Friday, July 5, 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, July 5, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 2 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 54 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 244 points. Friday, July 5, 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 × 4: |
C × 5: |
E × 1: |
N × 2: |
P × 31: |
T × 7: |
U × 4: |
Letter Distribution
The number of answers that start with a specific letter and of a specific length.
Starting With | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | Sum |
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A | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
C | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
N | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
P | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 31 |
T | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
U | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
Sum | 20 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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pu nctuate | (verb)
insert punctuation marks into | mark |
(verb)
to stress, single out as important | accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, stress | |
(verb)
interrupt periodically | ||
un acceptance |
Answers
Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
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ac cept | (verb)
consider or hold as true | |
(verb)
receive willingly something given or offered | have, take | |
(verb)
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | consent, go for | |
(verb)
react favorably to; consider right and proper | ||
(verb)
admit into a group or community | admit, take, take on | |
(verb)
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | assume, bear, take over | |
(verb)
tolerate or accommodate oneself to | live with, swallow | |
(verb)
be designed to hold or take | take | |
(verb)
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee | ||
(verb)
| take | |
(verb)
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | ||
ac ceptance | (noun)
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true | credence |
(noun)
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | acceptation, adoption, espousal | |
(noun)
the state of being acceptable and accepted | ||
(noun)
(contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) | ||
(noun)
a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank | ||
(noun)
a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations | sufferance, toleration | |
(noun)
the act of taking something that is offered | ||
ap ace | (adv)
(poetic, literary) quickly | |
(adv)
with speed | chop-chop, in short order, quickly, rapidly, speedily | |
ap nea | (noun)
transient cessation of respiration | |
ca nape | (noun)
an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | |
ca pe | (noun)
a strip of land projecting into a body of water | ness |
(noun)
a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | mantle | |
ca tnap | (noun)
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | forty winks, light sleep, nap, short sleep, snooze |
(verb)
take a siesta | catch a wink, nap | |
cu ppa | (noun)
a cup of tea | cupper |
cu tup | ||
ep ee | (noun)
a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade | |
na pe | (noun)
the back side of the neck | nucha, scruff |
ne ap | (noun)
a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon | |
pa ce | (noun)
the rate of moving (especially walking or running) | gait |
(noun)
the distance covered by a step | footstep, step, stride | |
(noun)
the relative speed of progress or change | rate | |
(noun)
a step in walking or running | stride, tread | |
(noun)
the rate of some repeating event | tempo | |
(noun)
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride | yard | |
(verb)
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(verb)
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(verb)
measure (distances) by pacing | step | |
(verb)
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pa ct | (noun)
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns | accord, treaty |
pa ean | (noun)
a formal expression of praise | encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean |
(noun)
(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) | pean | |
pa nacea | (noun)
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | catholicon, cure-all, nostrum |
pa ncetta | ||
pa ne | (noun)
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors | window glass |
(noun)
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(noun)
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | Elvis, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Zen, acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, loony toons, superman | |
pa nt | (noun)
the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) | |
(noun)
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately | pair of trousers, trousers | |
(noun)
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open | gasp | |
(verb)
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | gasp, heave, puff | |
(verb)
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pa pa | (noun)
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | dad, dada, daddy, pa, pappa, pop |
pa te | (noun)
liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned | |
(noun)
the top of the head | crown, poll | |
pa tent | (adj)
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage | |
(adj)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, plain, unmistakable | |
(noun)
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention | ||
(noun)
an official document granting a right or privilege | ||
(verb)
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(verb)
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(verb)
make open to sight or notice | ||
pa tentee | (noun)
the inventor to whom a patent is issued | |
pe ace | (noun)
the state prevailing during the absence of war | |
(noun)
harmonious relations; freedom from disputes | ||
(noun)
the absence of mental stress or anxiety | ataraxis, heartsease, repose, serenity | |
(noun)
the general security of public places | public security | |
(noun)
a treaty to cease hostilities | pacification | |
pe anut | (adj)
of little importance or influence or power; of minor status | insignificant |
(noun)
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(noun)
widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground | Arachis hypogaea | |
(noun)
a young child who is small for his age | ||
(noun)
| earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut | |
pe at | (noun)
partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried | |
pe can | (noun)
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(noun)
tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts | Carya illinoensis, Carya illinoinsis | |
(noun)
smooth brown oval nut of south central United States | ||
pe en | (noun)
the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) | |
pe ep | (noun)
the short weak cry of a young bird | cheep |
(noun)
a secret look | peek | |
(verb)
look furtively | ||
(verb)
cause to come into view | ||
(verb)
make high-pitched sounds | cheep, chirp, chirrup | |
(verb)
speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice | ||
(verb)
appear as though from hiding | ||
pe nance | (noun)
remorse for your past conduct | penitence, repentance |
(noun)
a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution | ||
(noun)
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing | self-abasement, self-mortification | |
pe nce | ||
pe nnant | (noun)
the award given to the champion | crown |
(noun)
a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) | ||
(noun)
a long flag; often tapering | pennon, streamer, waft | |
pe nne | (noun)
pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends | |
pe nt | (adj)
closely confined | shut up |
pe ntane | ||
pu ce | (noun)
a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red | |
pu nt | (noun)
an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole | |
(noun)
(football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground | ||
(verb)
kick the ball | ||
(verb)
propel with a pole | pole | |
(verb)
place a bet on | back, bet on, gage, game, stake | |
(noun)
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | Irish pound, pound | |
pu pa | (noun)
an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult | |
pu pae | ||
pu pate | (verb)
develop into a pupa | |
pu ppet | (noun)
| marionette |
(noun)
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | creature, tool | |
(noun)
a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers | ||
pu tt | (noun)
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(verb)
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(verb)
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ta pa | (noun)
the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus | tappa, tappa bark |
(noun)
| tappa | |
ta pe | (noun)
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening | |
(noun)
| taping | |
(noun)
the finishing line for a foot race | ||
(noun)
measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths | ||
(noun)
memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information | ||
(verb)
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(verb)
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(verb)
register electronically | record | |
ta upe | (adj)
of something having a dusky brownish grey color | fuscous |
(noun)
a greyish brown | ||
te acup | (noun)
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(noun)
a cup from which tea is drunk | ||
te epee | (noun)
a Native American tent; usually of conical shape | tepee, tipi |
te pee | (noun)
a Native American tent; usually of conical shape | teepee, tipi |
tu neup | ||
un apt | ||
un cap | ||
un pen |
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