Tuesday, July 2, 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, July 2, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 31 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 134 points. Tuesday, July 2, 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: |
F × 13: |
L × 2: |
O × 2: |
R × 5: |
U × 1: |
V × 2: |
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| F | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| L | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| U | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Sum | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| fl avorful | (adj)
full of flavor | flavorous, flavorsome, flavourful, flavourous, flavoursome, sapid, saporous |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| af ar | (adv)
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far | |
| af ro | ||
| au ra | (noun)
a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure | |
(noun)
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus | |
(noun)
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing | air, atmosphere | |
| au ral | (adj)
of or pertaining to hearing or the ear | |
(adj)
relating to or characterized by an aura | ||
| au rora | (noun)
the first light of day | break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup |
(noun)
an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force | ||
| au roral | (adj)
of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras | |
(adj)
characteristic of the dawn | aurorean | |
| fa rro | ||
| fa vor | (noun)
an act of gracious kindness | favour |
(noun)
an advantage to the benefit of someone or something | favour | |
(noun)
an inclination to approve | favour | |
(noun)
| favour | |
(noun)
souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party | favour, party favour | |
(verb)
promote over another | favour, prefer | |
(verb)
| favour | |
(verb)
treat gently or carefully | favour | |
(verb)
bestow a privilege upon | favour, privilege | |
| fl avor | (noun)
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | feel, feeling, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone |
(noun)
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth | flavour, nip, relish, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, tang | |
(noun)
(physics) the six kinds of quarks | flavour | |
(verb)
| flavour, season | |
| fl oor | (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) | |
(noun)
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale | level, storey, story | |
(noun)
a lower limit | base | |
(noun)
the ground on which people and animals move about | ||
(noun)
the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water | ||
(noun)
the lower inside surface of any hollow structure | ||
(noun)
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(noun)
the parliamentary right to address an assembly | ||
(noun)
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business | ||
(noun)
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done | ||
(verb)
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off | ball over, blow out of the water, shock, take aback | |
(verb)
knock down with force | coldcock, deck, dump, knock down | |
| fl ora | (noun)
all the plant life in a particular region or period | botany, vegetation |
(noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | plant, plant life | |
| fl oral | (adj)
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers | flowered |
(adj)
relating to or associated with flowers | ||
(adj)
of or relating to the plant life in a particular region | ||
| fl our | (verb)
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(verb)
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(noun)
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain | ||
| fo ra | ||
| fo ur | (adj)
being one more than three | 4, iv |
(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one | 4, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad | |
(noun)
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| fr oufrou | ||
| fu rl | (verb)
form into a cylinder by rolling | roll up |
| fu ror | (noun)
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | craze, cult, fad, rage |
(noun)
a sudden outburst (as of protest) | ||
| la rva | (noun)
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose | |
| la rval | (adj)
immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage | |
(adj)
relating to or typical of a larva | ||
| or al | (adj)
using speech rather than writing | unwritten |
(adj)
of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth | ||
(adj)
of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located | buccal | |
(adj)
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression | ||
(noun)
an examination conducted by spoken communication | viva, viva voce | |
| ov ular | (adj)
being or of the nature of an ovule | |
(adj)
of or relating to an ovum | ||
| ro ar | (noun)
a deep prolonged loud noise | boom, thunder |
(noun)
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) | bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, yowl | |
(noun)
the sound made by a lion | ||
(verb)
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles | howl | |
(verb)
utter words loudly and forcefully | thunder | |
(verb)
emit long loud cries | howl, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl | |
(verb)
act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way | ||
(verb)
make a loud noise, as of animal | bellow | |
(verb)
laugh unrestrainedly and heartily | howl | |
| ro ll | (noun)
rotary motion of an object around its own axis | axial motion, axial rotation |
(noun)
a list of names | roster | |
(noun)
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore | ||
(noun)
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(noun)
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, whorl | |
(noun)
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(noun)
small rounded bread either plain or sweet | bun | |
(noun)
a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | peal, pealing | |
(noun)
the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously | paradiddle | |
(noun)
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(noun)
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(noun)
the act of throwing dice | cast | |
(noun)
walking with a swaying gait | ||
(noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude | ||
(noun)
| bowl | |
(verb)
move by turning over or rotating | turn over | |
(verb)
move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle | wheel | |
(verb)
occur in soft rounded shapes | undulate | |
(verb)
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(verb)
emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound | ||
(verb)
arrange or coil around | twine, wind, wrap | |
(verb)
begin operating or running | ||
(verb)
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(verb)
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(verb)
sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity | hustle, pluck | |
(verb)
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion | flap, undulate, wave | |
(verb)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | |
(verb)
move, rock, or sway from side to side | ||
(verb)
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis | revolve | |
(verb)
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(verb)
boil vigorously | seethe | |
(verb)
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(verb)
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| ro of | (noun)
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building | |
(noun)
protective covering on top of a motor vehicle | ||
(noun)
the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space | ||
(noun)
an upper limit on what is allowed | cap, ceiling | |
(verb)
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| ru ff | (noun)
an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal | frill |
(noun)
a high tight collar | choker | |
(noun)
| Philomachus pugnax | |
(noun)
(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit | trumping | |
(verb)
play a trump | trump | |
| ru ral | (adj)
of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; living in or characteristic of farming or country life; living in or characteristic of farming or country life | |
| uv ular | (adj)
of or relating to or associated with the uvula | |
| va lor | (noun)
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | gallantry, heroism, valiance, valiancy, valour |
| vu lvar | (adj)
of or relating to the vulva | vulval |
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