Tuesday, June 18, 2024
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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, June 18, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 2 pangram(s) ( 1 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 44 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 193 points. Tuesday, June 18, 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 × 10: |
B × 14: |
C × 4: |
K × 2: |
T × 14: |
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 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 |
| B | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| T | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Sum | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 44 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ba ckbite | (verb)
say mean things | bitch |
| ti eback | (noun)
a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back | pullback |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ab aci | ||
| ab ack | (adv)
having the wind against the forward side of the sails | |
(adv)
by surprise | ||
| ab ate | (verb)
make less active or intense | slack, slake |
(verb)
become less in amount or intensity | die away, let up, slack, slack off | |
| ab et | (verb)
assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing | |
| ac acia | (noun)
any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia | |
| ac ai | ||
| ac etate | (noun)
a salt or ester of acetic acid | ethanoate |
(noun)
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| ac etic | (adj)
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| at tack | (noun)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | onrush, onset, onslaught |
(noun)
an offensive move in a sport or game | ||
(noun)
intense adverse criticism | blast, fire, flack, flak | |
(noun)
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | approach | |
(noun)
| attempt | |
(noun)
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | tone-beginning | |
(noun)
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition | ||
(noun)
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) | ||
(noun)
strong criticism | ||
(verb)
| assail | |
(verb)
| assail, assault, lash out, round, snipe | |
(verb)
take the initiative and go on the offensive | aggress | |
(verb)
| assail, assault, set on | |
(verb)
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task | ||
(verb)
begin to injure | ||
| at tic | (noun)
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage | garret, loft |
(noun)
informal terms for a human head | bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle | |
(noun)
(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof | ||
| ba ba | (noun)
a small cake leavened with yeast | |
| ba be | (noun)
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | baby, infant |
| ba bka | (noun)
a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds | |
| ba ck | (adj)
| |
(adj)
| hind, hinder | |
(adj)
of an earlier date | ||
(noun)
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine | dorsum | |
(noun)
the side that goes last or is not normally seen | rear | |
(noun)
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer | rear | |
(noun)
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(noun)
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column | |
(noun)
| binding, book binding, cover | |
(noun)
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(noun)
a support that you can lean against while sitting | ||
(noun)
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage | ||
(verb)
be behind; approve of | endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support | |
(verb)
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(verb)
give support or one's approval to | endorse, indorse, second | |
(verb)
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(verb)
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(verb)
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(verb)
place a bet on | bet on, gage, game, punt, stake | |
(verb)
shift to a counterclockwise direction | ||
(verb)
establish as valid or genuine | ||
(verb)
| ||
(adv)
in or to or toward a former location | ||
(adv)
| rearward, rearwards | |
(adv)
in or to or toward an original condition | ||
(adv)
in or to or toward a past time | ||
(adv)
in reply | ||
(adv)
in repayment or retaliation | ||
| ba ckbit | ||
| ba it | (noun)
anything that serves as an enticement | come-on, hook, lure, sweetener |
(noun)
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed | decoy, lure | |
(verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping | cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
attack with dogs or set dogs upon | ||
| ba ke | (verb)
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven | |
(verb)
prepare with dry heat in an oven | ||
(verb)
heat by a natural force | broil | |
(verb)
be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun | broil | |
| ba te | (verb)
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of | |
(verb)
flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons | ||
(verb)
soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments | ||
| ba tik | (noun)
a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted | |
(verb)
dye with wax | ||
| be ak | (verb)
hit lightly with a picking motion | peck, pick |
(noun)
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(noun)
horny projecting mouth of a bird | bill, neb, nib, pecker | |
(noun)
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(noun)
informal terms for the nose | honker, hooter, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout | |
| be at | (adj)
very tired | all in, bushed, dead |
(noun)
a regular route for a sentry or policeman | round | |
(noun)
| pulsation, pulse | |
(noun)
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music | musical rhythm, rhythm | |
(noun)
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations | ||
(noun)
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(noun)
the sound of stroke or blow | ||
(noun)
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | cadence, measure, meter, metre | |
