Friday, June 28, 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.
Friday, June 28, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 1 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 50 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 186 points. Friday, June 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: |
E × 1: |
G × 14: |
L × 8: |
O × 5: |
T × 11: |
V × 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 14 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| O | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 11 |
| V | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| Sum | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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|---|---|---|
| vo ltage | (noun)
the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts | electromotive force, emf |
(noun)
the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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|---|---|---|
| ag og | (adj)
highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, etc. | |
| al lot | (verb)
give out | assign, portion |
(verb)
allow to have | accord, grant | |
(verb)
administer or bestow, as in small portions | administer, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out | |
| al oe | (noun)
succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa | |
| al to | (adj)
of or being the lowest female voice | |
(adj)
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor | countertenor | |
(adj)
(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group | ||
(noun)
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(noun)
the lowest female singing voice | ||
(noun)
the highest adult male singing voice | countertenor | |
(noun)
(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments | ||
(noun)
the pitch range of the lowest female voice | ||
| at oll | (noun)
an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon | |
| ev olve | (verb)
work out | develop, germinate |
(verb)
undergo development or evolution | ||
(verb)
gain through experience | acquire, develop | |
| ga loot | (noun)
a disreputable or clumsy man | |
| ga votte | (noun)
an old formal French dance in quadruple time | |
(noun)
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| ge lato | ||
| ge otag | ||
| gl oat | (noun)
malicious satisfaction | glee |
(verb)
dwell on with satisfaction | crow, triumph | |
(verb)
gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy | ||
| gl ottal | (adj)
of or relating to or produced by the glottis | |
| gl ove | (noun)
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | baseball mitt, mitt |
(noun)
handwear: covers the hand and wrist | ||
(noun)
boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing | ||
| go al | (noun)
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it | end |
(noun)
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) | destination, finish | |
(noun)
game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points | ||
(noun)
a successful attempt at scoring | ||
| go at | (noun)
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns | caprine animal |
(noun)
a victim of ridicule or pranks | butt, laughingstock, stooge | |
| go atee | (noun)
a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard | |
| go ggle | (verb)
look with amazement; look stupidly | gape, gawk, gawp |
| go ogle | (verb)
search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine | |
| go ogol | (noun)
a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred) | |
| go tta | ||
| le gato | (adj)
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected | smooth |
(adv)
connecting the notes; in music | ||
| lo ge | (noun)
balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine | |
(noun)
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance | box | |
| lo go | (noun)
a company emblem or device | |
| lo ll | (verb)
hang loosely or laxly | droop |
(verb)
be lazy or idle | arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time | |
| lo ot | (verb)
take illegally; of intellectual property | plunder |
(verb)
steal goods; take as spoils | despoil, foray, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip | |
(noun)
goods or money obtained illegally | booty, dirty money, pillage, plunder, prize, swag | |
(noun)
informal terms for money | boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum | |
| lo tto | (noun)
a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards | beano, bingo, keno |
| lo vage | (noun)
herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds | Levisticum officinale |
(noun)
stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers | ||
| lo ve | (noun)
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection | |
(noun)
any object of warm affection or devotion | passion | |
(noun)
| baby, darling, dear, dearest, dearie, deary, honey, sweetheart, sweetie | |
(noun)
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction | ||
(noun)
a score of zero in tennis or squash | ||
(noun)
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people | ||
(verb)
have a great affection or liking for | ||
(verb)
get pleasure from | enjoy | |
(verb)
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(verb)
have sexual intercourse with | bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with | |
| og ee | (noun)
a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below | cyma reversa |
| og le | (verb)
look at with amorous intentions | perv, perve |
| ol eo | (noun)
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter | margarin, margarine, marge |
| ov al | (noun)
a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it | ellipse |
(adj)
rounded like an egg | egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate | |
| ov ate | (adj)
of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base | |
(adj)
rounded like an egg | egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, oviform, ovoid, prolate | |
| ta ttoo | (noun)
a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters | |
(noun)
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(noun)
the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining | ||
(verb)
stain (skin) with indelible color | ||
| te etotal | (adj)
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages | dry |
(verb)
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| to ga | (noun)
a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome | |
| to ggle | (noun)
any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time | |
(noun)
a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions | on-off switch, on/off switch | |
(noun)
a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable) | ||
(verb)
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| to ll | (noun)
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges | |
(noun)
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something | cost, price | |
(noun)
the sound of a bell being struck | bell | |
(verb)
ring slowly | ||
(verb)
charge a fee for using | ||
| to llgate | (noun)
a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid | tollbar |
| to ol | (noun)
an implement used in the practice of a vocation | |
(noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished | instrument | |
(noun)
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | creature, puppet | |
(noun)
obscene terms for penis | cock, dick, pecker, prick, putz, shaft | |
(verb)
drive | ||
(verb)
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it | joyride | |
(verb)
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(verb)
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| 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 otle | (verb)
play (a musical instrument) casually | |
(noun)
the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument | ||
| to tal | (adj)
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete | entire, full |
(adj)
complete in extent or degree and in every particular | full | |
(noun)
the whole amount | aggregate, sum | |
(noun)
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers | amount, sum | |
(verb)
add up in number or quantity | add up, amount, come, number | |
(verb)
determine the sum of | add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, tote up | |
(verb)
damage beyond the point of repair | ||
| to te | (noun)
a capacious bag or basket | carryall, holdall |
(verb)
carry with difficulty | lug, tug | |
| ve to | (noun)
a vote that blocks a decision | |
(noun)
the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) | ||
(verb)
vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent | blackball, negative | |
(verb)
command against | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe | |
| vl og | (noun)
Regular videos on the Web typically by a single independent author | |
| vo le | (noun)
any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows | field mouse |
| vo lt | (noun)
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it | V |
| vo te | (noun)
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative | ballot, balloting, voting |
(noun)
the opinion of a group as determined by voting | ||
(noun)
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment | suffrage | |
(noun)
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(verb)
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(verb)
express a choice or opinion | ||
(verb)
be guided by in voting | ||
(verb)
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