NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 24, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, m, o, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 174 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| D | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×3 BI×3 BO×13 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×2 DO×1 |
| E | EB×1 EM×3 |
| I | IM×2 |
| M | MO×1 |
| O | OB×1 |
| V | VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BED×3 BID×2 BIO×1 BOB×1 BOD×3 BOM×3 BOO×5 BOV×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DIV×2 DOO×1 |
| E | EBB×1 EMB×3 |
| I | IMB×2 |
| M | MOB×1 |
| O | OBO×1 |
| V | VIB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di...... † | DI8 | To bomb whilst in a steep dive. |
| di........ † | DI10 | simple past tense and past participle of divebomb |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense and past participle of bed |
| be... | BE5 | To make dim; to obscure or darken. |
| be...... | BE8 | simple past tense and past participle of bedim |
| bi.. | BI4 | To bear; to endure; to tolerate. |
| bi... | BI5 | simple past tense and past participle of bide |
| bi... | BI5 | Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of bob |
| bo.. | BO4 | To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. |
| bo... | BO5 | simple past tense and past participle of bode |
| bo.... | BO6 | Having a specified form of body. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb. |
| bo... | BO5 | A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of bomb |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo... | BO5 | simple past tense and past participle of boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of boom |
| bo... | BO5 | An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep). |
| do.... | DO6 | A marijuana cigarette. |
| eb... | EB5 | simple past tense and past participle of ebb |
| em... | EM5 | To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. |
| em...... | EM8 | simple past tense and past participle of embed |
| em...... | EM8 | simple past tense and past participle of embody |
| im.... | IM6 | To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages). |
| im..... | IM7 | simple past tense and past participle of imbibe |
| mo.... | MO6 | simple past tense and past participle of mob |
| 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. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A vibraphone. |
| vi... | VI5 | simple past tense and past participle of vibe |
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.
- divebomb† (DI8)
- divebombed† (DI10)
- bedded (BE6)
- bedim (BE5)
- bedimmed (BE8)
- bide (BI4)
- bided (BI5)
- biome (BI5)
- bobbed (BO6)
- bode (BO4)
- boded (BO5)
- bodied (BO6)
- bomb (BO4)
- bombe (BO5)
- bombed (BO6)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- booed (BO5)
- boom (BO4)
- boomed (BO6)
- bovid (BO5)
- doobie (DO6)
- ebbed (EB5)
- embed (EM5)
- embedded (EM8)
- embodied (EM8)
- imbibe (IM6)
- imbibed (IM7)
- mobbed (MO6)
- oboe (OB4)
- vibe (VI4)
- vibed (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- divebomb† (verb): To bomb whilst in a steep dive.
- divebombed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divebomb
- bedded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bed
- bedim (verb): To make dim; to obscure or darken.
- bedimmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bedim
- bide (verb): To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- bided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bide
- biome (noun): Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert
- bobbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bob
- bode (verb): To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
- boded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bode
- bodied (adjective): Having a specified form of body.
- bomb (noun): An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
- bombe (noun): A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
- bombed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bomb
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- booed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of boo
- boom (verb): To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- boomed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of boom
- bovid (noun): An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, gazelle, goat, and sheep).
- doobie (noun): A marijuana cigarette.
- ebbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ebb
- embed (verb): To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
- embedded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of embed
- embodied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of embody
- imbibe (verb): To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- imbibed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of imbibe
- mobbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mob
- 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.
- vibe (noun): A vibraphone.
- vibed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vibe