NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Tuesday, May 28, 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 28, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 38 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 121 points. Tuesday, May 28, 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 × 5: |
C × 7: |
E × 4: |
H × 7: |
K × 2: |
M × 8: |
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 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| K | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Sum | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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|---|---|---|
| na mecheck |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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|---|---|---|
| ac he | (verb)
feel physical pain | hurt, suffer |
(verb)
have a desire for something or someone who is not present | languish, pine, yearn, yen | |
(verb)
be the source of pain | hurt, smart | |
(noun)
a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain | aching | |
| ac me | (noun)
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top |
(noun)
the highest point (of something) | apex, peak, vertex | |
| ac ne | (noun)
an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones | |
| ah em | (noun)
the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc. | hem |
| am en | ||
| ca che | (noun)
a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) | |
(noun)
a secret store of valuables or money | hoard, stash | |
(noun)
(computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated; used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics | ||
(verb)
save up as for future use | hive up, hoard, lay away, squirrel away, stash | |
| ca ke | (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | bar |
(noun)
small flat mass of chopped or ground food | patty | |
(noun)
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat | ||
(verb)
form a coat over | coat | |
| ca me | ||
| ca ne | (noun)
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk | |
(noun)
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(noun)
a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment | ||
(verb)
| flog, lambast, lambaste | |
| ch ance | (adj)
| casual |
(noun)
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | opportunity | |
(noun)
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another | fortune, hazard, luck | |
(noun)
a risk involving danger | ||
(noun)
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible | probability | |
(noun)
the possibility of future success | prospect | |
(verb)
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(verb)
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | adventure, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk | |
(verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with | bump, encounter, find, happen | |
| ch eck | (noun)
a written order directing a bank to pay money | cheque |
(noun)
an appraisal of the state of affairs | assay | |
(noun)
the bill in a restaurant | chit, tab | |
(noun)
the state of inactivity following an interruption | arrest, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | |
(noun)
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | confirmation, substantiation, verification | |
(noun)
the act of inspecting or verifying | ||
(noun)
a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. | tick | |
(noun)
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | balk, baulk, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | |
(noun)
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something | chip | |
(noun)
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(noun)
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | bridle, curb | |
(noun)
obstructing an opponent in ice hockey | ||
(noun)
(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king | ||
(verb)
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition | go over, look into, suss out | |
(verb)
make an examination or investigation | ||
(verb)
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | ascertain, assure, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it | |
(verb)
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | |
(verb)
stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution | ||
(verb)
| mark, mark off, tick, tick off | |
(verb)
slow the growth or development of | delay, retard | |
(verb)
be verified or confirmed; pass inspection | ||
(verb)
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | agree, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | |
(verb)
block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey | ||
(verb)
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control | condition, discipline, train | |
(verb)
consign for shipment on a vehicle | ||
(verb)
hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping | ||
(verb)
abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey | ||
(verb)
stop in a chase especially when scent is lost | ||
(verb)
mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on | chequer | |
(verb)
decline to initiate betting | ||
(verb)
| arrest, contain, hold back, stop, turn back | |
(verb)
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(verb)
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(verb)
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | ascertain, determine, find out, learn, see, watch | |
(verb)
verify by consulting a source or authority | ||
(verb)
arrest the motion (of something) abruptly | ||
(verb)
make cracks or chinks in | chink | |
(verb)
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only | break, crack | |
| ch eek | (noun)
either side of the face below the eyes | |
(noun)
an impudent statement | impertinence, impudence | |
(noun)
either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump | buttock | |
(noun)
impudent aggressiveness | boldness, brass, face, nerve | |
(verb)
speak impudently to | ||
| ea ch | (adj)
(used of count nouns) every one considered individually; quantifier, singular, universal pronoun; quantifier, singular, universal | |
(adv)
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually) | apiece | |
| em cee | (noun)
a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers) | host, master of ceremonies |
(verb)
act as a master of ceremonies | compere | |
| en ema | (noun)
an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes | clyster |
| en hance | (verb)
increase the level of | heighten, raise |
(verb)
make better or more attractive | ||
| ha ke | (noun)
the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod | |
(noun)
any of several marine food fishes related to cod | ||
| he ck | ||
| he me | (noun)
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | haem, haemitin, hematin |
| he nce | (adv)
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result | so, therefore, thus |
(adv)
from this place | ||
(adv)
from this time | ||
| he nchman | (noun)
someone who assists in a plot | collaborator, confederate, partner in crime |
| he nchmen | ||
