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Today's NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Thursday, May 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.
Today's Spelling Bee features 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 21 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, is 95 points. Today's Puzzle isn'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 × 4: |
M × 3: |
T × 2: |
W × 11: |
Y × 1: |
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 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| M | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| T | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| W | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Sum | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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|---|---|---|
| mo torway | (noun)
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | expressway, freeway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ar row | (noun)
a mark to indicate a direction or relation | pointer |
(noun)
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| ar rowroot | (noun)
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(noun)
| Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant | |
(noun)
| Canna edulis, Canna indica, achira, indian shot | |
| aw ay | (adj)
not present; having left | |
(adj)
used of an opponent's ground | ||
(adj)
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter | outside | |
(adv)
from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) | forth, off | |
(adv)
from one's possession | out | |
(adv)
| aside | |
(adv)
out of existence | ||
(adv)
at a distance in space or time | off | |
(adv)
indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily | ||
(adv)
so as to be removed or gotten rid of | ||
(adv)
freely or at will | ||
(adv)
in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping) | ||
(adv)
in a different direction | aside | |
(adv)
in reserve; not for immediate use | aside, by | |
| aw ry | (adj)
turned or twisted toward one side | askew, cockeyed, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky |
(adj)
not functioning properly | amiss, haywire, wrong | |
(adv)
away from the correct or expected course | amiss | |
(adv)
turned or twisted to one side | askew, skew-whiff | |
| ma rrow | (noun)
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones | |
(noun)
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh | ||
(noun)
| ||
(noun)
large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins | ||
(noun)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | |
| mo rrow | (noun)
the next day | |
| to morrow | (noun)
the day after today | |
(noun)
the near future | ||
(adv)
the next day, the day after, following the present day | ||
| tr amway | (noun)
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers | ropeway, tram |
(noun)
the track on which trams or streetcars run | streetcar track, tramline | |
| wa rm | (adj)
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat | |
(adj)
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(adj)
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(adj)
freshly made or left | strong | |
(adj)
easily aroused or excited | quick | |
(adj)
characterized by strong enthusiasm | ardent | |
(adj)
characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement | ||
(adj)
uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble | ||
(adj)
of a seeker; near to the object sought | ||
(verb)
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(verb)
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(adv)
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| wa rt | (noun)
any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) | |
(noun)
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(noun)
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus | verruca | |
| wa rty | (adj)
(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts | verrucose, wartlike |
| wa ry | (adj)
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence | |
(adj)
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting | |
| wa tt | (noun)
a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm | W |
| wo ot | ||
| wo rm | (noun)
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae | |
(noun)
a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | dirt ball, insect, louse | |
(noun)
a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network | ||
(noun)
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(verb)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | squirm, twist, wrestle, wriggle, writhe | |
| wo rmy | (adj)
infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms | vermiculate, worm-eaten |
(adj)
totally submissive | cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike | |
| wo rry | (noun)
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | concern, headache, vexation |
(noun)
a strong feeling of anxiety | trouble | |
(verb)
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy | ||
(verb)
be concerned with | care | |
(verb)
disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress | vex | |
(verb)
be on the mind of | concern, interest, occupy | |
(verb)
lacerate by biting | ||
(verb)
touch or rub constantly | ||
| wo rrywart | (noun)
thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | fuss-budget, fusspot, worrier |
| wo rt | (noun)
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(noun)
unfermented or fermenting malt | ||
| ya rrow | (noun)
ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America | Achillea millefolium, milfoil |
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Definitions are sourced from the Open English WordNet released under the CC-BY 4.0 license.