NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 11, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, f, i, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 136 points |
| Genius Level | 95 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 |
| B | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| F | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | Σ | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×3 AC×4 AF×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×4 BE×3 |
| C | CA×3 CI×1 |
| E | EF×1 |
| F | FA×4 FE×2 FI×1 |
| I | |
| T | TA×5 TE×1 TI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×2 ABE×1 ACA×2 ACE×2 AFF×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAI×1 BAT×1 BEA×2 BET×1 |
| C | CAB×1 CAC×1 CAF×1 CIA×1 |
| E | EFF×1 |
| F | FAC×3 FAT×1 FEA×1 FET×1 FIA×1 |
| I | |
| T | TAC×4 TAF×1 TEA×1 TIB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be...... † | BE8 | Blessed, blissful, heavenly. |
| ab... | AB5 | plural form of an ancient bead calculator. |
| ab... | AB5 | To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. |
| ab.. | AB4 | To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac..... | AC7 | Any salt or ester of acetic acid. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar |
| af.... | AF6 | To influence or alter. |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To reduce the force of something; to abate. |
| be.. | BE4 | A stroke; a blow. |
| be.. | BE4 | The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca.. | CA4 | Alternative form of café |
| ci...... | CI8 | A broad, flat, white Italian bread. |
| ef.... | EF6 | To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area. |
| fa... | FA5 | Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| ta... | TA5 | An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.... | TI6 | plural of tibia |
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.
- beatific† (BE8)
- abaci (AB5)
- abate (AB5)
- abet (AB4)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- acetate (AC7)
- acetic (AC6)
- affect (AF6)
- attic (AT5)
- baba (BA4)
- babe (BA4)
- bait (BA4)
- bate (BA4)
- beat (BE4)
- beta (BE4)
- cabbie (CA6)
- cacti (CA5)
- cafe (CA4)
- ciabatta (CI8)
- efface (EF6)
- face (FA4)
- facet (FA5)
- fact (FA4)
- fate (FA4)
- feat (FE4)
- feta (FE4)
- fiat (FI4)
- tacet (TA5)
- tacit (TA5)
- tact (TA4)
- tactic (TA6)
- taffeta (TA7)
- teat (TE4)
- tibia (TI5)
- tibiae (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- beatific† (adjective): Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
- abaci (noun): plural form of an ancient bead calculator.
- abate (verb): To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- abet (verb): To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
- acetic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
- affect (verb): To influence or alter.
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- bate (verb): To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- beat (noun): A stroke; a blow.
- beta (noun): The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
- cabbie (noun): A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- cafe (noun): Alternative form of café
- ciabatta (noun): A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
- efface (verb): To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
- face (noun): The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- facet (noun): Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
- fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
- fate (noun): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- feat (noun): A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
- feta (noun): A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tibiae (noun): plural of tibia