NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 1, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, i, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 209 points |
| Genius Level | 146 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 32 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DE×2 |
| E | |
| H | HA×10 HE×16 HI×6 |
| I | IN×2 |
| L | |
| N | NA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAH×1 DEA×2 |
| E | |
| H | HAI×2 HAL×3 HAN×5 HEA×7 HEE×4 HEI×1 HEL×2 HEN×2 HID×2 HIE×1 HIL×2 HIN×1 |
| I | INH×2 |
| L | |
| N | NAI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| he...... † | HE8 | The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. |
| he....... † | HE9 | simple past and past participle of headline |
| in..... † | IN7 | simple past and past participle of inhale |
| na...... † | NA8 | The head of a nail. |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| da.... | DA6 | Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico. |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| ha.. | HA4 | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| ha.... | HA6 | simple past tense and past participle of hail |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Having a certain kind or number of hands. |
| ha...... | HA8 | Alternative spelling of hand-held |
| ha.... | HA6 | The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved. |
| ha..... | HA7 | simple past tense and past participle of handle |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he...... | HE8 | Coastal land that juts into the sea. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heal |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Dyed with henna. |
| hi.... | HI6 | past participle of hide |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.... | HI6 | simple past tense and past participle of hill |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| in.... | IN6 | To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. |
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.
- headline† (HE8)
- headlined† (HE9)
- inhaled† (IN7)
- nailhead† (NA8)
- ahead (AH5)
- dahlia (DA6)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- hail (HA4)
- hailed (HA6)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- hand (HA4)
- handed (HA6)
- handheld (HA8)
- handle (HA6)
- handled (HA7)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- headland (HE8)
- heal (HE4)
- healed (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- heinie (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- henna (HE5)
- hennaed (HE7)
- hidden (HI6)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- hill (HI4)
- hilled (HI6)
- hind (HI4)
- inhale (IN6)
Answer Definitions
- headline† (noun): The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
- headlined† (verb): simple past and past participle of headline
- inhaled† (verb): simple past and past participle of inhale
- nailhead† (noun): The head of a nail.
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- dahlia (noun): Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- hailed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hail
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handed (adjective): Having a certain kind or number of hands.
- handheld (adjective): Alternative spelling of hand-held
- handle (noun): The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- handled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of handle
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- headland (noun): Coastal land that juts into the sea.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heal
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hennaed (adjective): Dyed with henna.
- hidden (verb): past participle of hide
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hill
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- inhale (verb): To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.