NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 16, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, h, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 193 points |
| Genius Level | 135 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| E | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | Σ | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | - | 1 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×4 AI×2 AP×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CH×10 CI×1 |
| D | DE×5 DI×4 |
| E | ED×1 EP×1 |
| H | HE×1 HI×3 |
| I | IC×1 ID×1 IP×1 |
| P | PA×1 PI×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 ACI×2 AID×2 APH×1 API×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×2 CHA×1 CHE×1 CHI×8 CIC×1 |
| D | DEC×2 DEI×3 DIC×2 DIE×1 DIP×1 |
| E | EDD×1 EPI×1 |
| H | HEA×1 HID×1 HIE×1 HIP×1 |
| I | ICE×1 IDE×1 IPE×1 |
| P | PAI×1 PIC×1 PIE×3 PIP×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| he....... † | HE9 | The head; the brain. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| ap... | AP5 | Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. |
| ap.... | AP6 | Each by itself; for or to each one |
| ca.... | CA6 | A golfer's assistant and adviser. |
| ca..... | CA7 | simple past tense and past participle of caddie |
| ch.. | CH4 | A female gypsy. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Cheap; inferior. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch... | CH5 | A Latin-American girl; a Latina. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch... | CH5 | To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chide |
| ch.. | CH4 | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chip |
| ci.... | CI6 | Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada. |
| 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... | 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. |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dip |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ep.. | EP4 | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hi.... | HI6 | A teenager who imitated the beatniks. |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| ip.... | IP6 | The dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and Cephaelis ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine. |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pi.. | PI4 | A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand. |
| pi... | PI5 | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of piece |
| pi.. | PI4 | Having two or more colors, especially black and white. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pipe |
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.
- headpiece† (HE9)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- acid (AC4)
- acidic (AC6)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- aphid (AP5)
- apiece (AP6)
- caddie (CA6)
- caddied (CA7)
- chai (CH4)
- cheapie (CH7)
- chia (CH4)
- chic (CH4)
- chica (CH5)
- chichi (CH6)
- chide (CH5)
- chided (CH6)
- chip (CH4)
- chipped (CH7)
- cicada (CI6)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- died (DI4)
- dipped (DI6)
- eddied (ED6)
- epic (EP4)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- hippie (HI6)
- iced (IC4)
- idea (ID4)
- ipecac (IP6)
- paid (PA4)
- pica (PI4)
- piece (PI5)
- pieced (PI6)
- pied (PI4)
- pipe (PI4)
- piped (PI5)
Answer Definitions
- headpiece† (noun): The head; the brain.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- aphid (noun): Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
- apiece (adverb): Each by itself; for or to each one
- caddie (noun): A golfer's assistant and adviser.
- caddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of caddie
- chai (noun): A female gypsy.
- cheapie (adjective): Cheap; inferior.
- chia (noun): A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chica (noun): A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chide (verb): To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- chided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chide
- chip (noun): A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- chipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chip
- cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- 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.
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dip
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- epic (noun): An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- hippie (noun): A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- ipecac (noun): The dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and Cephaelis ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine.
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- pica (noun): A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- piece (noun): A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- pieced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of piece
- pied (adjective): Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- piped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pipe