NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 15, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 378 points |
| Genius Level | 265 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</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 16 |
| E | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| V | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 16 | Σ | 13 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AT×1 AV×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DE×5 DI×10 |
| E | EA×1 EN×2 EV×6 |
| I | IN×10 IV×1 |
| N | NA×4 |
| T | TE×1 TI×2 |
| V | VA×2 VE×8 VI×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×1 ADV×1 ATT×1 AVI×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DAT×1 DEV×5 DIV×10 |
| E | EAV×1 END×1 ENV×1 EVA×2 EVE×3 EVI×1 |
| I | INA×1 INI×1 INV×8 IVI×1 |
| N | NAI×2 NAT×1 NAV×1 |
| T | TEN×1 TIT×2 |
| V | VAI×1 VAN×1 VEI×2 VEN×5 VET×1 VIA×1 VIE×1 VIN×1 VIT×2 VIV×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de..... † | DE7 | Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard. |
| ad...... | AD8 | Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added. |
| ad.... | AD6 | arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears |
| at....... | AT9 | Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| av.... | AV6 | To operate an aircraft. |
| av..... | AV7 | simple past tense and past participle of aviate |
| av.. | AV4 | enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something |
| da.... | DA6 | Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective. |
| de.... | DE6 | To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp). |
| de...... | DE8 | Having had the veins removed. |
| de..... | DE7 | A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deviate |
| di.. | DI4 | Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. |
| di... | DI5 | A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan). |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di...... | DI8 | A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually). |
| di.... | DI6 | Of or pertaining to a god. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divine |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| en.... | EN6 | A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus). |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of envy |
| ev... | EV5 | To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of evade |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev..... | EV7 | Obviously true by simple observation. |
| in......... | IN11 | Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless. |
| in........ | IN10 | Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary. |
| in.... | IN6 | To move into. |
| in..... | IN7 | simple past tense and past participle of invade |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in...... | IN8 | fictional, made up, imaginary. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | simple past tense and past participle of invite |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| na... | NA5 | Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated. |
| na..... | NA7 | Alternative spelling of naïveté |
| na.... | NA6 | Belonging to one by birth. |
| na.. | NA4 | The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. |
| te....... | TE9 | A trial; an experiment; an attempt. |
| ti...... | TI8 | To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up. |
| ti....... | TI9 | simple past tense and past participle of titivate |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va.. | VA4 | A weather vane. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Having veins or veinlike markings. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| ve...... | VE8 | A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vent |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
| vi... | VI5 | An item of food. |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| vi..... | VI7 | To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something. |
| vi...... | VI8 | simple past tense and past participle of vitiate |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
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.
- deviant† (DE7)
- additive (AD8)
- advent (AD6)
- attentive (AT9)
- avian (AV5)
- aviate (AV6)
- aviated (AV7)
- avid (AV4)
- dative (DA6)
- devein (DE6)
- deveined (DE8)
- deviate (DE7)
- deviated (DE8)
- diva (DI4)
- divan (DI5)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- dividend (DI8)
- divine (DI6)
- divined (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- eave (EA4)
- endive (EN6)
- envied (EN6)
- evade (EV5)
- evaded (EV6)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- event (EV5)
- evident (EV7)
- inattentive (IN11)
- initiative (IN10)
- invade (IN6)
- invaded (IN7)
- invent (IN6)
- invented (IN8)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invited (IN7)
- invitee (IN7)
- ivied (IV5)
- naive (NA5)
- naivete (NA7)
- native (NA6)
- nave (NA4)
- tentative (TE9)
- titivate (TI8)
- titivated (TI9)
- vain (VA4)
- vane (VA4)
- vein (VE4)
- veined (VE6)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- vendetta (VE8)
- vent (VE4)
- vented (VE6)
- vetted (VE6)
- viand (VI5)
- vied (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
- vitiate (VI7)
- vitiated (VI8)
- vivid (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- deviant† (adjective): Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- additive (adjective): Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
- advent (noun): arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears
- attentive (adjective): Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- aviate (verb): To operate an aircraft.
- aviated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aviate
- avid (adjective): enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
- dative (adjective): Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
- devein (verb): To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
- deveined (adjective): Having had the veins removed.
- deviate (noun): A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
- deviated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deviate
- diva (noun): Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- divan (noun): A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- dividend (noun): A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
- divine (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god.
- divined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divine
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- endive (noun): A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- envied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of envy
- evade (verb): To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from
- evaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evade
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- evident (adjective): Obviously true by simple observation.
- inattentive (adjective): Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
- initiative (adjective): Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
- invade (verb): To move into.
- invaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of invade
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- invented (adjective): fictional, made up, imaginary.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of invite
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- naive (adjective): Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
- naivete (noun): Alternative spelling of naïveté
- native (adjective): Belonging to one by birth.
- nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- tentative (noun): A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
- titivate (verb): To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.
- titivated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of titivate
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- vane (noun): A weather vane.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- veined (adjective): Having veins or veinlike markings.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- vendetta (noun): A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- vented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vent
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet
- viand (noun): An item of food.
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- vitiate (verb): To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
- vitiated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vitiate
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.