NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 21, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, i, m, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 137 points |
| Genius Level | 96 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| B | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 11 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| T | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BE×4 BI×1 |
| E | |
| G | GA×8 GI×3 |
| I | IM×1 |
| M | MA×3 ME×2 MI×1 |
| T | TA×1 TE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGI×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAG×2 BEG×3 BEI×1 BIG×1 |
| E | |
| G | GAG×2 GAI×1 GAM×4 GAT×1 GIB×1 GIG×1 GIM×1 |
| I | IMA×1 |
| M | MAG×3 MEG×2 MIT×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TEA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| me..... † | ME7 | 10 = 1,000,000 bits or 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes) |
| ag... | AG5 | A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two. |
| ag... | AG5 | dyspepsia |
| ag..... | AG7 | To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person). |
| ba..... | BA7 | Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling |
| ba.... | BA6 | A small bag, especially a small, clear, plastic bag. |
| be... | BE5 | simple past tense of beget |
| be... | BE5 | To adorn (as if) with gems. |
| be... | BE5 | To father; to sire; to produce (a child). |
| be... | BE5 | A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Alternative spelling of biggy |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. |
| ga.... | GA6 | An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes. |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| ga.. | GA4 | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| gi.. | GI4 | Alternative spelling of gybe |
| gi..... | GI7 | 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits. |
| gi... | GI5 | Give me. |
| im... | IM5 | An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A magician, wizard or sorcerer. |
| ma.. | MA4 | plural of mage |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| me.. | ME4 | Very large. |
| mi...... | MI8 | To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear. |
| ta... | TA5 | A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water. |
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.
- megabit† (ME7)
- agate (AG5)
- agita (AG5)
- agitate (AG7)
- baggage (BA7)
- baggie (BA6)
- begat (BE5)
- begem (BE5)
- beget (BE5)
- beige (BE5)
- biggie (BI6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gait (GA4)
- gambit (GA6)
- game (GA4)
- gamete (GA6)
- gamma (GA5)
- gate (GA4)
- gibe (GI4)
- gigabit (GI7)
- gimme (GI5)
- image (IM5)
- mage (MA4)
- magi (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- mega (ME4)
- mitigate (MI8)
- taiga (TA5)
- teabag (TE6)
Answer Definitions
- megabit† (noun): 10 = 1,000,000 bits or 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes)
- agate (noun): A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
- agita (noun): dyspepsia
- agitate (verb): To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
- baggage (noun): Portable cases, large bags, and similar equipment for manually carrying, pushing, or pulling personal items while traveling
- baggie (noun): A small bag, especially a small, clear, plastic bag.
- begat (verb): simple past tense of beget
- begem (verb): To adorn (as if) with gems.
- beget (verb): To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
- beige (noun): A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
- biggie (noun): Alternative spelling of biggy
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gait (noun): Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
- gambit (noun): An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
- game (noun): A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- gamete (noun): A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gate (noun): A doorlike structure outside a house.
- gibe (noun): Alternative spelling of gybe
- gigabit (noun): 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits.
- gimme (contraction): Give me.
- image (noun): An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
- mage (noun): A magician, wizard or sorcerer.
- magi (noun): plural of mage
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- mega (adjective): Very large.
- mitigate (verb): To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.
- taiga (noun): A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
- teabag (noun): A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.