NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Tuesday, May 14, 2024's New York Times Spelling Bee. To reveal a hint, click on any blurred area below. To see all pangrams and answers for this puzzle at once, visit the Spelling Bee Answers page.
The New York Times Spelling Bee is a word puzzle that challenges players to form words from seven letters arranged in a honeycomb, with the center letter required in each word. Points are earned based on word length, and there's a bonus for using all seven letters in a word.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 2 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 39 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 195 points. Tuesday, May 14, 2024's Puzzle wasn't a Bingo.
First One/Two/Three Letters
Click on any two letter prefix to reveal all first three letters combinations of the words.
D × 14: |
E × 2: |
F × 5: |
H × 10: |
M × 8: |
Letter Distribution
The number of answers that start with a specific letter and of a specific length.
Group by first
Letters
| Starting With | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 14 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Sum | 13 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| de humidified | ||
| hu midified |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| de ed | (noun)
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it | title |
(noun)
something that people do or cause to happen | act, human action, human activity | |
| de eded | ||
| de em | (verb)
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view | hold, take for, view as |
| de emed | ||
| de fied | ||
| de ified | ||
| di ed | ||
| di me | (noun)
a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar | |
(noun)
street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars | ||
| di mmed | (adj)
made dim or less bright | dim |
| du de | (noun)
an informal form of address for a man | buster, fellow |
(noun)
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance | beau, clotheshorse, dandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell | |
| du ff | (noun)
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron | |
| du mdum | (noun)
a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound | |
| du mmied | ||
| ed died | ||
| ed ified | (adj)
instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement | |
| fe ed | (noun)
food for domestic livestock | provender |
(verb)
provide as food | ||
(verb)
give food to | give | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
introduce continuously | ||
(verb)
support or promote | ||
(verb)
take in food; used of animals only | eat | |
(verb)
serve as food for; be the food for | ||
(verb)
move along, of liquids | course, flow, run | |
(verb)
profit from in an exploitatory manner | prey | |
(verb)
gratify | feast | |
(verb)
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to | fertilise, fertilize | |
| fe ud | (noun)
a bitter quarrel between two parties | |
(verb)
| ||
| fe uded | ||
| fi fed | ||
| fu med | (adj)
(of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes | |
| he ed | (noun)
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people) | attentiveness, paying attention, regard |
(verb)
| listen, mind | |
| he eded | ||
| he mmed | ||
| hi de | (verb)
prevent from being seen or discovered | conceal |
(verb)
be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety | ||
(verb)
cover as if with a shroud | cover, enshroud, shroud | |
(verb)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | blot out, obliterate, obscure, veil | |
(noun)
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) | fell | |
(noun)
body covering of a living animal | pelt, skin | |
| hi ed | ||
| hu ed | ||
| hu ffed | ||
| hu mid | (adj)
containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor | |
| hu mmed | ||
| me dium | (adj)
around the middle of a scale of evaluation | average, intermediate |
(adj)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside | ||
(noun)
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information | ||
(noun)
the surrounding environment | ||
(noun)
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication | ||
(noun)
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms | ||
(noun)
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter | ||
(noun)
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed | ||
(noun)
an intervening substance through which something is achieved | ||
(noun)
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position | ||
(noun)
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead | sensitive, spiritualist | |
(noun)
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public | ||
(noun)
an occupation for which you are especially well suited | metier | |
| me med | ||
| mi di | (adj)
used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf | |
| mi ffed | (adj)
aroused to impatience or anger | annoyed, irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung |
| mi med | ||
| mu ddied | (adj)
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear | dingy, dirty, muddy |
| mu ffed | ||
| mu mmified |
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