Tuesday, July 23, 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 23, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 49 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 212 points. Tuesday, July 23, 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.
A × 9: |
E × 3: |
K × 1: |
L × 9: |
T × 19: |
V × 8: |
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 | 10 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| T | 9 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| V | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Sum | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ta lkative | (adj)
full of trivial conversation | chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talky |
(adj)
unwisely talking too much | bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby | |
(adj)
friendly and open and willing to talk | expansive |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| al ike | (adj)
having the same or similar characteristics | like, similar |
(adv)
equally | likewise | |
(adv)
in a like manner | ||
| al it | ||
| al ive | (adj)
possessing life | live |
(adj)
(often followed by `with') full of life and spirit | ||
(adj)
having life or vigor or spirit | animated | |
(adj)
(followed by `to' or `of') aware of | ||
(adj)
in operation | active | |
(adj)
mentally perceptive and responsive | alert, awake | |
(adj)
capable of erupting | live | |
| al kali | (noun)
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water | base |
(noun)
a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture | ||
| al lele | (noun)
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character | allelomorph |
| al leviate | (verb)
provide physical relief, as from pain | assuage, palliate, relieve |
(verb)
make easier | ease, facilitate | |
| at ilt | (adj)
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | canted, leaning, tilted, tipped |
| av ail | (noun)
a means of serving | help, service |
(verb)
take advantage of | ||
(verb)
be of use to, be useful to | ||
(verb)
take or use | help | |
| av iate | (verb)
operate an airplane | fly, pilot |
| ea ve | ||
| el ate | (verb)
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift |
| el evate | (verb)
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | advance, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade |
(verb)
raise from a lower to a higher position | bring up, get up, lift, raise | |
(verb)
raise in rank or condition | lift, raise | |
| ka le | (noun)
informal terms for money | boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum |
(noun)
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head | Brassica oleracea acephala, borecole, cole, colewort, kail | |
(noun)
coarse curly-leafed cabbage | cole, kail | |
| la ke | (noun)
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land | |
(noun)
a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal | ||
(noun)
any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments | ||
| la te | (adj)
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time | |
(adj)
after the expected or usual time; delayed | tardy | |
(adj)
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | recent | |
(adj)
having died recently | ||
(adj)
| ||
(adj)
| ||
(adj)
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past | former, previous | |
(adv)
| tardily | |
(adv)
to an advanced time | deep | |
(adv)
at an advanced age or stage | ||
(adv)
in the recent past | latterly, recently | |
| la tke | (noun)
made of grated potato and egg with a little flour | potato pancake |
| la tte | (noun)
strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk | |
| la va | (noun)
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| la ve | (verb)
wash or flow against | lap, wash |
(verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water | wash | |
(verb)
wash one's face and hands | wash up | |
| le ak | (noun)
an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape | |
(noun)
soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi | ||
(noun)
a euphemism for urination | making water, passing water, wetting | |
(noun)
the discharge of a fluid from some container | escape, outflow | |
(noun)
unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information | ||
(verb)
tell anonymously | ||
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure | ||
(verb)
have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out | ||
| le ave | (noun)
the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty | |
(noun)
permission to do something | ||
(noun)
the act of departing politely | farewell, parting | |
(verb)
go away from a place | go away, go forth | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
act or be so as to become in a specified state | ||
(verb)
| let alone | |
(verb)
move out of or depart from | exit, get out, go out | |
(verb)
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | allow, allow for, provide | |
(verb)
produce as a result or residue | lead, result | |
(verb)
remove oneself from an association with or participation in | depart, pull up stakes | |
(verb)
put into the care or protection of someone | entrust | |
(verb)
| bequeath, will | |
(verb)
have left or have as a remainder | ||
(verb)
be survived by after one's death | ||
(verb)
transmit (knowledge or skills) | give, impart, pass on | |
(verb)
| forget | |
| le vitate | (verb)
cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity | |
(verb)
be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity | hover | |
| ta il | (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | |
(noun)
the time of the last part of something | fag end | |
(noun)
| ||
(noun)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tooshie, tush | |
(noun)
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | shadow, shadower | |
(noun)
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | ||
(noun)
the rear part of an aircraft | empennage | |
(noun)
the rear part of a ship | after part, poop, quarter, stern | |
(verb)
go after with the intent to catch | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail | |
(verb)
| bob, dock | |
(verb)
remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||
| ta ke | (noun)
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | issue, payoff, proceeds, return, takings, yield |
(noun)
