NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 22, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, i, t |
| # of Pangrams | 5 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 332 points |
| Genius Level | 232 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</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| E | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| V | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | Σ | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×3 AD×3 AV×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CI×2 |
| D | DA×1 DE×9 DI×6 |
| E | EA×2 EV×5 |
| I | IV×1 |
| T | TI×2 |
| V | VA×2 VE×1 VI×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACT×3 ADD×2 ADV×1 AVI×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CAV×4 CIV×2 |
| D | DAT×1 DEA×2 DEC×2 DED×1 DET×1 DEV×3 DIV×6 |
| E | EAV×2 EVA×2 EVI×3 |
| I | IVI×1 |
| T | TIT×2 |
| V | VAC×2 VET×1 VIC×1 VIE×1 VIT×2 VIV×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac....... † | AC9 | simple past and past participle of activate |
| ad....... † | AD9 | Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming. |
| de........ † | DE10 | to make something inactive or no longer effective |
| de......... † | DE11 | simple past and past participle of deactivate |
| de........ † | DE10 | Relating to dedication. |
| ac...... | AC8 | To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. |
| ad...... | AD8 | Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added. |
| ad.... | AD6 | An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. |
| av.... | AV6 | To operate an aircraft. |
| av..... | AV7 | simple past tense and past participle of aviate |
| av.. | AV4 | enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something |
| ca.. | CA4 | Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A warning. |
| ca... | CA5 | past participle of cave |
| ci... | CI5 | A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| da.... | DA6 | Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective. |
| de..... | DE7 | To trick or mislead. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deceive |
| de....... | DE9 | A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. |
| de..... | DE7 | A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deviate |
| de.... | DE6 | Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. |
| di.. | DI4 | Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| 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). |
| 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... | EV5 | To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. |
| ev..... | EV7 | simple past tense and past participle of evict |
| ev..... | EV7 | One who is evicted. |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| ti...... | TI8 | To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up. |
| ti....... | TI9 | simple past tense and past participle of titivate |
| va.... | VA6 | To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction. |
| va..... | VA7 | simple past tense and past participle of vacate |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
| vi.. | VI4 | A bad habit. |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi..... | VI7 | To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something. |
| vi...... | VI8 | simple past tense and past participle of vitiate |
| vi.... | VI6 | At a brisk, lively tempo. |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
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.
- activated† (AC9)
- addictive† (AD9)
- deactivate† (DE10)
- deactivated† (DE11)
- dedicative† (DE10)
- activate (AC8)
- active (AC6)
- additive (AD8)
- advice (AD6)
- aviate (AV6)
- aviated (AV7)
- avid (AV4)
- cava (CA4)
- cave (CA4)
- caveat (CA6)
- caved (CA5)
- civet (CI5)
- civic (CI5)
- dative (DA6)
- deceive (DE7)
- deceived (DE8)
- detective (DE9)
- deviate (DE7)
- deviated (DE8)
- device (DE6)
- diva (DI4)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- eave (EA4)
- eaved (EA5)
- evade (EV5)
- evaded (EV6)
- evict (EV5)
- evicted (EV7)
- evictee (EV7)
- ivied (IV5)
- titivate (TI8)
- titivated (TI9)
- vacate (VA6)
- vacated (VA7)
- vetted (VE6)
- vice (VI4)
- vied (VI4)
- vitiate (VI7)
- vitiated (VI8)
- vivace (VI6)
- vivid (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- activated† (verb): simple past and past participle of activate
- addictive† (adjective): Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
- deactivate† (verb): to make something inactive or no longer effective
- deactivated† (verb): simple past and past participle of deactivate
- dedicative† (adjective): Relating to dedication.
- activate (verb): To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
- active (adjective): Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
- additive (adjective): Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
- advice (noun): An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
- aviate (verb): To operate an aircraft.
- aviated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aviate
- avid (adjective): enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
- cava (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
- cave (noun): A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
- caveat (noun): A warning.
- caved (verb): past participle of cave
- civet (noun): A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- dative (adjective): Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
- deceive (verb): To trick or mislead.
- deceived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deceive
- detective (noun): A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
- deviate (noun): A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
- deviated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deviate
- device (noun): Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- diva (noun): Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- 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).
- 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
- evict (verb): To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evicted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evict
- evictee (noun): One who is evicted.
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- titivate (verb): To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.
- titivated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of titivate
- vacate (verb): To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.
- vacated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vacate
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet
- vice (noun): A bad habit.
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vitiate (verb): To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
- vitiated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vitiate
- vivace (adverb): At a brisk, lively tempo.
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.