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1. Spelling Bee Grid
2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
5. Today's Complete Solution
6. 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.

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

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 (^†).

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.

• blowpipe^†  (BL8)
• bebop  (BE5)
• bellow  (BE6)
• below  (BE5)
• billow  (BI6)
• blob  (BL4)
• bloop  (BL5)
• blow  (BL4)
• bobble  (BO6)
• boil  (BO4)
• boll  (BO4)
• bolo  (BO4)
• boob  (BO4)
• booboo  (BO6)
• bowel  (BO5)
• bowl  (BO4)
• bowwow  (BO6)
• elbow  (EL5)
• elope  (EL5)
• lipo  (LI4)
• lobe  (LO4)
• lobo  (LO4)
• loll  (LO4)
• lollipop  (LO8)
• lollop  (LO6)
• loop  (LO4)
• lope  (LO4)
• oboe  (OB4)
• oleo  (OL4)
• olio  (OL4)
• ollie  (OL5)
• people  (PE6)
• pillow  (PI6)
• plop  (PL4)
• plow  (PL4)
• pole  (PO4)
• polio  (PO5)
• poll  (PO4)
• polo  (PO4)
• pool  (PO4)
• poop  (PO4)
• pope  (PO4)
• powwow  (PO6)
• willow  (WI6)
• wobble  (WO6)
• wool  (WO4)

Answer Definitions

• blowpipe^† (noun): a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
• bebop (noun): An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
• bellow (noun): The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
• below (preposition): Lower in spatial position than.
• billow (noun): A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
• blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
• bloop (verb): To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
• blow (verb): To produce an air current.
• bobble (noun): A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
• boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
• boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
• bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
• boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
• booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
• bowel (noun): A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
• bowl (noun): A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
• bowwow (noun): Alternative spelling of bow-wow
• elbow (noun): The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
• elope (verb): To run away from home with a paramour.
• lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
• lobe (noun): Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
• lobo (noun): A wolf.
• loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
• lollipop (noun): An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
• lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
• loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
• lope (verb): To travel an easy pace with long strides.
• oboe (noun): A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
• oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
• olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
• ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
• people (noun): Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
• pillow (noun): A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
• plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
• plow (noun): Alternative spelling of plough
• pole (noun): Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
• polio (noun): Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
• poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
• polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
• pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
• poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
• pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
• powwow (noun): A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
• willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
• wobble (noun): An unsteady motion.
• wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.