NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 22, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, m, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 213 points |
| Genius Level | 149 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| E | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| M | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| N | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×2 DO×5 DY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×2 EN×2 |
| H | HO×8 HY×2 |
| M | ME×2 MO×9 |
| N | NE×5 NO×4 |
| O | OD×1 OM×1 |
| Y | YE×2 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEM×1 DEN×1 DON×3 DOY×2 DYN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EME×2 END×1 ENE×1 |
| H | HOM×2 HON×6 HYM×2 |
| M | MEN×2 MON×6 MOO×3 |
| N | NEE×3 NEN×1 NEO×1 NOD×2 NON×1 NOO×1 |
| O | ODE×1 OME×1 |
| Y | YEN×1 YEO×1 YON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho......... † | HO11 | simple past and past participle of honeymoon |
| de... | DE5 | An evil supernatural spirit. An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child. A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw. |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| do... | DO5 | A commander in charge of ten men. |
| do..... | DO7 | A female doyen. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| em... | EM5 | To correct and revise (text or a document). |
| em..... | EM7 | simple past tense and past participle of emend |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| ho..... | HO7 | A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The property of being a homonym. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | Made sharp. |
| ho... | HO5 | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |
| ho..... | HO7 | Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey. |
| ho....... | HO9 | The period of time immediately following a marriage. |
| hy... | HY5 | A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. |
| hy.. | HY4 | A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. |
| me.. | ME4 | A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending. |
| me.... | ME6 | simple past tense and past participle of mend |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo... | MO5 | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply. |
| mo..... | MO7 | Affluent, rich. |
| mo...... | MO8 | plural of moneyman |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo..... | MO7 | A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.... | MO6 | simple past tense and past participle of moon |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| om.. | OM4 | Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
| ye.... | YE6 | plural of yeoman |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
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.
- honeymooned† (HO11)
- demon (DE5)
- deny (DE4)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- doyen (DO5)
- doyenne (DO7)
- dyne (DY4)
- emend (EM5)
- emended (EM7)
- ended (EN5)
- enemy (EN5)
- homonym (HO7)
- homonymy (HO8)
- hone (HO4)
- honed (HO5)
- honey (HO5)
- honeyed (HO7)
- honeymoon (HO9)
- hymen (HY5)
- hymn (HY4)
- mend (ME4)
- mended (ME6)
- mondo (MO5)
- money (MO5)
- moneyed (MO7)
- moneymen (MO8)
- mono (MO4)
- mononym (MO7)
- moon (MO4)
- mooned (MO6)
- moony (MO5)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needy (NE5)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- odeon (OD5)
- omen (OM4)
- yenned (YE6)
- yeomen (YE6)
- yond (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- honeymooned† (verb): simple past and past participle of honeymoon
- demon (noun): An evil supernatural spirit. An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child. A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- doyen (noun): A commander in charge of ten men.
- doyenne (noun): A female doyen.
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- emend (verb): To correct and revise (text or a document).
- emended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emend
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- homonym (noun): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- homonymy (noun): The property of being a homonym.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- honed (adjective): Made sharp.
- honey (noun): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- honeyed (adjective): Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
- honeymoon (noun): The period of time immediately following a marriage.
- hymen (noun): A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- mend (noun): A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
- mended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mend
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- money (noun): A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
- moneyed (adjective): Affluent, rich.
- moneymen (noun): plural of moneyman
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- mononym (noun): A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- mooned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of moon
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen
- yeomen (noun): plural of yeoman
- yond (adjective): further; more distant