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1. Spelling Bee Grid
2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
5. Today's Complete Solution
6. 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.

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

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 (^†).

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.

• pentacle^†  (PE8)
• placenta^†  (PL8)
• placental^†  (PL9)
• accent  (AC6)
• accept  (AC6)
• acceptance  (AC10)
• acetal  (AC6)
• acetate  (AC7)
• acne  (AC4)
• alpaca  (AL6)
• apace  (AP5)
• call  (CA4)
• calla  (CA5)
• canal  (CA5)
• canape  (CA6)
• cancan  (CA6)
• cancel  (CA6)
• cane  (CA4)
• canna  (CA5)
• cant  (CA4)
• cantata  (CA7)
• canteen  (CA7)
• cape  (CA4)
• caplet  (CA6)
• catalpa  (CA7)
• catcall  (CA7)
• catnap  (CA6)
• cattle  (CA6)
• cell  (CE4)
• cent  (CE4)
• cetacean  (CE8)
• clan  (CL4)
• clap  (CL4)
• clean  (CL5)
• cleat  (CL5)
• eclat  (EC5)
• elect  (EL5)
• electee  (EL7)
• enact  (EN5)
• enlace  (EN6)
• lace  (LA4)
• lactate  (LA7)
• lacteal  (LA7)
• lance  (LA5)
• lancet  (LA6)
• nacelle  (NA7)
• pace  (PA4)
• pact  (PA4)
• palace  (PA6)
• panacea  (PA7)
• pancetta  (PA8)
• peace  (PE5)
• pecan  (PE5)
• penance  (PE7)
• pence  (PE5)
• placate  (PL7)
• place  (PL5)
• tacet  (TA5)
• tact  (TA4)
• talc  (TA4)
• tentacle  (TE8)

Answer Definitions

• pentacle^† (noun): A flat talisman, almost always star-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.
• placenta^† (noun): An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
• placental^† (adjective): Of or pertaining to the placenta.
• accent (noun): A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
• accept (verb): To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
• acceptance (noun): The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
• acetal (noun): Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).
• acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
• 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.
• alpaca (noun): A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
• apace (adverb): Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
• call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
• calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
• canal (noun): An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
• canape (noun): Alternative spelling of canapé
• 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.
• cant (noun): An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
• cantata (noun): A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
• canteen (noun): A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
• cape (noun): A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
• caplet (noun): A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets.
• catalpa (noun): Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
• catcall (noun): A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
• catnap (noun): A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime.
• cattle (noun): Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).
• cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
• cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
• cetacean (adjective): Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
• clan (noun): A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
• clap (noun): The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
• clean (adjective): Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances. Not dirty.
• cleat (noun): A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
• eclat (noun): Alternative spelling of éclat
• elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
• electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
• enact (verb): to make (a bill) into law
• enlace (verb): To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace
• lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
• lactate (verb): To secrete or produce milk
• lacteal (adjective): Relating to milk.
• lance (noun): A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
• lancet (noun): A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
• nacelle (noun): A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.
• pace (noun): Step. A step taken with the foot. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
• pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
• palace (noun): Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
• panacea (noun): A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
• pancetta (noun): A cured belly or pork; bacon.
• peace (noun): A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
• pecan (noun): A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
• penance (noun): A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
• pence (noun): plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
• placate (verb): To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
• place (noun): An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
• tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
• tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
• talc (noun): Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
• tentacle (noun): An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.