NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Monday, May 20, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Monday, May 20, 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.
Monday, May 20, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 33 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 124 points. Monday, May 20, 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.
A × 8: |
M × 13: |
N × 1: |
O × 4: |
T × 7: |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| M | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Sum | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ta xonomy | (noun)
a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc | |
(noun)
(biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification | ||
(noun)
practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| am mo | (noun)
projectiles to be fired from a gun | ammunition |
| an atomy | (noun)
the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | |
(noun)
alternative names for the body of a human being | bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma | |
(noun)
a detailed analysis | ||
| an noy | (verb)
| bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex |
| an on | (adv)
at another time | |
(adv)
(old-fashioned or informal) in a little while | ||
| an tonym | (noun)
| opposite, opposite word |
| an tonymy | (noun)
the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings | |
| at om | (noun)
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element | |
(noun)
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything | corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck | |
| ax on | (noun)
long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron | |
| ma mmon | (noun)
wealth regarded as an evil influence | |
| ma yo | (noun)
egg yolks and oil and vinegar | |
| mo an | (noun)
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval | groan |
(verb)
indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure | groan | |
| mo at | (noun)
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water | fosse |
| mo mma | (noun)
informal terms for a mother | ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, mommy, mum, mumma, mummy |
| mo mmy | (noun)
informal terms for a mother | ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mum, mumma, mummy |
| mo no | (adj)
designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel | single-channel |
(noun)
| glandular fever, kissing disease | |
| mo nonym | ||
| mo notony | (noun)
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety | humdrum, sameness |
(noun)
constancy of tone or pitch or inflection | ||
| mo on | (noun)
the natural satellite of the Earth | Moon |
(noun)
| ||
(noun)
| lunar month, lunation, synodic month | |
(noun)
any natural satellite of a planet | ||
(verb)
have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake | daydream | |
(verb)
be idle in a listless or dreamy way | ||
(verb)
expose one's buttocks to | ||
| mo ony | (adj)
lighted by moonlight | moonlit |
(adj)
dreamy in mood or nature | dreamy, woolgathering | |
| mo ot | (adj)
of no legal significance (as having been previously decided) | |
(adj)
open to argument or debate | arguable, debatable, disputable | |
(noun)
a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise | ||
(verb)
think about carefully; weigh | consider, debate, deliberate, turn over | |
| mo tto | (noun)
a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual | catchword, shibboleth, slogan |
| no on | (noun)
the middle of the day | midday |
| oa ty | ||
| on to | ||
| on yx | (noun)
a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos | |
| ot toman | (noun)
thick cushion used as a seat | hassock, pouf, pouffe, puff |
(noun)
a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person | footrest, footstool, tuffet | |
| ta ttoo | (noun)
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters | |
(noun)
| ||
(noun)
the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining | ||
(verb)
stain (skin) with indelible color | ||
| ta xon | (noun)
animal or plant group having natural relations | |
| to mato | (noun)
mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable | |
(noun)
native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties | Lycopersicon esculentum, love apple | |
| to ny | ||
| to on | (noun)
| |
| 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 |
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Definitions are sourced from the Open English WordNet released under the CC-BY 4.0 license.