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption | ||
(verb)
carry out | ||
(verb)
require (time or space) | occupy, use up | |
(verb)
| conduct, direct, guide, lead | |
(verb)
| get hold of | |
(verb)
| acquire, adopt, assume | |
(verb)
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression | read | |
(verb)
| bring, convey | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route | ||
(verb)
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | choose, pick out, select | |
(verb)
receive willingly something given or offered | accept, have | |
(verb)
assume, as of positions or roles | fill, occupy | |
(verb)
| consider, deal, look at | |
(verb)
require as useful, just, or proper | ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require | |
(verb)
experience or feel or submit to | ||
(verb)
make a film or photograph of something | film, shoot | |
(verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | remove, withdraw | |
(verb)
serve oneself to, or consume regularly | consume, have, ingest | |
(verb)
accept or undergo, often unwillingly | submit | |
(verb)
make use of or accept for some purpose | accept | |
(verb)
conquer by force | ||
(verb)
| assume, strike | |
(verb)
admit into a group or community | accept, admit | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
be a student of a certain subject | learn, read, study | |
(verb)
| claim, exact | |
(verb)
head into a specified direction | make | |
(verb)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | aim, direct, train | |
(verb)
be seized or affected in a specified way | ||
(verb)
have with oneself; have on one's person | carry, pack | |
(verb)
engage for service under a term of contract | charter, engage, hire, lease, rent | |
(verb)
receive or obtain regularly | subscribe, subscribe to | |
(verb)
buy, select | ||
(verb)
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort | ||
(verb)
have sex with; archaic use | have | |
(verb)
lay claim to; as of an idea | claim | |
(verb)
| accept | |
(verb)
be capable of holding or containing | contain, hold | |
(verb)
proceed along in a vehicle | drive | |
(verb)
obtain by winning | ||
(verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | contract, get | |
(verb)
develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation | ||
| ta le | (noun)
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program | narration, narrative, story |
(noun)
a trivial lie | fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle | |
| ta li | ||
| ta lk | (noun)
an exchange of ideas via conversation | |
(noun)
| ||
(noun)
| ||
(noun)
a speech that is open to the public | lecture, public lecture | |
(noun)
idle gossip or rumor | ||
(verb)
| speak | |
(verb)
express in speech | mouth, speak, utter, verbalise, verbalize | |
(verb)
use language | speak | |
(verb)
reveal information | spill | |
(verb)
divulge confidential information or secrets | babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, tattle | |
(verb)
| lecture | |
| ta lkie | (noun)
a movie with synchronized speech and singing | talking picture |
| ta ll | (adj)
great in vertical dimension; high in stature | |
(adj)
lofty in style | grandiloquent, magniloquent | |
(adj)
having a specified height | in height | |
(adj)
impressively difficult | ||
(adj)
too improbable to admit of belief | improbable, marvellous, marvelous | |
(noun)
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| ta llit | ||
| ta ttle | (noun)
disclosing information or giving evidence about another | singing, telling |
(verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, twaddle | |
(verb)
divulge confidential information or secrets | babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk | |
| ta ttletale | (noun)
someone who gossips indiscreetly | blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, telltale |
| te ak | (noun)
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(noun)
tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood | Tectona grandis | |
| te akettle | (noun)
kettle for boiling water to make tea | |
| te al | (adj)
of a bluish shade of green | blue-green, bluish green |
(noun)
a blue-green color or pigment | blue green, bluish green | |
(noun)
any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America | ||
| te at | (noun)
the small projection of a mammary gland | mamilla, mammilla, nipple, pap, tit |
| te lltale | (adj)
disclosing unintentionally something concealed | revealing, telling |
(noun)
someone who gossips indiscreetly | blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale | |
| ti kka | ||
| ti tillate | (verb)
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements | tickle, vellicate |
(verb)
excite pleasurably or erotically | ||
| ti tivate | (verb)
make neat, smart, or trim | slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, tittivate |
| va le | (noun)
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river | valley |
| va let | (noun)
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer | gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man |
(verb)
serve as a personal attendant to | ||
| va lve | (noun)
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it | |
(noun)
device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone | ||
(noun)
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid | ||
(noun)
the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs | ||
(noun)
one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods | ||
| ve al | (noun)
meat from a calf | veau |
| vi al | (noun)
a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) | ampoule, ampul, ampule, phial |
| vi lla | (noun)
detached or semidetached suburban house | |
(noun)
country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard | ||
(noun)
pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds | ||
| vi tal | (adj)
urgently needed; absolutely necessary | critical |
(adj)
performing an essential function in the living body | life-sustaining | |
(adj)
full of spirit; full of life | lively | |
(adj)
manifesting or characteristic of life | ||
| vi tiate | (verb)
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert |
(verb)
make imperfect | deflower, impair, mar, spoil | |
(verb)
take away the legal force of or render ineffective | invalidate, void |
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