NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 22, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 155 points |
| Genius Level | 109 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | Σ | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| H | HE×6 HI×3 HO×7 |
| I | |
| L | LI×2 |
| N | NE×1 NI×3 |
| O | |
| T | TE×4 TH×4 TI×2 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| H | HEE×1 HEI×1 HEL×4 HIL×2 HIN×1 HOL×2 HON×1 HOO×1 HOT×3 |
| I | |
| L | LIT×2 |
| N | NEO×1 NIN×3 |
| O | |
| T | TEE×2 TEL×1 TEN×1 THE×2 THI×2 TIL×1 TIT×1 TOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho..... † | HO7 | A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance. |
| ne..... † | NE7 | A stone implement from the Neolithic era. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he..... | HE7 | An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A hot water bottle. |
| li... | LI5 | To go. |
| li... | LI5 | Clipping of lithographic. |
| ni........ | NI10 | The ordinal form of the number nineteen. |
| ni....... | NI9 | The ordinal form of the number ninety. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te...... | TE8 | A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
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.
- hotline† (HO7)
- neolith† (NE7)
- heel (HE4)
- heinie (HE6)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hellion (HE7)
- hello (HE5)
- hill (HI4)
- hilt (HI4)
- hint (HI4)
- hole (HO4)
- holt (HO4)
- hone (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotel (HO5)
- hottie (HO6)
- lithe (LI5)
- litho (LI5)
- nineteenth (NI10)
- ninetieth (NI9)
- ninth (NI5)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- telethon (TE8)
- tenth (TE5)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- thin (TH4)
- thine (TH5)
- tilth (TI5)
- tithe (TI5)
- tooth (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- hotline† (noun): A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.
- neolith† (noun): A stone implement from the Neolithic era.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hellion (noun): An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- hottie (noun): A hot water bottle.
- lithe (verb): To go.
- litho (adjective): Clipping of lithographic.
- nineteenth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nineteen.
- ninetieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number ninety.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- telethon (noun): A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thine (determiner): Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.