NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 29, 2022

Jul 29, 2022 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 29, 2022

Game Summary

Center Letter	O
Outer Letters	a, b, e, g, p, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	24 words
Total Points	84 points
Genius Level	59 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
A	1	-	1	-	2
B	2	4	2	-	8
E	-	-	-	-	-
G	2	2	-	-	4
O	3	-	-	-	3
P	3	2	-	1	6
Y	1	-	-	-	1
Σ	12	8	3	1	24

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AG×1 AP×1
B	BA×1 BE×1 BO×6
E
G	GO×4
O	OB×2 OG×1
P	PA×1 PO×5
Y	YO×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	AGO×1 APO×1
B	BAO×1 BEB×1 BOB×1 BOG×2 BOO×3
E
G	GOB×1 GOO×3
O	OBE×1 OBO×1 OGE×1
P	PAG×1 POG×1 POO×1 POP×3
Y	YOG×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.

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Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (^†).

Word	2L Ref	Definition (click to reveal)
ag..	AG4	In eager desire, eager, astir.
ap....	AP6	The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
ba....	BA6	A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
be...	BE5	An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
bo..	BO4	Synonym of tapioca pearl.
bo...	BO5	The Devil.
bo...	BO5	Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
bo..	BO4	An idiot; a fool.
bo....	BO6	Alternative spelling of boo-boo
bo...	BO5	A stupid person.
go..	GO4	Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
go...	GO5	of or relating to goo
go..	GO4	A thick, slimy substance; goo.
go...	GO5	Having the consistency of goop.
ob..	OB4	To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
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.
og..	OG4	A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
pa..... ^†	PA7	A boy who serves as a page.
po..	PO4	To use a pogo stick.
po..	PO4	To make a short blast on a horn.
po..	PO4	An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
po...	PO5	father, papa.
po...	PO5	Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
yo..	YO4	Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.

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.

agog (AG4)
apogee (AP6)
baobab (BA6)
bebop (BE5)
boba (BO4)
bogey (BO5)
boggy (BO5)
boob (BO4)
booboo (BO6)
booby (BO5)
goby (GO4)
gooey (GO5)
goop (GO4)
goopy (GO5)
obey (OB4)
oboe (OB4)
ogee (OG4)
pageboy^† (PA7)
pogo (PO4)
poop (PO4)
pope (PO4)
poppa (PO5)
poppy (PO5)
yoga (YO4)

Answer Definitions

agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
bebop (noun): An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
bogey (noun): The Devil.
boggy (adjective): Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
booby (noun): A stupid person.
goby (noun): Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
goopy (adjective): Having the consistency of goop.
obey (verb): To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
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.
ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
pageboy^† (noun): A boy who serves as a page.
pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
poppa (noun): father, papa.
poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
yoga (noun): Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.