NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 29, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, l, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 234 points |
| Genius Level | 164 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| L | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| V | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 18 | Σ | 7 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| D | DE×4 DU×1 |
| E | EA×2 EL×2 EV×4 |
| L | LA×3 LE×4 |
| T | |
| U | UV×3 |
| V | VA×10 VE×5 VU×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| D | DEL×2 DEV×2 DUV×1 |
| E | EAV×2 ELE×2 EVA×4 |
| L | LAV×3 LEA×1 LEV×3 |
| T | |
| U | UVE×1 UVU×2 |
| V | VAL×8 VAU×2 VEA×1 VEL×3 VET×1 VUL×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ev....... † | EV9 | simple past and past participle of evaluate |
| va...... † | VA8 | simple past and past participle of valuate |
| va..... † | VA7 | simple past and past participle of vault |
| de... | DE5 | To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of delve |
| de..... | DE7 | To lower or remove the value of something. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past and past participle of devalue |
| du... | DU5 | A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| ea... | EA5 | Having eaves (of a specified number or kind). |
| el..... | EL7 | To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| el...... | EL8 | simple past tense and past participle of elevate |
| ev... | EV5 | To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of evade |
| ev...... | EV8 | To draw conclusions from examining; to assess. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.. | LA4 | To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. |
| la... | LA5 | simple past tense and past participle of lave |
| le... | LE5 | To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le..... | LE7 | simple past tense and past participle of level |
| uv.. | UV4 | The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris. |
| uv... | UV5 | Ellipsis of palatine uvula.: the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing |
| uv.... | UV6 | plural of uvula |
| va.. | VA4 | A valley. |
| va... | VA5 | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. |
| va..... | VA7 | simple past tense and past participle of valet |
| va..... | VA7 | To estimate the value of something; to appraise or to make a valuation. |
| va... | VA5 | The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable. |
| va.... | VA6 | Having a value, esteemed. |
| va... | VA5 | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. |
| va... | VA5 | An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries. |
| ve... | VE5 | Dated spelling of veld. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
| vu... | VU5 | The external female sexual organs, collectively. |
| vu.... | VU6 | plural of vulva |
| vu.... | VU6 | Pertaining to the vulva. |
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.
- evaluated† (EV9)
- valuated† (VA8)
- vaulted† (VA7)
- delve (DE5)
- delved (DE6)
- devalue (DE7)
- devalued (DE8)
- duvet (DU5)
- eave (EA4)
- eaved (EA5)
- elevate (EL7)
- elevated (EL8)
- evade (EV5)
- evaded (EV6)
- evaluate (EV8)
- lava (LA4)
- lave (LA4)
- laved (LA5)
- leave (LE5)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- leveled (LE7)
- uvea (UV4)
- uvula (UV5)
- uvulae (UV6)
- vale (VA4)
- valet (VA5)
- valeted (VA7)
- valuate (VA7)
- value (VA5)
- valued (VA6)
- valve (VA5)
- vault (VA5)
- veal (VE4)
- veld (VE4)
- veldt (VE5)
- velvet (VE6)
- vetted (VE6)
- vulva (VU5)
- vulvae (VU6)
- vulval (VU6)
Answer Definitions
- evaluated† (verb): simple past and past participle of evaluate
- valuated† (verb): simple past and past participle of valuate
- vaulted† (verb): simple past and past participle of vault
- delve (verb): To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
- delved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delve
- devalue (verb): To lower or remove the value of something.
- devalued (verb): simple past and past participle of devalue
- duvet (noun): A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- eaved (adjective): Having eaves (of a specified number or kind).
- elevate (verb): To raise (something) to a higher position.
- elevated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elevate
- evade (verb): To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from
- evaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evade
- evaluate (verb): To draw conclusions from examining; to assess.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
- laved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lave
- leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- leveled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of level
- uvea (noun): The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
- uvula (noun): Ellipsis of palatine uvula.: the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing
- uvulae (noun): plural of uvula
- vale (noun): A valley.
- valet (noun): A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- valeted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of valet
- valuate (verb): To estimate the value of something; to appraise or to make a valuation.
- value (noun): The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
- valued (adjective): Having a value, esteemed.
- valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- vault (noun): An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
- veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- veld (noun): The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
- veldt (noun): Dated spelling of veld.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet
- vulva (noun): The external female sexual organs, collectively.
- vulvae (noun): plural of vulva
- vulval (adjective): Pertaining to the vulva.