Friday, July 19, 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 19, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 3 pangram(s) ( 1 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 57 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 330 points. Friday, July 19, 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.
D × 6: |
L × 1: |
N × 1: |
W × 49: |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| W | 11 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | - | 49 |
| Sum | 12 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 57 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| dw elling | (noun)
housing that someone is living in | abode, domicile, habitation, home |
| we lding | (noun)
fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure | |
| wi elding |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| dw ell | (verb)
think moodily or anxiously about something | brood |
(verb)
originate (in) | consist, lie, lie in | |
(verb)
be an inhabitant of or reside in | inhabit, live, populate | |
(verb)
exist or be situated within | inhabit | |
(verb)
come back to | harp | |
| dw elled | ||
| dw indle | (verb)
become smaller or lose substance | |
| dw indled | ||
| dw indling | (adj)
gradually decreasing until little remains | tapering, tapering off |
(noun)
a becoming gradually less | ||
| le wd | (adj)
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness | obscene, raunchy, salacious |
(adj)
driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires | lascivious, libidinous, lustful | |
| ne wel | (noun)
the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail | |
(noun)
the central pillar of a circular staircase | ||
| we dded | (adj)
having been taken in marriage | wed |
| we dding | (noun)
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed | hymeneals, nuptials |
(noun)
the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony | marriage, marriage ceremony | |
(noun)
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| we dge | (noun)
any shape that is triangular in cross section | cuneus |
(noun)
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, zep | |
(noun)
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation | hacek | |
(noun)
a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe | ||
(noun)
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole | ||
(noun)
something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them | ||
(noun)
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object | chock | |
(verb)
put, fix, force, or implant | deposit, lodge, stick | |
(verb)
| force, squeeze | |
| we dged | (adj)
| impacted |
| we dgie | (noun)
a shoe with a wedge heel | |
| we dging | ||
| we ed | (noun)
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants | |
(noun)
a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning | mourning band | |
(noun)
street names for marijuana | Mary Jane, dope, gage, grass, green goddess, pot, sens, sess, skunk, smoke | |
(verb)
| ||
| we eded | ||
| we eding | ||
| we enie | (noun)
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, wiener, wienerwurst |
| we ld | (noun)
European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America | Reseda luteola, dyer's mignonette, dyer's rocket |
(noun)
a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together | ||
(verb)
join together by heating | ||
(verb)
unite closely or intimately | ||
| we lded | ||
| we ll | (adj)
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury | |
(adj)
resulting favorably | good | |
(adj)
wise or advantageous and hence advisable | ||
(noun)
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine | ||
(noun)
a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid | ||
(noun)
an abundant source | fountainhead | |
(noun)
an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway) | ||
(noun)
an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps | ||
(verb)
come up, as of a liquid | ||
(adv)
| good | |
(adv)
thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form | ||
(adv)
indicating high probability; in all likelihood | easily | |
(adv)
(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully | ||
(adv)
to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree | ||
(adv)
favorably; with approval | ||
(adv)
to a great extent or degree | considerably, substantially | |
(adv)
with great or especially intimate knowledge | intimately | |
(adv)
with prudence or propriety | ||
(adv)
with skill or in a pleasing manner | ||
(adv)
in a manner affording benefit or advantage | advantageously | |
(adv)
in financial comfort | comfortably | |
(adv)
without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor | ||
| we lled | ||
| we lling | ||
| we nd | (verb)
direct one's course or way | |
| we nded | ||
| we nding | ||
| wi de | (adj)
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other | broad |
(adj)
broad in scope or content | across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic | |
(adj)
(used of eyes) fully open or extended | ||
(adj)
very large in expanse or scope | broad, spacious | |
(adj)
great in degree | ||
(adj)
having ample fabric | full | |
(adj)
not on target | ||
(adv)
with or by a broad space | ||
(adv)
to the fullest extent possible | ||
(adv)
