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1. Spelling Bee Grid
2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
5. Today's Complete Solution
6. 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.

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

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 (^†).

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.

• habitual^†  (HA8)
• halibut^†  (HA7)
• abut  (AB4)
• alit  (AL4)
• atilt  (AT5)
• baht  (BA4)
• bait  (BA4)
• bath  (BA4)
• bathtub  (BA7)
• blat  (BL4)
• built  (BU5)
• butt  (BU4)
• habit  (HA5)
• habitat  (HA7)
• halt  (HA4)
• hath  (HA4)
• hatha  (HA5)
• hiatal  (HI6)
• hilt  (HI4)
• lath  (LA4)
• lilt  (LI4)
• tabla  (TA5)
• tail  (TA4)
• tali  (TA4)
• tall  (TA4)
• tallit  (TA6)
• taut  (TA4)
• that  (TH4)
• tibia  (TI5)
• tibial  (TI6)
• till  (TI4)
• tilt  (TI4)
• tilth  (TI5)
• tuba  (TU4)
• tubal  (TU5)
• tutti  (TU5)
• tutu  (TU4)

Answer Definitions

• habitual^† (adjective): Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
• halibut^† (noun): A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
• abut (verb): To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)
• alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
• atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
• baht (noun): The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
• bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
• bath (noun): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
• bathtub (noun): A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).
• blat (verb): To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat.
• built (adjective): well-built, muscular or toned.
• butt (noun): The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end The buttocks .
• habit (noun): An action performed on a regular basis.
• habitat (noun): Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
• halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
• hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
• hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
• hiatal (adjective): Relating to a hiatus.
• hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
• lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
• lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
• tabla (noun): A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
• tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
• tali (noun): plural of talus
• tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
• tallit (noun): A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
• taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
• that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
• tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
• tibial (adjective): Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
• till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
• tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
• tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
• tuba (noun): A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
• tubal (adjective): Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one
• tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
• tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.