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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.

• cordial^†  (CO7)
• accord  (AC6)
• acrid  (AC5)
• arcadia  (AR7)
• arco  (AR4)
• ardor  (AR5)
• aria  (AR4)
• arid  (AR4)
• aril  (AR4)
• caloric  (CA7)
• card  (CA4)
• cardiac  (CA7)
• cardio  (CA6)
• cardioid  (CA8)
• carioca  (CA7)
• carload  (CA7)
• carol  (CA5)
• circa  (CI5)
• cirri  (CI5)
• coir  (CO4)
• collar  (CO6)
• collard  (CO7)
• color  (CO5)
• coral  (CO5)
• cord  (CO4)
• corolla  (CO7)
• corral  (CO6)
• corrida  (CO7)
• corridor  (CO8)
• croc  (CR4)
• croci  (CR5)
• dollar  (DO6)
• dolor  (DO5)
• door  (DO4)
• dorado  (DO6)
• drill  (DR5)
• droid  (DR5)
• droll  (DR5)
• drool  (DR5)
• lair  (LA4)
• lard  (LA4)
• liar  (LI4)
• lira  (LI4)
• lord  (LO4)
• odor  (OD4)
• oral  (OR4)
• orca  (OR4)
• racial  (RA6)
• radar  (RA5)
• radial  (RA6)
• radical  (RA7)
• radii  (RA5)
• radio  (RA5)
• raid  (RA4)
• rail  (RA4)
• railcar  (RA7)
• railroad  (RA8)
• rial  (RI4)
• rill  (RI4)
• road  (RO4)
• roar  (RO4)
• rococo  (RO6)
• roil  (RO4)
• roll  (RO4)
• rood  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

• cordial^† (adjective): Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.
• accord (noun): Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
• acrid (adjective): Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
• arcadia (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia
• arco (adverb): A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
• ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
• aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
• arid (adjective): Very dry.
• aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
• caloric (adjective): Relating to calories.
• card (symbol): cardinality
• cardiac (adjective): Pertaining to the heart.
• cardio (adjective): Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
• cardioid (noun): An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ = 1 + cos θ {\displaystyle \rho =1+\cos \,\theta } - approximately heart-shaped
• carioca (noun): A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
• carload (noun): The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.
• carol (noun): A round dance accompanied by singing.
• circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
• cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
• coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
• collar (noun): Clothes that encircle the neck. The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric. A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline. A chain worn around the neck. A similar detachable item. A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal. A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it.
• collard (noun): A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
• color (noun): The spectral composition of visible light.
• coral (noun): Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
• cord (noun): A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
• corolla (noun): An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.
• corral (noun): An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
• corrida (noun): a bullfight
• corridor (noun): A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
• croc (noun): A crocodile.
• croci (noun): plural of crocus
• dollar (noun): Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
• dolor (noun): Alternative spelling of dolour
• door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
• dorado (noun): Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
• drill (verb): To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
• droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
• droll (adjective): Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
• drool (verb): To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
• lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
• lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
• liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
• lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
• lord (noun): The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
• odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
• oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
• orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
• racial (adjective): Of or relating to a race (or a people).
• radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
• radial (adjective): Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
• radical (adjective): Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
• radii (noun): plural of radius
• radio (noun): The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
• raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
• rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
• railcar (noun): A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
• railroad (noun): A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
• rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
• rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
• road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
• roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
• rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
• roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
• roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
• rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.