(noun)
a regular rate of repetition | ||
(noun)
a stroke or blow | ||
(noun)
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(verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | |
(verb)
| work over | |
(verb)
hit repeatedly | ||
(verb)
move rhythmically | pound, thump | |
(verb)
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(verb)
make a rhythmic sound | drum, thrum | |
(verb)
glare or strike with great intensity | ||
(verb)
move with a thrashing motion | flap | |
(verb)
sail with much tacking or with difficulty | ||
(verb)
stir vigorously | scramble | |
(verb)
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music | ||
(verb)
be superior | ||
(verb)
avoid paying | bunk | |
(verb)
make a sound like a clock or a timer | tick, ticktack, ticktock | |
(verb)
move with a flapping motion | flap | |
(verb)
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(verb)
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | pulsate, quiver | |
(verb)
make by pounding or trampling | ||
(verb)
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly | ||
(verb)
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting | ||
(verb)
| circumvent, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach | |
(verb)
be a mystery or bewildering to | amaze, baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | |
(verb)
wear out completely | exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up | |
| be ta | (adj)
second in order of importance | |
(adj)
preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product | ||
(noun)
the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet | ||
| be take | ||
| ca bbie | ||
| ca cti | ||
| 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 | |
| ci abatta | ||
| ke bab | (noun)
cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables | kabob |
| ki ckback | (noun)
a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction | |
| ta cet | ||
| ta cit | (adj)
implied by or inferred from actions or statements | silent, understood |
| ta ck | (noun)
the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails | |
(noun)
a short nail with a sharp point and a large head | ||
(noun)
gear for a horse | saddlery, stable gear | |
(noun)
(nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind | mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet | |
(noun)
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(noun)
sailing a zigzag course | ||
(verb)
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(verb)
turn into the wind | wear round | |
(verb)
create by putting components or members together | assemble, piece, put together, set up | |
(verb)
sew together loosely, with large stitches | baste | |
(verb)
fix to; attach | append, hang on, tag on | |
(verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch | |
| ta ct | (noun)
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense | |
| ta ctic | (noun)
a plan for attaining a particular goal | maneuver, manoeuvre |
| ta ke | (noun)
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | issue, payoff, proceeds, return, takings, yield |
(noun)
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption | ||
(verb)
carry out | ||
(verb)
require (time or space) | occupy, use up | |
(verb)
| conduct, direct, guide, lead | |
(verb)
| get hold of | |
(verb)
| acquire, adopt, assume | |
(verb)
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression | read | |
(verb)
| bring, convey | |
(verb)
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(verb)
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route | ||
(verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | choose, pick out, select | |
(verb)
receive willingly something given or offered | accept, have | |
(verb)
assume, as of positions or roles | fill, occupy | |
(verb)
| consider, deal, look at | |
(verb)
require as useful, just, or proper | ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require | |
(verb)
experience or feel or submit to | ||
(verb)
make a film or photograph of something | film, shoot | |
(verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | remove, withdraw | |
(verb)
serve oneself to, or consume regularly | consume, have, ingest | |
(verb)
accept or undergo, often unwillingly | submit | |
(verb)
make use of or accept for some purpose | accept | |
(verb)
conquer by force | ||
(verb)
| assume, strike | |
(verb)
admit into a group or community | accept, admit | |
(verb)
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(verb)
be a student of a certain subject | learn, read, study | |
(verb)
| claim, exact | |
(verb)
head into a specified direction | make | |
(verb)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | aim, direct, train | |
(verb)
be seized or affected in a specified way | ||
(verb)
have with oneself; have on one's person | carry, pack | |
(verb)
engage for service under a term of contract | charter, engage, hire, lease, rent | |
(verb)
receive or obtain regularly | subscribe, subscribe to | |
(verb)
buy, select | ||
(verb)
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort | ||
(verb)
have sex with; archaic use | have | |
(verb)
lay claim to; as of an idea | claim | |
(verb)
| accept | |
(verb)
be capable of holding or containing | contain, hold | |
(verb)
proceed along in a vehicle | drive | |
(verb)
obtain by winning | ||
(verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | contract, get | |
(verb)
develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation | ||
| ta keback | ||
| te acake | (noun)
flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea | tea biscuit |
(noun)
any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea | ||
| te ak | (noun)
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(noun)
tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood | Tectona grandis | |
| te at | (noun)
the small projection of a mammary gland | mamilla, mammilla, nipple, pap, tit |
| ti bia | (noun)
the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle | shin, shin bone, shinbone |
| ti biae | ||
| ti kka |
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