Tuesday, July 9, 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 9, 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 194 points. Tuesday, July 9, 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.
B × 12: |
G × 7: |
I × 4: |
N × 3: |
O × 2: |
R × 10: |
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 | Sum |
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B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 |
G | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
I | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
N | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
R | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 10 |
Sum | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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br onzing |
Answers
Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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bo or | (noun)
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | Goth, barbarian, churl, peasant, tike, tyke |
bo ring | (adj)
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome |
(noun)
the act of drilling | drilling | |
(noun)
the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum | drilling, oil production | |
bo rn | (adj)
brought into existence | |
(adj)
being talented through inherited qualities | innate, natural | |
bo ron | (noun)
a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder | B, atomic number 5 |
bo rzoi | (noun)
tall fast-moving dog breed | Russian wolfhound |
br ibing | ||
br ig | (noun)
two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts | |
(noun)
a penal institution (especially on board a ship) | ||
br ing | (verb)
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere | convey, take |
(verb)
cause to come into a particular state or condition | ||
(verb)
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence | make for, play, work, wreak | |
(verb)
| convey, fetch, get | |
(verb)
| land | |
(verb)
be accompanied by | ||
(verb)
advance or set forth in court | institute | |
(verb)
bestow a quality on | add, bestow, contribute, impart, lend | |
(verb)
be sold for a certain price | fetch | |
(verb)
attract the attention of | ||
(verb)
induce or persuade | ||
br inging | (noun)
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) | delivery |
br ining | ||
br io | (noun)
quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous | animation, invigoration, spiritedness, vivification |
go rging | ||
go rgon | ||
go ring | ||
gr in | (noun)
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | smile, smiling |
(verb)
to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl | ||
gr inning | (noun)
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | grin, smile, smiling |
gr og | (noun)
rum cut with water | |
gr oin | (noun)
the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals | inguen |
(noun)
a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults | ||
(noun)
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | breakwater, bulwark, groyne, jetty, mole, seawall | |
(verb)
| ||
ig noring | ||
in born | (adj)
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development | congenital, innate |
(adj)
normally existing at birth | connatural, inbred | |
ir on | (adj)
extremely robust | |
(noun)
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood | Fe, atomic number 26 | |
(noun)
a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head | ||
(noun)
implement used to brand live stock | ||
(noun)
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth | ||
(verb)
| press | |
ir oning | (noun)
garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed | |
(noun)
the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles | ||
ni giri | ||
no ir | ||
no ri | ||
or igin | (noun)
the place where something begins, where it springs into being | beginning, root, rootage, source |
(noun)
properties attributable to your ancestry | descent, extraction | |
(noun)
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events | inception | |
(noun)
the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero | ||
(noun)
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived | ||
(noun)
the hereditary derivation of an individual | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | |
or zo | (noun)
pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine | |
ri bbing | (noun)
a framework of ribs | |
(noun)
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances | tantalization, tease, teasing | |
ri bbon | (noun)
any long object resembling a thin line | thread |
(noun)
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event | decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm | |
(noun)
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter | ||
(noun)
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming | ||
ri bboning | ||
ri gging | (noun)
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails | tackle |
(noun)
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel | rig | |
ri gor | (noun)
something hard to endure | asperity, grimness, hardship, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity |
(noun)
| cogency, rigour, validity | |
(noun)
excessive sternness | hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness | |
ri ng | (noun)
a characteristic sound | |
(noun)
a toroidal shape | annulus, doughnut, halo | |
(noun)
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling | hoop | |
(noun)
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop | closed chain | |
(noun)
an association of criminals | gang, mob, pack | |
(noun)
| tintinnabulation | |
(noun)
a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle | ||
(noun)
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger | band | |
(noun)
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) | band | |
(verb)
sound loudly and sonorously | peal | |
(verb)
| echo, resound, reverberate | |
(verb)
| knell | |
(verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | call, call up, phone, telephone | |
(verb)
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | border, environ, skirt, surround | |
(verb)
| band | |
ri nging | (noun)
| ring, tintinnabulation |
(noun)
the giving of a ring as a token of engagement | ||
(noun)
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant | plangency, resonance, reverberance, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy | |
ro bbing | ||
ro bin | (noun)
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast | Erithacus rubecola, redbreast |
(noun)
large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen | Turdus migratorius | |
ro bing |
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