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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.

• billboard^†  (BI9)
• aboard  (AB6)
• aboil  (AB5)
• abroad  (AB6)
• adobo  (AD5)
• aioli  (AI5)
• arbor  (AR5)
• arborio  (AR7)
• ardor  (AR5)
• baobab  (BA6)
• barrio  (BA6)
• blob  (BL4)
• blood  (BL5)
• boar  (BO4)
• board  (BO5)
• boba  (BO4)
• boil  (BO4)
• bola  (BO4)
• bold  (BO4)
• boll  (BO4)
• bollard  (BO7)
• bolo  (BO4)
• boob  (BO4)
• booboo  (BO6)
• boor  (BO4)
• brio  (BR4)
• broad  (BR5)
• broil  (BR5)
• brood  (BR5)
• dildo  (DI5)
• dodo  (DO4)
• doll  (DO4)
• dollar  (DO6)
• dolor  (DO5)
• doodad  (DO6)
• door  (DO4)
• dorado  (DO6)
• droid  (DR5)
• droll  (DR5)
• drool  (DR5)
• idol  (ID4)
• labor  (LA5)
• libido  (LI6)
• load  (LO4)
• lobo  (LO4)
• loll  (LO4)
• lord  (LO4)
• oddball  (OD7)
• odor  (OD4)
• olio  (OL4)
• oral  (OR4)
• radio  (RA5)
• railroad  (RA8)
• road  (RO4)
• roar  (RO4)
• roil  (RO4)
• roll  (RO4)
• rollbar  (RO7)
• rood  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

• billboard^† (noun): A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
• aboard (adverb): On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
• aboil (adjective): In a boil; boiling.
• abroad (adverb): Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
• adobo (noun): A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
• aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
• arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
• arborio (noun): A variety of short-grained starchy rice with a white dot at the center of each grain, commonly used in risotto.
• ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
• baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
• barrio (noun): A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city.
• blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
• blood (noun): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
• boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
• board (noun): A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
• boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
• boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
• bola (noun): A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
• bold (noun): A dwelling; habitation; building.
• boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
• bollard (noun): A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
• bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
• boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
• booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
• boor (noun): A peasant.
• brio (noun): Vigour or vivacity.
• broad (adjective): Wide in extent or scope.
• broil (verb): To cook by direct, radiant heat.
• brood (noun): The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
• dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
• dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
• doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
• dollar (noun): Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
• dolor (noun): Alternative spelling of dolour
• doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
• door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
• dorado (noun): Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
• droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
• droll (adjective): Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
• drool (verb): To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
• idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
• labor (noun): Alternative spelling of labour
• libido (noun): Sexual urges or drives.
• load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
• lobo (noun): A wolf.
• loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
• lord (noun): The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
• oddball (noun): An eccentric or unusual person.
• odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
• olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
• oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
• radio (noun): The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
• railroad (noun): A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
• road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
• roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
• roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
• roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
• rollbar (noun): Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)
• rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.