NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Friday, May 17, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Friday, May 17, 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.
Friday, May 17, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 30 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 137 points. Friday, May 17, 2024's Puzzle was a Bingo.
First One/Two/Three Letters
Click on any two letter prefix to reveal all first three letters combinations of the words.
B × 4: |
C × 2: |
D × 10: |
E × 2: |
J × 3: |
O × 3: |
T × 6: |
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 | 8 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 10 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| J | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Sum | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ob jected |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| be et | (noun)
biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop | Beta vulgaris |
(noun)
round red root vegetable | ||
| bo ot | (noun)
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg | |
(noun)
compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools | automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk | |
(noun)
the swift release of a store of affective force | bang, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill | |
(noun)
protective casing for something that resembles a leg | ||
(noun)
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg | iron heel | |
(noun)
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed | ||
(noun)
the act of delivering a blow with the foot | kick, kicking | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes | bring up | |
| bo oted | (adj)
wearing boots | |
| bo otee | (noun)
a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies) | bootie |
| co ot | (noun)
slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks | |
| co te | (noun)
a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons) | |
| de bt | (noun)
the state of owing something (especially money) | |
(noun)
money or goods or services owed by one person to another | ||
(noun)
an obligation to pay or do something | ||
| de coct | (verb)
extract the essence of something by boiling it | |
(verb)
be cooked until very little liquid is left | boil down, concentrate, reduce | |
(verb)
steep in hot water | ||
| de cocted | ||
| de ject | (verb)
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | cast down, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down |
| de jected | (adj)
affected or marked by low spirits | |
| de tect | (verb)
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes | discover, find, notice, observe |
| de tected | (adj)
perceived or discerned | |
(adj)
perceived with the mind | ||
| do te | (verb)
be foolish or senile due to old age | |
(verb)
shower with love; show excessive affection for | ||
| do ted | ||
| do tted | (adj)
having a pattern of dots | flecked, specked, speckled, stippled |
(adj)
having gaps or spaces | dashed | |
| ej ect | (verb)
put out or expel from a place | boot out, chuck out, exclude, turf out, turn out |
(verb)
eliminate (a substance) | discharge, exhaust, expel, release | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
cause to come out in a squirt | force out, squeeze out, squirt | |
| ej ected | ||
| je te | ||
| je tted | ||
| jo tted | ||
| ob ject | (verb)
| |
(verb)
be averse to or express disapproval of | ||
(noun)
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | ||
(noun)
the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) | aim, target | |
(noun)
(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon | ||
(noun)
the focus of cognitions or feelings | ||
(noun)
(computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer | ||
| oc tet | (noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one | 8, VIII, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octonary, ogdoad |
(noun)
eight performers or singers who perform together | ||
(noun)
a set of eight similar things considered as a unit | ||
(noun)
eight people considered as a unit | eightsome | |
(noun)
a musical composition written for eight performers | ||
| te ed | ||
| to ed | (adj)
having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination | |
| to ot | (noun)
a blast of a horn | |
(noun)
revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party | bender, booze-up, carousal, carouse | |
(verb)
make a strident noise | beep, blare, claxon, honk | |
| to oted | ||
| to te | (noun)
a capacious bag or basket | carryall, holdall |
(verb)
carry with difficulty | lug, tug | |
| to ted |
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