NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 29, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, m, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 54 words |
| Total Points | 305 points |
| Genius Level | 214 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 19 |
| E | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 54 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CI×2 CO×16 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×15 DI×3 DO×1 |
| E | EC×1 ED×1 EI×1 EM×3 |
| I | IC×1 ID×1 |
| M | ME×2 MI×3 |
| O | OC×1 |
| T | TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 CIT×2 COC×1 COD×2 COE×1 COM×8 COO×3 COT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×10 DEI×3 DET×2 DIC×2 DIE×1 DOT×1 |
| E | ECO×1 EDI×1 EID×1 EMC×2 EME×1 |
| I | ICE×1 IDI×1 |
| M | MED×2 MIC×1 MIM×2 |
| O | OCT×1 |
| T | TIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co....... † | CO9 | simple past and past participle of commit |
| de...... † | DE8 | To withdraw from a commitment. |
| de......... † | DE11 | simple past and past participle of decommit |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci... | CI5 | simple past tense and past participle of cite |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co.. | CO4 | To move from further away to nearer to. |
| co..... | CO7 | Relating to comedy. |
| co... | CO5 | A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| co....... | CO9 | A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols. |
| co..... | CO7 | A low chest of drawers on short legs. |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | A louse (Pediculus humanus). |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| de.... | DE6 | An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. |
| de.... | DE6 | to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decide |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make an infusion. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of decoct |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de... | DE5 | To remove the ice from something. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deice |
| de..... | DE7 | The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| di...... | DI8 | Relating to diet. |
| do.... | DO6 | A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet. |
| ec..... | EC7 | The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals. |
| ed... | ED5 | A proclamation of law or other authoritative command. |
| ei..... | EI7 | Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | simple past tense and past participle of emcee |
| em.... | EM6 | Causing nausea and vomiting. |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| id..... | ID7 | Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy. |
| me... | ME5 | Of or pertaining to medicines; medical. |
| me.... | ME6 | A physician or medical doctor; sometimes also a medical student. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi..... | MI7 | Exhibiting mimesis. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| ti..... | TI7 | plural of titmouse |
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.
- committed† (CO9)
- decommit† (DE8)
- decommitted† (DE11)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cite (CI4)
- cited (CI5)
- cocci (CO5)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- come (CO4)
- comedic (CO7)
- comet (CO5)
- comic (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- committee (CO9)
- commode (CO7)
- cooed (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- cootie (CO6)
- cote (CO4)
- deceit (DE6)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deco (DE4)
- decoct (DE6)
- decocted (DE8)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- dietetic (DI8)
- dotcom (DO6)
- ecocide (EC7)
- edict (ED5)
- eidetic (EI7)
- emcee (EM5)
- emceed (EM6)
- emetic (EM6)
- iced (IC4)
- idiotic (ID7)
- medic (ME5)
- medico (ME6)
- mice (MI4)
- mimetic (MI7)
- mimic (MI5)
- octet (OC5)
- titmice (TI7)
Answer Definitions
- committed† (verb): simple past and past participle of commit
- decommit† (verb): To withdraw from a commitment.
- decommitted† (verb): simple past and past participle of decommit
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- cited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cite
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- come (verb): To move from further away to nearer to.
- comedic (adjective): Relating to comedy.
- comet (noun): A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- committee (noun): A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
- commode (noun): A low chest of drawers on short legs.
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cootie (noun): A louse (Pediculus humanus).
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- deceit (noun): An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decoct (verb): To make an infusion.
- decocted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoct
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
- deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
- deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- dietetic (adjective): Relating to diet.
- dotcom (noun): A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet.
- ecocide (noun): The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.
- edict (noun): A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
- eidetic (adjective): Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emceed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emcee
- emetic (adjective): Causing nausea and vomiting.
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- idiotic (adjective): Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
- medic (adjective): Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
- medico (noun): A physician or medical doctor; sometimes also a medical student.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mimetic (adjective): Exhibiting mimesis.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- titmice (noun): plural of titmouse