| he nna | (verb)
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(noun)
a reddish brown dye used especially on hair | ||
| ke en | (adj)
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions | acute, discriminating, incisive, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp |
(adj)
intense or sharp | exquisite | |
(adj)
excellent | bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, neat, nifty, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | |
(adj)
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | cutting, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, piercing, stabbing | |
(adj)
having a sharp cutting edge or point | ||
(noun)
a funeral lament sung with loud wailing | ||
(verb)
express grief verbally | lament | |
| kn ee | (noun)
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | articulatio genus, genu |
(noun)
| stifle | |
(noun)
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| ma ce | (noun)
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(noun)
spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed | ||
(noun)
a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority | ||
| ma ke | (noun)
a recognizable kind | brand |
(noun)
the act of mixing cards haphazardly | shuffle, shuffling | |
(verb)
engage in | do | |
(verb)
give certain properties to something | get | |
(verb)
| create | |
(verb)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner | cause, get, have, induce, stimulate | |
(verb)
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally | cause, do | |
(verb)
create or manufacture a man-made product | create, produce | |
(verb)
| draw | |
(verb)
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(verb)
create by artistic means | create | |
(verb)
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | bring in, clear, earn, gain, pull in, realise, realize, take in | |
(verb)
create or design, often in a certain way | do | |
(verb)
to compose or represent | constitute, form | |
(verb)
reach a goal | get to, progress to, reach | |
(verb)
be or be capable of being changed or made into | ||
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
perform, produce, or carry out | ||
(verb)
| build, construct | |
(verb)
change from one form into another | ||
(verb)
act in a certain way so as to acquire | ||
(verb)
charge with a function; charge to be | name, nominate | |
(verb)
achieve a point or goal | get, have | |
(verb)
reach a destination, either real or abstract | arrive at, attain, gain, hit, reach | |
(verb)
institute, enact, or establish | establish, lay down | |
(verb)
carry out or commit | ||
(verb)
form by assembling individuals or constituents | ||
(verb)
organize or be responsible for | give, have, hold, throw | |
(verb)
put in order or neaten | ||
(verb)
head into a specified direction | take | |
(verb)
have a bowel movement | ca-ca, crap, defecate, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit | |
(verb)
undergo fabrication or creation | ||
(verb)
be suitable for | ||
(verb)
add up to | ||
(verb)
amount to | ||
(verb)
constitute the essence of | ||
(verb)
appear to begin an activity | ||
(verb)
proceed along a path | work | |
(verb)
reach in time | ||
(verb)
gather and light the materials for | ||
(verb)
prepare for eating by applying heat | cook, fix, prepare, ready | |
(verb)
induce to have sex | score, seduce | |
(verb)
assure the success of | ||
(verb)
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like | pretend | |
(verb)
consider as being | ||
(verb)
calculate as being | ||
(verb)
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable | ||
(verb)
favor the development of | ||
(verb)
develop into | ||
(verb)
behave in a certain manner | ||
(verb)
eliminate urine | micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee | |
| ma ne | (noun)
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck | |
(noun)
growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being | head of hair | |
| me an | (adj)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value | average |
(adj)
characterized by malice | hateful | |
(adj)
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | base | |
(adj)
marked by poverty befitting a beggar | beggarly | |
(adj)
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity | mingy, miserly, tight | |
(adj)
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt | beggarly | |
(adj)
of no value or worth | bastardly | |
(adj)
very good; of the highest quality | excellent, fantabulous, first-class, ripping, splendid | |
(verb)
| intend | |
(verb)
have as a logical consequence | entail, imply | |
(verb)
denote or connote | intend, signify, stand for | |
(verb)
have in mind as a purpose | intend, think | |
(verb)
have a specified degree of importance | ||
(verb)
intend to refer to | have in mind, think of | |
(verb)
destine or designate for a certain purpose | ||
(noun)
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n | ||
| me cca | (noun)
a place that attracts many visitors | |
| me ek | (adj)
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness | mild, modest |
(adj)
very docile | tame | |
(adj)
evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant | spiritless | |
| me me | (noun)
a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation) | |
| me nace | (verb)
pose a threat to; present a danger to | endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, peril, threaten |
(verb)
express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture | ||
(verb)
act in a threatening manner | ||
(noun)
something that is a source of danger | threat | |
(noun)
a threat or the act of threatening | ||
| na me | (noun)
a language unit by which a person or thing is known | |
(noun)
a person's reputation | ||
(noun)
family based on male descent | gens | |
(noun)
a well-known or notable person | figure, public figure | |
(noun)
by the sanction or authority of | ||
(noun)
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase | epithet | |
(verb)
| be known as, call, know as | |
(verb)
| identify | |
(verb)
charge with a function; charge to be | make, nominate | |
(verb)
create and charge with a task or function | appoint, constitute, nominate | |
(verb)
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(verb)
make reference to | advert, bring up, cite, mention, refer | |
(verb)
identify as in botany or biology, for example | describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out | |
(verb)
| list | |
(verb)
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis | diagnose | |
| na nkeen | (noun)
a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color | |
| ne ck | (noun)
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body | cervix |
(noun)
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land | ||
(noun)
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(noun)
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(noun)
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(verb)
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion | make out | |
| ne ne |
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