NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 27, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, h, k, l |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 186 points |
| Genius Level | 130 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B | 12 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| C | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 13 | 15 | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×11 BE×7 BL×7 |
| C | CA×5 CE×1 CH×1 |
| E | |
| H | HA×1 HE×1 |
| K | KA×1 KE×1 |
| L | LA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ABL×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×5 BAC×2 BAK×1 BAL×3 BEA×2 BEC×1 BEE×1 BEL×3 BLA×4 BLE×3 |
| C | CAB×3 CAL×2 CEL×1 CHE×1 |
| E | |
| H | HAC×1 HEA×1 |
| K | KAB×1 KEB×1 |
| L | LAB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch....... † | CH9 | Able to be checked or verified. |
| ha...... † | HA8 | That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable. |
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| ab.. | AB4 | Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.... | BA6 | To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds |
| ba.. | BA4 | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| ba... | BA5 | Alternative form of Babel |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba...... | BA8 | Any pain or ache in the back. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| ba.. | BA4 | Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death. |
| ba.. | BA4 | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| be... | BE5 | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| be.. | BE4 | Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. |
| be.. | BE4 | A stream or small river. |
| be... | BE5 | A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. |
| be... | BE5 | To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. |
| be.. | BE4 | A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. |
| be... | BE5 | An attractive woman. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl... | BL5 | Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
| bl....... | BL9 | A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. |
| bl.. | BL4 | Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Pale; bleak. |
| bl... | BL5 | Without color; pale; pallid. |
| bl... | BL5 | An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain. |
| ca... | CA5 | A secret political clique or faction. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of Kabballah |
| ca... | CA5 | A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship. |
| ca...... | CA8 | That can be called. |
| ca...... | CA8 | The return of a situation to a previous position or state. |
| ce... | CE5 | A celebrity; a famous person. |
| he...... | HE8 | Receptive to treatment or cure. |
| ka...... | KA8 | Alternative spelling of Kabballah |
| ke... | KE5 | A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. |
| la... | LA5 | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. |
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.
- checkable† (CH9)
- hackable† (HA8)
- aback (AB5)
- able (AB4)
- baba (BA4)
- babble (BA6)
- babe (BA4)
- babel (BA5)
- babka (BA5)
- back (BA4)
- backache (BA8)
- bake (BA4)
- bale (BA4)
- balk (BA4)
- ball (BA4)
- beach (BE5)
- beak (BE4)
- beck (BE4)
- beech (BE5)
- belch (BE5)
- bell (BE4)
- belle (BE5)
- blab (BL4)
- black (BL5)
- blackball (BL9)
- blah (BL4)
- bleach (BL6)
- bleak (BL5)
- blech (BL5)
- cabal (CA5)
- cabala (CA6)
- cable (CA5)
- callable (CA8)
- callback (CA8)
- celeb (CE5)
- healable (HE8)
- kabbalah (KA8)
- kebab (KE5)
- label (LA5)
Answer Definitions
- checkable† (adjective): Able to be checked or verified.
- hackable† (adjective): That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- able (adjective): Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babble (verb): To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
- babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
- babel (noun): Alternative form of Babel
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- backache (noun): Any pain or ache in the back.
- bake (verb): To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- bale (noun): Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- balk (noun): An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- beach (noun): The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
- beak (noun): Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- beck (noun): A stream or small river.
- beech (noun): A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- belch (verb): To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
- bell (noun): A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- belle (noun): An attractive woman.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- black (adjective): Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- blackball (noun): A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
- blah (noun): Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- bleach (adjective): Pale; bleak.
- bleak (adjective): Without color; pale; pallid.
- blech (interjection): An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- cabal (noun): A secret political clique or faction.
- cabala (proper noun): Alternative spelling of Kabballah
- cable (noun): A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- callable (adjective): That can be called.
- callback (noun): The return of a situation to a previous position or state.
- celeb (noun): A celebrity; a famous person.
- healable (adjective): Receptive to treatment or cure.
- kabbalah (noun): Alternative spelling of Kabballah
- kebab (noun): A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.
- label (noun): A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.