far from the intended target | astray | |
(adv)
to or over a great extent or range; far | ||
| wi den | (verb)
become broader or wider or more extensive | |
(verb)
make (clothes) larger | let out | |
(verb)
make wider | ||
(verb)
extend in scope or range or area | broaden, extend | |
| wi dened | ||
| wi dening | (noun)
an increase in width | broadening |
(noun)
a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park | turnout | |
(noun)
the act of making something wider | broadening | |
| wi eld | (verb)
have and exercise | exert, maintain |
(verb)
handle effectively | handle, manage | |
| wi elded | ||
| wi enie | ||
| wi gged | (adj)
wearing a wig | |
| wi gging | (noun)
British slang for a scolding | wig |
| wi ggle | (noun)
the act of wiggling | squirm, wriggle |
(verb)
move to and fro | jiggle, joggle | |
| wi ggled | ||
| wi ggling | ||
| wi ld | (adj)
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control | |
(adj)
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated | untamed | |
(adj)
in a state of extreme emotion | ||
(adj)
deviating widely from an intended course | ||
(adj)
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud | violent | |
(adj)
without a basis in reason or fact | baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted | |
(adj)
talking or behaving irrationally | raving, raving mad | |
(adj)
involving risk or danger | hazardous, risky | |
(adj)
fanciful and unrealistic; foolish | fantastic | |
(adj)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate | godforsaken, waste | |
(adj)
intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with | crazy, dotty, gaga | |
(adj)
without civilizing influences | barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, uncivilized | |
(adj)
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger | angry, furious, raging, tempestuous | |
(noun)
| natural state, state of nature | |
(noun)
| ||
(adv)
in an uncontrolled and rampant manner | rampantly | |
(adv)
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| wi ldling | ||
| wi le | (noun)
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery |
| wi ll | (noun)
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention | volition |
(noun)
a fixed and persistent intent or purpose | ||
(noun)
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | testament | |
(verb)
decree or ordain | ||
(verb)
determine by choice | ||
(verb)
| bequeath, leave | |
| wi lled | ||
| wi lling | (adj)
disposed or inclined toward | |
(adj)
not brought about by coercion or force | uncoerced, unforced | |
(noun)
the act of making a choice | volition | |
| wi nd | (noun)
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure | air current, current of air |
(noun)
a tendency or force that influences events | ||
(noun)
breath | ||
(noun)
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness | |
(noun)
an indication of potential opportunity | confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip | |
(noun)
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath | ||
(noun)
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | fart, farting, flatus | |
(noun)
| twist | |
(verb)
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course | meander, thread, wander, weave | |
(verb)
extend in curves and turns | curve, twist | |
(verb)
arrange or coil around | roll, twine, wrap | |
(verb)
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem | ||
(verb)
form into a wreath | wreathe | |
(verb)
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help | hoist, lift | |
(verb)
| nose, scent | |
| wi nded | (adj)
breathing laboriously or convulsively | blown, pursy |
| wi nding | (adj)
marked by repeated turns and bends | tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous |
(adj)
of a path e.g. | meandering, rambling, wandering | |
(noun)
| twist, wind | |
| wi ne | (noun)
fermented juice (of grapes especially) | vino |
(noun)
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(verb)
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(verb)
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| wi ned | ||
| wi ng | (noun)
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) | |
(noun)
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane | ||
(noun)
a stage area out of sight of the audience | backstage, offstage | |
(noun)
a unit of military aircraft | ||
(noun)
the side of military or naval formation | flank | |
(noun)
a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side | ||
(noun)
(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft | ||
(noun)
a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function | ||
(noun)
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(noun)
a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud | fender | |
(noun)
an addition that extends a main building | annex, annexe, extension | |
(verb)
travel through the air; be airborne | fly | |
| wi ngding | ||
| wi nged | (adj)
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind | |
(adj)
very fast; as if with wings | ||
| wi nging | ||
| wi ning | ||
| wi nning | (adj)
having won | victorious |
(adj)
very attractive; capturing interest | fetching, taking | |
(noun)
succeeding with great difficulty |
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