NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Friday, May 24, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Friday, May 24, 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 24, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 2 pangram(s) ( 1 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 57 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 266 points. Friday, May 24, 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.
A × 6: |
C × 14: |
E × 3: |
H × 2: |
I × 7: |
M × 20: |
N × 5: |
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 | 9 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| C | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 14 |
| E | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| H | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| M | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 20 |
| N | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Sum | 18 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 57 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ma chine | (noun)
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks | |
(noun)
an efficient person | ||
(noun)
an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently | ||
(noun)
a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point | ||
(noun)
a group that controls the activities of a political party | ||
(noun)
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | auto, automobile, car, motorcar | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
| ||
| me chanic | (adj)
resembling the action of a machine | |
(noun)
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | machinist | |
(noun)
someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles | grease monkey |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ac acia | (noun)
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia | |
| ac ai | ||
| an emia | (noun)
a deficiency of red blood cells | anaemia |
(noun)
a lack of vitality | anaemia | |
| an emic | (adj)
lacking vigor or energy | anaemic |
(adj)
relating to anemia or suffering from anemia | anaemic | |
| an ima | (noun)
(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious | |
| an ime | (noun)
a hard copal derived from an African tree | Zanzibar copal |
(noun)
any of various resins or oleoresins | ||
(noun)
a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes | ||
| ca iman | (noun)
a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly | cayman |
| ca mi | ||
| ca nine | (noun)
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars | cuspid, dogtooth, eye tooth, eyetooth |
(noun)
any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles | canid | |
(adj)
of or relating to a pointed conical tooth | laniary | |
(adj)
of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae | ||
| ch ai | ||
| ch ain | (noun)
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | concatenation |
(noun)
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) | ||
(noun)
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament | ||
(noun)
(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership | ||
(noun)
anything that acts as a restraint | ||
(noun)
a unit of length | ||
(noun)
a series of hills or mountains | mountain range, range, range of mountains | |
(noun)
a linked or connected series of objects | ||
(noun)
a necklace made by stringing objects together | strand, string | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
| ||
| ch ia | ||
| ch ic | (adj)
elegant and stylish | smart, voguish |
(noun)
elegance by virtue of being fashionable | last word, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank | |
| ch ica | ||
| ch ichi | (adj)
affectedly trendy and fashionable | |
(noun)
someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way | ||
(noun)
elegance by virtue of being fashionable | chic, chicness, last word, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank | |
| ch ime | (noun)
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | bell, gong |
(verb)
emit a sound | ||
| ch in | (verb)
| |
(noun)
the protruding part of the lower jaw | mentum | |
| ch ina | (noun)
high quality porcelain originally made only in China | |
(noun)
dishware made of high quality porcelain | ||
| ci nch | (noun)
any undertaking that is easy to do | breeze, child's play, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover |
(noun)
stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place | girth | |
(noun)
a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps | ||
(verb)
| girth | |
(verb)
make sure of | ||
(verb)
get a grip on; get mastery of | ||
| ci nema | (noun)
a medium that disseminates moving pictures | celluloid, film |
(noun)
a theater where films are shown | movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace | |
| ec hinacea | ||
| em inence | (noun)
high status importance owing to marked superiority | distinction, note |
(noun)
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | tubercle, tuberosity | |
| en chain | (verb)
restrain or bind with chains | |
| ha machi | ||
| he inie | ||
| ic eman | (noun)
someone who cuts and delivers ice | |
(noun)
a professional killer | hatchet man | |
| ic emen | ||
| im am | (noun)
| imaum |
| im minence | (noun)
the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon | forthcomingness, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency |
| in ane | (adj)
extremely silly or stupid | asinine, fatuous |
| in ch | (verb)
| edge |
(noun)
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot | in | |
(noun)
a unit of measurement for advertising space | ||
| in nie | ||
| ma himahi | (noun)
the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii) | dolphinfish |
(noun)
large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) | dolphin, dolphinfish | |
| ma im | (verb)
injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation | |
| ma in | (adj)
most important element | chief, master, primary, principal |
(adj)
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | independent | |
(adj)
of force; of the greatest possible intensity | ||
(noun)
any very large body of (salt) water | briny | |
(noun)
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage | ||
| ma nia | (noun)
an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action | cacoethes, passion |
(noun)
a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently | manic disorder | |
| ma niac | (adj)
wildly disordered | |
(noun)
an insane person | lunatic | |
(noun)
a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something | ||
| ma nic | (adj)
affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason | frenzied |
| me anie | (noun)
a person of mean disposition | meany, unkind person |
| mi ca | (noun)
any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity | isinglass |
| mi ce | ||
| mi en | (noun)
dignified manner or conduct | bearing, comportment, presence |
| mi me | (noun)
an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression | mummer, pantomimist |
(noun)
a performance using gestures and body movements without words | dumb show | |
(verb)
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect | mimic | |
(verb)
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only | ||
| mi mic | (adj)
constituting an imitation | |
(noun)
| ||
(verb)
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect | mime | |
| mi nce | (verb)
make less severe or harsh | moderate, soften |
(verb)
walk daintily | ||
(verb)
cut into small pieces | ||
(noun)
food chopped into small bits | ||
| mi ne | (noun)
| |
(noun)
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel | ||
(verb)
get from the earth by excavation | ||
(verb)
| ||
| mi ni | (adj)
used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee | |
(noun)
a very short skirt | ||
| mi nicam | ||
| mi nim | (noun)
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters | |
(noun)
a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram | ||
(noun)
a musical note having the time value of half a whole note | half note | |
| mi nima | ||
| ni acin | (noun)
a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract | nicotinic acid |
| ni ce | (adj)
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance | |
(adj)
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous | decent | |
(adj)
done with delicacy and skill | skillful | |
(adj)
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted | dainty, prissy, squeamish | |
(adj)
exhibiting courtesy and politeness | courteous, gracious | |
| ni che | (noun)
a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it | |
(noun)
a small concavity | corner, recess, recession | |
(noun)
an enclosure that is set back or indented | recess | |
(noun)
(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species) | ||
| ni ece | (noun)
a daughter of your brother or sister | |
| ni ne | (adj)
denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten | 9, ix |
(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one | 9, IX, Nina from Carolina, ennead | |
(noun)
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together | ball club, baseball club, club | |
(noun)
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Definitions are sourced from the Open English WordNet released under the CC-BY 4.0 license.