NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 23, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, h, l, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 94 points |
| Genius Level | 66 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| H | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CH×1 CL×1 CO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 |
| G | GE×1 GH×1 GL×1 GO×2 |
| H | HE×4 HO×1 |
| L | LE×2 LO×1 |
| O | OG×2 OL×1 |
| W | WE×1 WH×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CHE×1 CLO×1 COG×1 COL×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ECH×1 |
| G | GEL×1 GHE×1 GLE×1 GOG×1 GOO×1 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×3 HOL×1 |
| L | LEC×1 LEE×1 LOG×1 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 OLE×1 |
| W | WEL×1 WHE×3 WHO×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...... † | CO8 | A gear wheel. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth. |
| co..... | CO7 | A corporate group; a group of colleagues. |
| ec.. | EC4 | A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| ol.. | OL4 | 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. |
| we.. | WE4 | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh... | WH5 | A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh... | WH5 | Entire, undivided. |
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.
- cogwheel† (CO8)
- cell (CE4)
- cello (CE5)
- chew (CH4)
- cloche (CL6)
- college (CO7)
- echo (EC4)
- gelee (GE5)
- ghee (GH4)
- glee (GL4)
- goggle (GO6)
- google (GO6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- loge (LO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- well (WE4)
- whee (WH4)
- wheel (WH5)
- whew (WH4)
- whole (WH5)
Answer Definitions
- cogwheel† (noun): A gear wheel.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- chew (verb): To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- cloche (noun): A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
- college (noun): A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
- echo (noun): A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- 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.
- well (adverb): Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- wheel (noun): A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whole (adjective): Entire, undivided.