): Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- chance (noun): An opportunity or possibility.
- chancel (noun): The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
- channel (noun): The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
- clan (noun): A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
- clean (adjective): Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances. Not dirty.
- clench (verb): To grip or hold fast.
- elan (noun): Uncommon spelling of élan.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enclave (noun): A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
- enhance (verb): To lift, raise up.
- enlace (verb): To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- haven (noun): A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
- heaven (noun): The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- lance (noun): A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- lane (noun): A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
- lean (verb): To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- leaven (noun): Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- navel (noun): The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- valance (noun): A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- valence (noun): An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.
- vane (noun): A weather vane.
- venal (adjective): Venous; pertaining to veins.