NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 6, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, i, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 219 points |
| Genius Level | 153 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| E | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 |
| O | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| V | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | Σ | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×7 DI×5 DO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EV×3 |
| F | FI×2 |
| I | IV×1 |
| L | LE×4 LI×3 LO×2 |
| O | OL×1 OV×1 |
| V | VE×3 VI×8 VO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×2 DEV×5 DIV×5 DOV×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EVI×1 EVO×2 |
| F | FIV×2 |
| I | IVI×1 |
| L | LEV×4 LIV×3 LOV×2 |
| O | OLI×1 OVO×1 |
| V | VEI×2 VEL×1 VID×2 VIE×1 VIL×2 VIO×1 VIV×2 VOI×3 VOL×1 VOO×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| fi...... † | FI8 | Five times as much or as many. |
| de... | DE5 | To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of delve |
| de... | DE5 | The chief devil; Satan. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of devil |
| de.... | DE6 | Completely without; having none of. |
| de..... | DE7 | To roll (something) down; to unroll. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of devolve |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| do.. | DO4 | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| ev..... | EV7 | Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development. |
| fi.. | FI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 5. |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le..... | LE7 | simple past tense and past participle of level |
| le.... | LE6 | simple past tense and past participle of levy |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li... | LI5 | simple past tense and past participle of live |
| li... | LI5 | Having a dark, bluish appearance. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| lo... | LO5 | simple past tense and past participle of love |
| ol... | OL5 | A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| ov... | OV5 | Shaped like an oval. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Covered by a veil. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries. |
| vi... | VI5 | Television, television show, movie. |
| vi..... | VI7 | simple past tense and past participle of video |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi...... | VI8 | simple past and past participle of vilify |
| vi.. | VI4 | A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
| vi...... | VI8 | simple past tense and past participle of vivify |
| vo.. | VO4 | Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled. |
| vo.... | VO6 | simple past tense and past participle of void |
| vo... | VO5 | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- fivefold† (FI8)
- delve (DE5)
- delved (DE6)
- devil (DE5)
- deviled (DE7)
- devoid (DE6)
- devolve (DE7)
- devolved (DE8)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- dove (DO4)
- evil (EV4)
- evolve (EV6)
- evolved (EV7)
- five (FI4)
- ivied (IV5)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- leveled (LE7)
- levied (LE6)
- live (LI4)
- lived (LI5)
- livid (LI5)
- love (LO4)
- loved (LO5)
- olive (OL5)
- ovoid (OV5)
- veil (VE4)
- veiled (VE6)
- veld (VE4)
- video (VI5)
- videoed (VI7)
- vied (VI4)
- vile (VI4)
- vilified (VI8)
- viol (VI4)
- vivid (VI5)
- vivified (VI8)
- void (VO4)
- voided (VO6)
- voile (VO5)
- vole (VO4)
- voodoo (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- fivefold† (adjective): Five times as much or as many.
- delve (verb): To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.
- delved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delve
- devil (proper noun): The chief devil; Satan.
- deviled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of devil
- devoid (adjective): Completely without; having none of.
- devolve (verb): To roll (something) down; to unroll.
- devolved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of devolve
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- dove (noun): A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- evolved (adjective): Having arisen through a process of evolution or iterative development.
- five (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 5.
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- leveled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of level
- levied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of levy
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- lived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of live
- livid (adjective): Having a dark, bluish appearance.
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- loved (verb): simple past tense and past participle of love
- olive (noun): A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- ovoid (adjective): Shaped like an oval.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- veiled (adjective): Covered by a veil.
- veld (noun): The open grassland or pastureland of South Africa and neighbouring countries.
- video (noun): Television, television show, movie.
- videoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of video
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- vilified (verb): simple past and past participle of vilify
- viol (noun): A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.
- vivified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vivify
- void (adjective): Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
- voided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of void
- voile (noun): A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.
- voodoo (noun): Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.