NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 24, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | o, r, w, a, b, i |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 150 points |
| Genius Level | 105 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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 15 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| W | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×5 BO×6 BR×4 |
| I | IN×1 IR×1 |
| N | NA×4 NO×4 |
| O | ON×1 |
| R | RA×3 RI×1 RO×3 |
| W | WA×2 WI×2 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANI×1 ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAN×1 BAR×3 BOB×1 BON×2 BOO×1 BOR×2 BRA×3 BRO×1 |
| I | INB×1 IRO×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAB×1 NAN×1 NAR×1 NOI×1 NOO×2 NOR×1 |
| O | ONI×1 |
| R | RAI×2 RAN×1 RIB×1 ROA×1 ROB×1 ROW×1 |
| W | WAN×1 WAR×1 WIN×2 WOR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ra..... † | RA7 | A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. |
| an... | AN5 | A negatively charged ion. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba....... | BA9 | Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| ba... | BA5 | The male ruler of a barony. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. |
| bo.... | BO6 | The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A prayer; petition. |
| bo.. | BO4 | past participle of bear; given birth to. |
| bo... | BO5 | The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. |
| br... | BR5 | The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. |
| br.. | BR4 | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. |
| br... | BR5 | Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb. |
| br... | BR5 | A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. |
| in.... | IN6 | Innate, possessed by an organism at birth. |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na... | NA5 | An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.... | NA6 | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no.. | NO4 | A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ri.... | RI6 | A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ro... | RO5 | Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula. An American robin, Turdus migratorius. |
| ro... | RO5 | Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. |
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.
- rainbow† (RA7)
- anion (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- baboon (BA6)
- banana (BA6)
- barbarian (BA9)
- barn (BA4)
- baron (BA5)
- bobbin (BO6)
- bonbon (BO6)
- bonobo (BO6)
- boon (BO4)
- born (BO4)
- boron (BO5)
- brain (BR5)
- bran (BR4)
- brawn (BR5)
- brown (BR5)
- inborn (IN6)
- iron (IR4)
- naan (NA4)
- nabob (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- narrow (NA6)
- noir (NO4)
- noob (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- nori (NO4)
- onion (ON5)
- rain (RA4)
- rani (RA4)
- ribbon (RI6)
- roan (RO4)
- robin (RO5)
- rowan (RO5)
- wanna (WA5)
- warn (WA4)
- winnow (WI6)
- wino (WI4)
- worn (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- rainbow† (noun): A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
- anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- baboon (noun): An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- barbarian (adjective): Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
- barn (noun): A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
- baron (noun): The male ruler of a barony.
- bobbin (noun): A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- bonbon (noun): A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- bonobo (noun): The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
- boon (noun): A prayer; petition.
- born (verb): past participle of bear; given birth to.
- boron (noun): The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
- brain (noun): The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- bran (noun): The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- brawn (noun): Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
- brown (noun): A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
- inborn (adjective): Innate, possessed by an organism at birth.
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nabob (noun): An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- narrow (adjective): Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- noob (noun): A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nori (noun): A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- ribbon (noun): A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- robin (noun): Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
- rowan (noun): Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- warn (verb): To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- worn (adjective): Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.