NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 4, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, i, m, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 178 points |
| Genius Level | 125 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| C | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| M | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 8 | Σ | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CI×1 CO×11 |
| D | DI×3 DO×4 |
| I | ID×4 IO×1 |
| M | MO×5 |
| O | OC×1 OM×1 |
| T | TA×2 TO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMM×1 ATO×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAM×1 CIA×1 COA×2 COC×3 COD×1 COM×4 COO×1 |
| D | DIA×2 DIT×1 DOD×1 DOO×2 DOT×1 |
| I | IDI×4 IOT×1 |
| M | MOA×1 MOM×1 MOO×2 MOT×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OMI×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TAT×1 TOA×1 TOC×1 TOM×3 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) |
|---|---|---|
| di...... † | DI8 | Consisting of two atoms. |
| id....... † | ID9 | Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| at.... | AT6 | Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| ci.. | CI4 | hello, hi. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co... | CO5 | Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| di.... | DI6 | Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| do.... | DO6 | A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet. |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| id..... | ID7 | Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group of eight things. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to.... | TO6 | A tom, an intact male cat. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
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.
- diatomic† (DI8)
- idiomatic† (ID9)
- ammo (AM4)
- atom (AT4)
- atomic (AT6)
- cacao (CA5)
- camo (CA4)
- ciao (CI4)
- coat (CO4)
- coati (CO5)
- coca (CO4)
- cocci (CO5)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coda (CO4)
- coma (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- comma (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- coot (CO4)
- diatom (DI6)
- ditto (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doodad (DO6)
- doom (DO4)
- dotcom (DO6)
- idiom (ID5)
- idiot (ID5)
- idiotic (ID7)
- iota (IO4)
- moat (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- mood (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- octad (OC5)
- omit (OM4)
- taco (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- toad (TO4)
- toccata (TO7)
- tomato (TO6)
- tomcat (TO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
- toot (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- diatomic† (adjective): Consisting of two atoms.
- idiomatic† (adjective): Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- atomic (adjective): Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- ciao (interjection): hello, hi.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coati (noun): Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coda (noun): A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- diatom (noun): Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- dotcom (noun): A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet.
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- idiotic (adjective): Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- momma (noun): mother
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- octad (noun): A group of eight things.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- tomcat (noun): A tom, an intact male cat.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.