NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 26, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, l, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 164 points |
| Genius Level | 115 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| L | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| V | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | Σ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EV×4 |
| L | LE×3 LO×2 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OV×2 |
| U | UN×4 |
| V | VE×5 VO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×2 DEV×2 DOV×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×1 EVE×2 EVO×2 |
| L | LEV×3 LOV×2 |
| N | NOU×1 NOV×1 |
| O | OVE×1 OVU×1 |
| U | UNE×2 UNL×2 |
| V | VEL×1 VEN×4 VOL×1 VOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| un....... † | UN9 | Not evolved; yet to evolve. |
| un..... † | UN7 | Not loved. |
| de... | DE5 | To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of delve |
| de..... | DE7 | To roll (something) down; to unroll. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of devolve |
| do.. | DO4 | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| ev..... | EV7 | Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le..... | LE7 | simple past tense and past participle of level |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| lo... | LO5 | simple past tense and past participle of love |
| no...... | NO8 | No definition found. |
| no... | NO5 | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ov... | OV5 | The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not even |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| ve... | VE5 | A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. |
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.
- unevolved† (UN9)
- unloved† (UN7)
- delve (DE5)
- delved (DE6)
- devolve (DE7)
- devolved (DE8)
- dove (DO4)
- eleven (EL6)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- evolve (EV6)
- evolved (EV7)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- leveled (LE7)
- love (LO4)
- loved (LO5)
- nouvelle (NO8)
- novel (NO5)
- oven (OV4)
- ovule (OV5)
- uneven (UN6)
- unlevel (UN7)
- veld (VE4)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- venue (VE5)
- venule (VE6)
- vole (VO4)
- voodoo (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- unevolved† (adjective): Not evolved; yet to evolve.
- unloved† (adjective): Not loved.
- delve (verb): To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
- delved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delve
- devolve (verb): To roll (something) down; to unroll.
- devolved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of devolve
- dove (noun): A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- evolved (adjective): Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- leveled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of level
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- loved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of love
- nouvelle (n/a): No definition found.
- novel (adjective): Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- ovule (noun): The structure in a plant that develops into a seed after fertilization; the megasporangium of a seed plant with its enclosing integuments.
- uneven (adjective): Not even
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- veld (noun): The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- venue (noun): A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.
- voodoo (noun): Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.