NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 25, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 191 points |
| Genius Level | 134 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 9 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 17 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EI×3 |
| G | GH×1 |
| H | HE×9 HI×8 |
| I | |
| L | LI×3 |
| T | TE×3 TH×2 TI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EIG×3 |
| G | GHE×1 |
| H | HED×2 HEE×4 HEI×1 HEL×2 HID×1 HIE×1 HIG×3 HIL×3 |
| I | |
| L | LIG×2 LIT×1 |
| T | TEE×3 THE×1 THI×1 TIG×1 TIL×1 TIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de..... † | DE7 | Joy; pleasure. |
| de....... † | DE9 | Greatly pleased. |
| hi......... † | HI11 | past participle of highlight |
| li..... † | LI7 | simple past tense and past participle of light |
| ei... | EI5 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8. |
| ei.... | EI6 | The ordinal form of the number eight. |
| ei....... | EI9 | The ordinal form of the number eighty. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| he... | HE5 | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hedge |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.... | HE6 | The distance from the base of something to the top. |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hi.. | HI4 | Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. |
| hi....... | HI9 | An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.... | HI6 | simple past tense and past participle of hill |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| li... | LI5 | Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light. |
| li... | LI5 | To go. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tithe |
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.
- delight† (DE7)
- delighted† (DE9)
- highlighted† (HI11)
- lighted† (LI7)
- eight (EI5)
- eighth (EI6)
- eightieth (EI9)
- ghee (GH4)
- hedge (HE5)
- hedged (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- height (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- high (HI4)
- highlight (HI9)
- hill (HI4)
- hilled (HI6)
- hilt (HI4)
- light (LI5)
- lithe (LI5)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- thee (TH4)
- thigh (TH5)
- tight (TI5)
- tilth (TI5)
- tithe (TI5)
- tithed (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- delight† (noun): Joy; pleasure.
- delighted† (adjective): Greatly pleased.
- highlighted† (verb): past participle of highlight
- lighted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of light
- eight (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8.
- eighth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eight.
- eightieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eighty.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- hedge (noun): A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- hedged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hedge
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- height (noun): The distance from the base of something to the top.
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- high (adjective): Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- highlight (noun): An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hill
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- light (noun): Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- lithe (verb): To go.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- tithed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tithe