NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 7, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 70 words |
| Total Points | 422 points |
| Genius Level | 295 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| F | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 49 |
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 70 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×11 DI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×1 EL×1 |
| F | FE×16 FI×23 FL×10 |
| G | |
| I | IN×5 |
| L | LI×2 |
| N |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×10 DEI×1 DIG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDI×1 ELF×1 |
| F | FEE×4 FEI×3 FEL×5 FEN×4 FID×3 FIE×5 FIF×3 FIL×6 FIN×6 FLE×7 FLI×3 |
| G | |
| I | INF×5 |
| L | LIF×2 |
| N |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de...... † | DE8 | present participle and gerund of defile |
| fi...... † | FI8 | present participle and gerund of field |
| fl...... † | FL8 | present participle and gerund of fledge |
| fl....... † | FL9 | Untried or inexperienced. |
| de.... | DE6 | To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of defend |
| de....... | DE9 | present participle and gerund of defend |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of defy |
| de.... | DE6 | To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil. |
| de..... | DE7 | impure; dirty |
| de.... | DE6 | To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly. |
| de..... | DE7 | Having a definition or value. |
| de...... | DE8 | present participle of define |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deify |
| di....... | DI9 | Having an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise. |
| ed..... | ED7 | simple past tense and past participle of edify |
| el... | EL5 | An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To give (someone or something) food to eat. |
| fe..... | FE7 | present participle of feed |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe..... | FE7 | Emotionally sensitive. |
| fe... | FE5 | To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate. |
| fe..... | FE7 | Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent. |
| fe...... | FE8 | present participle of feign |
| fe... | FE5 | Any member of the cat family (Felidae). |
| fe.... | FE6 | Of or pertaining to cats. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fell |
| fe..... | FE7 | present participle of fell |
| fe.. | FE4 | To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fend |
| fe..... | FE7 | present participle of fend |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; any stringed instrument, particularly those of the violin family. |
| fi..... | FI7 | simple past tense and past participle of fiddle |
| fi...... | FI8 | present participle of fiddle |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi... | FI5 | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. |
| fi..... | FI7 | simple past tense and past participle of field |
| fi... | FI5 | A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of file |
| fi.... | FI6 | Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | That is now full. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fill |
| fi.. | FI4 | To locate To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. |
| fi..... | FI7 | A result of research or an investigation. |
| fi.. | FI4 | Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality. |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fine |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fi.... | FI6 | Having fins. |
| fl.. | FL4 | simple past tense and past participle of flee |
| fl.... | FL6 | To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight. |
| fl..... | FL7 | Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl..... | FL7 | present participle of flee |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball) |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| in..... | IN7 | Rejecting a specific religion. |
| in..... | IN7 | The area inside a racetrack or running track. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in...... | IN8 | simple past and past participle of infill |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| li...... | LI8 | A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. |
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.
- defiling† (DE8)
- fielding† (FI8)
- fledging† (FL8)
- fledgling† (FL9)
- defend (DE6)
- defended (DE8)
- defending (DE9)
- defied (DE6)
- defile (DE6)
- defiled (DE7)
- define (DE6)
- defined (DE7)
- defining (DE8)
- deified (DE7)
- dignified (DI9)
- edified (ED7)
- elfin (EL5)
- feed (FE4)
- feeding (FE7)
- feel (FE4)
- feeling (FE7)
- feign (FE5)
- feigned (FE7)
- feigning (FE8)
- felid (FE5)
- feline (FE6)
- fell (FE4)
- felled (FE6)
- felling (FE7)
- fend (FE4)
- fended (FE6)
- fending (FE7)
- fennel (FE6)
- fiddle (FI6)
- fiddled (FI7)
- fiddling (FI8)
- fief (FI4)
- field (FI5)
- fielded (FI7)
- fiend (FI5)
- fife (FI4)
- fifed (FI5)
- fifing (FI6)
- file (FI4)
- filed (FI5)
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filled (FI6)
- filling (FI7)
- find (FI4)
- finding (FI7)
- fine (FI4)
- fined (FI5)
- fining (FI6)
- finned (FI6)
- fled (FL4)
- fledge (FL6)
- fledged (FL7)
- flee (FL4)
- fleeing (FL7)
- flied (FL5)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- infidel (IN7)
- infield (IN7)
- infill (IN6)
- infilled (IN8)
- infilling (IN9)
- life (LI4)
- lifeline (LI8)
Answer Definitions
- defiling† (verb): present participle and gerund of defile
- fielding† (verb): present participle and gerund of field
- fledging† (verb): present participle and gerund of fledge
- fledgling† (adjective): Untried or inexperienced.
- defend (verb): To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- defended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defend
- defending (verb): present participle and gerund of defend
- defied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defy
- defile (verb): To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- defiled (adjective): impure; dirty
- define (verb): To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
- defined (adjective): Having a definition or value.
- defining (verb): present participle of define
- deified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deify
- dignified (adjective): Having an attitude or bearing that connotes respectability and poise.
- edified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edify
- elfin (noun): An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- feed (verb): To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feeding (verb): present participle of feed
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- feeling (adjective): Emotionally sensitive.
- feign (verb): To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- feigned (adjective): Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
- feigning (verb): present participle of feign
- felid (noun): Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
- feline (adjective): Of or pertaining to cats.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fell
- felling (verb): present participle of fell
- fend (verb): To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- fended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fend
- fending (verb): present participle of fend
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- fiddle (noun): Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; any stringed instrument, particularly those of the violin family.
- fiddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fiddle
- fiddling (verb): present participle of fiddle
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- field (noun): A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- fielded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of field
- fiend (noun): A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fife
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- filed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of file
- filing (noun): Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filled (adjective): That is now full.
- filling (verb): present participle of fill
- find (verb): To locate To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- finding (noun): A result of research or an investigation.
- fine (adjective): Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality.
- fined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fine
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- finned (adjective): Having fins.
- fled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of flee
- fledge (verb): To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- fledged (adjective): Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleeing (verb): present participle of flee
- flied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball)
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- infidel (adjective): Rejecting a specific religion.
- infield (noun): The area inside a racetrack or running track.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilled (verb): simple past and past participle of infill
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- lifeline (noun): A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.