NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 23, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, k, l, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 212 points |
| Genius Level | 148 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| T | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| V | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | Σ | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×6 AT×1 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 EL×2 |
| I | |
| K | KA×1 |
| L | LA×6 LE×3 |
| T | TA×11 TE×5 TI×3 |
| V | VA×3 VE×1 VI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×3 ALK×1 ALL×2 ATI×1 AVA×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAV×1 ELA×1 ELE×1 |
| I | |
| K | KAL×1 |
| L | LAK×1 LAT×3 LAV×2 LEA×2 LEV×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAK×1 TAL×7 TAT×2 TEA×4 TEL×1 TIK×1 TIT×2 |
| V | VAL×3 VEA×1 VIA×1 VIL×1 VIT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ta....... † | TA9 | Tending to talk a lot. |
| al... | AL5 | Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| al... | AL5 | Having life; living; not dead. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| al....... | AL9 | To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty . |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av.... | AV6 | To operate an aircraft. |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| el... | EL5 | To make joyful or proud. |
| el..... | EL7 | To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| ka.. | KA4 | An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| la.. | LA4 | Near the end of a period of time. |
| la... | LA5 | A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. |
| la... | LA5 | A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.. | LA4 | To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le... | LE5 | To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
| le...... | LE8 | To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| ta.. | TA4 | An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.. | TA4 | To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back. |
| ta.... | TA6 | To chatter; to gossip. |
| ta........ | TA10 | telltale; giveaway |
| te.. | TE4 | An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). |
| te....... | TE9 | A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages. |
| te.. | TE4 | Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others. |
| ti... | TI5 | A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor. |
| ti....... | TI9 | To stimulate or excite sensually |
| ti...... | TI8 | To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up. |
| va.. | VA4 | A valley. |
| va... | VA5 | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. |
| va... | VA5 | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi... | VI5 | Relating to, or characteristic of life. |
| vi..... | VI7 | To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something. |
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.
- talkative† (TA9)
- alike (AL5)
- alit (AL4)
- alive (AL5)
- alkali (AL6)
- allele (AL6)
- alleviate (AL9)
- atilt (AT5)
- avail (AV5)
- aviate (AV6)
- eave (EA4)
- elate (EL5)
- elevate (EL7)
- kale (KA4)
- lake (LA4)
- late (LA4)
- latke (LA5)
- latte (LA5)
- lava (LA4)
- lave (LA4)
- leak (LE4)
- leave (LE5)
- levitate (LE8)
- tail (TA4)
- take (TA4)
- tale (TA4)
- tali (TA4)
- talk (TA4)
- talkie (TA6)
- tall (TA4)
- tallit (TA6)
- tattle (TA6)
- tattletale (TA10)
- teak (TE4)
- teakettle (TE9)
- teal (TE4)
- teat (TE4)
- telltale (TE8)
- tikka (TI5)
- titillate (TI9)
- titivate (TI8)
- vale (VA4)
- valet (VA5)
- valve (VA5)
- veal (VE4)
- vial (VI4)
- villa (VI5)
- vital (VI5)
- vitiate (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- talkative† (adjective): Tending to talk a lot.
- alike (adjective): Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- alive (adjective): Having life; living; not dead.
- alkali (noun): One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- alleviate (verb): To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty .
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- aviate (verb): To operate an aircraft.
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- elate (verb): To make joyful or proud.
- elevate (verb): To raise (something) to a higher position.
- kale (noun): An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- late (adjective): Near the end of a period of time.
- latke (noun): A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- latte (noun): A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- levitate (verb): To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- take (verb): To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- tale (noun): An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- talk (verb): To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- talkie (noun): A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tallit (noun): A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
- tattle (verb): To chatter; to gossip.
- tattletale (adjective): telltale; giveaway
- teak (noun): An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- teakettle (noun): A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
- teal (noun): Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- telltale (noun): One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
- tikka (noun): A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.
- titillate (verb): To stimulate or excite sensually
- titivate (verb): To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.
- vale (noun): A valley.
- valet (noun): A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- vital (adjective): Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- vitiate (verb): To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.