NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 19, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 57 words |
| Total Points | 330 points |
| Genius Level | 231 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 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| W | 11 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | - | 49 | Σ | 12 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 57 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DW×6 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| G | |
| I | |
| L | LE×1 |
| N | NE×1 |
| W | WE×19 WI×30 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DWE×3 DWI×3 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| G | |
| I | |
| L | LEW×1 |
| N | NEW×1 |
| W | WED×6 WEE×4 WEL×6 WEN×3 WID×4 WIE×4 WIG×5 WIL×6 WIN×11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| dw...... † | DW8 | A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home. |
| we..... † | WE7 | present participle and gerund of weld |
| wi...... † | WI8 | present participle and gerund of wield |
| dw... | DW5 | A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. |
| dw..... | DW7 | simple past tense and past participle of dwell |
| dw..... | DW7 | To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity. |
| dw...... | DW8 | simple past tense and past participle of dwindle |
| dw....... | DW9 | present participle and gerund of dwindle |
| le.. | LE4 | Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude. |
| ne... | NE5 | A central pillar around which a staircase spirals. |
| we.... | WE6 | Joined in marriage. |
| we..... | WE7 | present participle and gerund of wed |
| we... | WE5 | One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wedge |
| we.... | WE6 | A wedge-heeled shoe. |
| we..... | WE7 | present participle and gerund of wedge |
| we.. | WE4 | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weed |
| we..... | WE7 | present participle and gerund of weed |
| we.... | WE6 | Alternative form of wienie |
| we.. | WE4 | A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weld |
| we.. | WE4 | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of well |
| we..... | WE7 | present participle of well |
| we.. | WE4 | To turn; change, to adapt. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wend |
| we..... | WE7 | present participle and gerund of wend |
| wi.. | WI4 | Having a large physical extent from side to side. |
| wi... | WI5 | To become wide or wider. |
| wi..... | WI7 | simple past tense and past participle of widen |
| wi...... | WI8 | Growing wider or farther apart. |
| wi... | WI5 | To command, rule over; to possess or own. |
| wi..... | WI7 | simple past tense and past participle of wield |
| wi.... | WI6 | A wiener. |
| wi.... | WI6 | simple past tense and past participle of wig |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wig |
| wi.... | WI6 | To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle. |
| wi..... | WI7 | simple past and past participle of wiggle |
| wi...... | WI8 | present participle of wiggle |
| wi.. | WI4 | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated). |
| wi...... | WI8 | A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant |
| wi.. | WI4 | A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Having a document specifying inheritance. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| wi.... | WI6 | simple past tense and past participle of wind |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wind |
| wi.. | WI4 | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%. |
| wi... | WI5 | simple past tense and past participle of wine |
| wi.. | WI4 | An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly |
| wi...... | WI8 | A fit or spasm. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Having wings. |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wing |
| wi.... | WI6 | present participle of wine |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of win |
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.
- dwelling† (DW8)
- welding† (WE7)
- wielding† (WI8)
- dwell (DW5)
- dwelled (DW7)
- dwindle (DW7)
- dwindled (DW8)
- dwindling (DW9)
- lewd (LE4)
- newel (NE5)
- wedded (WE6)
- wedding (WE7)
- wedge (WE5)
- wedged (WE6)
- wedgie (WE6)
- wedging (WE7)
- weed (WE4)
- weeded (WE6)
- weeding (WE7)
- weenie (WE6)
- weld (WE4)
- welded (WE6)
- well (WE4)
- welled (WE6)
- welling (WE7)
- wend (WE4)
- wended (WE6)
- wending (WE7)
- wide (WI4)
- widen (WI5)
- widened (WI7)
- widening (WI8)
- wield (WI5)
- wielded (WI7)
- wienie (WI6)
- wigged (WI6)
- wigging (WI7)
- wiggle (WI6)
- wiggled (WI7)
- wiggling (WI8)
- wild (WI4)
- wildling (WI8)
- wile (WI4)
- will (WI4)
- willed (WI6)
- willing (WI7)
- wind (WI4)
- winded (WI6)
- winding (WI7)
- wine (WI4)
- wined (WI5)
- wing (WI4)
- wingding (WI8)
- winged (WI6)
- winging (WI7)
- wining (WI6)
- winning (WI7)
Answer Definitions
- dwelling† (noun): A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
- welding† (verb): present participle and gerund of weld
- wielding† (verb): present participle and gerund of wield
- dwell (noun): A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- dwelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dwell
- dwindle (verb): To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
- dwindled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dwindle
- dwindling (verb): present participle and gerund of dwindle
- lewd (adjective): Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
- newel (noun): A central pillar around which a staircase spirals.
- wedded (adjective): Joined in marriage.
- wedding (verb): present participle and gerund of wed
- wedge (noun): One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
- wedged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wedge
- wedgie (noun): A wedge-heeled shoe.
- wedging (verb): present participle and gerund of wedge
- weed (noun): Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
- weeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weed
- weeding (verb): present participle and gerund of weed
- weenie (noun): Alternative form of wienie
- weld (noun): A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
- welded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weld
- well (adverb): Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- welled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of well
- welling (verb): present participle of well
- wend (verb): To turn; change, to adapt.
- wended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wend
- wending (verb): present participle and gerund of wend
- wide (adjective): Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- widen (verb): To become wide or wider.
- widened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of widen
- widening (adjective): Growing wider or farther apart.
- wield (verb): To command, rule over; to possess or own.
- wielded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wield
- wienie (noun): A wiener.
- wigged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wig
- wigging (verb): present participle of wig
- wiggle (verb): To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.
- wiggled (verb): simple past and past participle of wiggle
- wiggling (verb): present participle of wiggle
- wild (adjective): Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
- wildling (noun): A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant
- wile (noun): A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willed (adjective): Having a document specifying inheritance.
- willing (adjective): Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- winded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wind
- winding (verb): present participle of wind
- wine (noun): An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
- wined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wine
- wing (noun): An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- wingding (noun): A fit or spasm.
- winged (adjective): Having wings.
- winging (verb): present participle of wing
- wining (verb): present participle of wine
- winning (verb): present participle of win