NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 25, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, i, m, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 139 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| M | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| T | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Y | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×2 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×3 |
| I | IN×1 IT×1 |
| M | MA×2 ME×2 MI×2 MY×1 |
| N | NA×2 NE×1 NI×2 |
| T | TA×1 TE×1 TI×2 |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AME×1 AMI×1 ANY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ENE×1 ENM×1 ENT×1 |
| I | INA×1 ITT×1 |
| M | MAN×1 MAT×1 MEA×2 MIN×2 MYN×1 |
| N | NAN×1 NAT×1 NET×1 NIN×2 |
| T | TAT×1 TEE×1 TIN×2 |
| Y | YEN×2 YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| am..... † | AM7 | Pleasantness. |
| an..... † | AN7 | At any time |
| am... | AM5 | Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| en.... | EN6 | The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. |
| en.... | EN6 | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma... | MA5 | Sociable or friendly. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative spelling of meanie. |
| me... | ME5 | Of, relating to, or containing meat. |
| mi... | MI5 | Having a flavour or essence of mint. |
| mi.... | MI6 | The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| ni.... | NI6 | The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ye... | YE5 | A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- amenity† (AM7)
- anytime† (AN7)
- amity (AM5)
- enemy (EN5)
- enmity (EN6)
- entity (EN6)
- inanity (IN7)
- itty (IT4)
- many (MA4)
- matey (MA5)
- meany (ME5)
- meaty (ME5)
- minty (MI5)
- minyan (MI6)
- myna (MY4)
- nanny (NA5)
- natty (NA5)
- netty (NE5)
- ninety (NI6)
- ninny (NI5)
- tatty (TA5)
- teeny (TE5)
- tinny (TI5)
- tiny (TI4)
- yenta (YE5)
- yente (YE5)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- amenity† (noun): Pleasantness.
- anytime† (adverb): At any time
- amity (noun): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- enmity (noun): The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
- entity (noun): That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- matey (adjective): Sociable or friendly.
- meany (noun): Alternative spelling of meanie.
- meaty (adjective): Of, relating to, or containing meat.
- minty (adjective): Having a flavour or essence of mint.
- minyan (noun): The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- ninety (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- yenta (noun): A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.