NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 17, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, l, o, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 207 points |
| Genius Level | 145 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| G | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| L | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×1 AN×7 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×4 GO×4 |
| L | LA×1 LL×1 LO×5 |
| N | NA×4 NO×4 NY×1 |
| O | ON×2 OO×1 |
| P | PA×3 PL×1 PO×4 PY×1 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 ALO×1 ANA×4 ANN×2 ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GAL×2 GAN×2 GON×2 GOO×2 |
| L | LAG×1 LLA×1 LOA×1 LON×2 LOO×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAG×1 NAN×2 NON×3 NOO×1 NYL×1 |
| O | ONL×2 OOL×1 |
| P | PAG×1 PAN×2 PLA×1 POL×2 PON×2 PYL×1 |
| Y | YAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| no........ † | NO10 | Alternative form of non-apology |
| po....... † | PO9 | Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon. |
| ag... | AG5 | Extreme pain. |
| al... | AL5 | By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial). |
| an..... | AN7 | A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ga...... | GA8 | Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.... | GA6 | Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go... | GO5 | Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal. |
| la.... | LA6 | A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo.... | LO6 | An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na... | NA5 | Prone to nag, irritable. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| no..... | NO7 | A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon. |
| no....... | NO9 | Having nine sides and nine angles |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| on... | ON5 | To lay or place something on a surface. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| pa... | PA5 | Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe. |
| pa..... | PA7 | A splendid display of something. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. |
| po..... | PO7 | A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines. |
| po.. | PO4 | A stench, a bad smell. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| py... | PY5 | A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. |
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.
- nonapology† (NO10)
- polygonal† (PO9)
- agony (AG5)
- along (AL5)
- anal (AN4)
- anally (AN6)
- analog (AN6)
- analogy (AN7)
- annal (AN5)
- annoy (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- galangal (GA8)
- gallon (GA6)
- gang (GA4)
- gangly (GA6)
- gong (GO4)
- gonna (GO5)
- goon (GO4)
- goony (GO5)
- lagoon (LA6)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- long (LO4)
- longan (LO6)
- loon (LO4)
- loony (LO5)
- naan (NA4)
- naggy (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- nonagon (NO7)
- nonagonal (NO9)
- noon (NO4)
- nylon (NY5)
- onlay (ON5)
- only (ON4)
- oolong (OO6)
- pagan (PA5)
- pang (PA4)
- panoply (PA7)
- plan (PL4)
- polygon (PO7)
- pong (PO4)
- pony (PO4)
- pylon (PY5)
- yang (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- nonapology† (noun): Alternative form of non-apology
- polygonal† (adjective): Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
- agony (noun): Extreme pain.
- along (preposition): By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- analog (adjective): In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
- analogy (noun): A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- galangal (noun): Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
- gallon (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- gangly (adjective): Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- goony (adjective): Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
- lagoon (noun): A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longan (noun): An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- naggy (adjective): Prone to nag, irritable.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
- nonagonal (adjective): Having nine sides and nine angles
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- onlay (verb): To lay or place something on a surface.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- pagan (adjective): Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
- pang (noun): A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
- panoply (noun): A splendid display of something.
- plan (noun): A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- polygon (noun): A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
- pong (noun): A stench, a bad smell.
- pony (noun): A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- pylon (noun): A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
- yang (noun): A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.