NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 9, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, i, n, o, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 194 points |
| Genius Level | 136 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 10 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×5 BR×7 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×3 GR×4 |
| I | IG×1 IN×1 IR×2 |
| N | NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | OR×2 |
| R | RI×7 RO×3 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOO×1 BOR×4 BRI×6 BRO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOR×3 GRI×2 GRO×2 |
| I | IGN×1 INB×1 IRO×2 |
| N | NIG×1 NOI×1 NOR×1 |
| O | ORI×1 ORZ×1 |
| R | RIB×3 RIG×2 RIN×2 ROB×3 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| br...... † | BR8 | present participle of bronze |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A pit or hole which has been bored. |
| bo.. | BO4 | past participle of bear; given birth to. |
| bo... | BO5 | The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair. |
| br..... | BR7 | present participle of bribe |
| br.. | BR4 | A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast |
| br... | BR5 | To transport toward somebody/somewhere. |
| br...... | BR8 | present participle of bring |
| br..... | BR7 | present participle of brine |
| br.. | BR4 | Vigour or vivacity. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gorge |
| go.... | GO6 | A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale |
| go.... | GO6 | present participle of gore |
| gr.. | GR4 | A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle of grin |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr... | GR5 | The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. |
| ig...... | IG8 | present participle of ignore |
| in.... | IN6 | Innate, possessed by an organism at birth. |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| ir..... | IR7 | present participle of iron |
| ni.... | NI6 | Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice. |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no.. | NO4 | A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). |
| or.... | OR6 | The beginning of something. |
| or.. | OR4 | A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rib |
| ri.... | RI6 | A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. |
| ri....... | RI9 | present participle of ribbon |
| ri..... | RI7 | Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. |
| ri... | RI5 | US spelling of rigour |
| ri.. | RI4 | A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| ri..... | RI7 | The sound of something that rings. |
| ro..... | RO7 | present participle of rob |
| ro... | RO5 | Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula. An American robin, Turdus migratorius. |
| ro.... | RO6 | present participle of robe |
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.
- bronzing† (BR8)
- boor (BO4)
- boring (BO6)
- born (BO4)
- boron (BO5)
- borzoi (BO6)
- bribing (BR7)
- brig (BR4)
- bring (BR5)
- bringing (BR8)
- brining (BR7)
- brio (BR4)
- gorging (GO7)
- gorgon (GO6)
- goring (GO6)
- grin (GR4)
- grinning (GR8)
- grog (GR4)
- groin (GR5)
- ignoring (IG8)
- inborn (IN6)
- iron (IR4)
- ironing (IR7)
- nigiri (NI6)
- noir (NO4)
- nori (NO4)
- origin (OR6)
- orzo (OR4)
- ribbing (RI7)
- ribbon (RI6)
- ribboning (RI9)
- rigging (RI7)
- rigor (RI5)
- ring (RI4)
- ringing (RI7)
- robbing (RO7)
- robin (RO5)
- robing (RO6)
Answer Definitions
- bronzing† (verb): present participle of bronze
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- boring (noun): A pit or hole which has been bored.
- born (verb): past participle of bear; given birth to.
- boron (noun): The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
- borzoi (noun): A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to a greyhound but with longer silkier hair.
- bribing (verb): present participle of bribe
- brig (noun): A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
- bring (verb): To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- bringing (verb): present participle of bring
- brining (verb): present participle of brine
- brio (noun): Vigour or vivacity.
- gorging (verb): present participle of gorge
- gorgon (noun): A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- goring (verb): present participle of gore
- grin (noun): A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- grinning (verb): present participle of grin
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- groin (noun): The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
- ignoring (verb): present participle of ignore
- inborn (adjective): Innate, possessed by an organism at birth.
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- ironing (verb): present participle of iron
- nigiri (noun): Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- nori (noun): A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- origin (noun): The beginning of something.
- orzo (noun): A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.
- ribbing (verb): present participle of rib
- ribbon (noun): A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
- ribboning (verb): present participle of ribbon
- rigging (noun): Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
- rigor (noun): US spelling of rigour
- ring (noun): A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- ringing (noun): The sound of something that rings.
- robbing (verb): present participle of rob
- robin (noun): Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. A European robin, Erithacus rubecula. An American robin, Turdus migratorius.
- robing (verb): present participle of robe