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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.

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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.

• analytic^†  (AN8)
• analytical^†  (AN10)
• analytically^†  (AN12)
• titanically^†  (TI11)
• anal  (AN4)
• anally  (AN6)
• annal  (AN5)
• anti  (AN4)
• antic  (AN5)
• attain  (AT6)
• canal  (CA5)
• cancan  (CA6)
• canna  (CA5)
• cannily  (CA7)
• canny  (CA5)
• cant  (CA4)
• cantata  (CA7)
• cantina  (CA7)
• clan  (CL4)
• clinic  (CL6)
• clinical  (CL8)
• clinically  (CL10)
• clinician  (CL9)
• cyan  (CY4)
• cynic  (CY5)
• cynical  (CY7)
• cynically  (CY9)
• inanity  (IN7)
• incant  (IN6)
• initial  (IN7)
• initially  (IN9)
• inlay  (IN5)
• intact  (IN6)
• lain  (LA4)
• lanai  (LA5)
• lantana  (LA7)
• lint  (LI4)
• linty  (LI5)
• litany  (LI6)
• naan  (NA4)
• nail  (NA4)
• nana  (NA4)
• nanny  (NA5)
• natal  (NA5)
• natality  (NA8)
• natant  (NA6)
• nattily  (NA7)
• natty  (NA5)
• niacin  (NI6)
• ninny  (NI5)
• tactician  (TA9)
• taint  (TA5)
• tannic  (TA6)
• tannin  (TA6)
• tinct  (TI5)
• tinily  (TI6)
• tinny  (TI5)
• tint  (TI4)
• tiny  (TI4)
• titan  (TI5)
• titanic  (TI7)

Answer Definitions

• analytic^† (adjective): Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to analytics.
• analytical^† (adjective): Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts
• analytically^† (adverb): In an analytical manner.
• titanically^† (adverb): To a titanic extent.
• anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
• anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
• annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
• anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
• antic (adjective): Playful, funny, absurd.
• attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
• canal (noun): An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
• cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
• canna (noun): Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
• cannily (adverb): In a canny manner.
• canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
• cant (noun): An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
• cantata (noun): A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
• cantina (noun): A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
• clan (noun): A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
• clinic (noun): A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
• clinical (adjective): Dealing with the practical management of patients, in practice at the point of care; as contrasted with other health care venues (see clinical medicine for more explanation).
• clinically (adverb): In a clinical manner; dispassionately or analytically.
• clinician (noun): Any healthcare practitioner working at the point of care, in clinical practice (e.g., physicians in clinical medicine, nurses in nursing practice, or allied health providers in practice).
• cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
• cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
• cynical (adjective): Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
• cynically (adverb): in a cynical manner
• inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
• incant (verb): To state solemnly, to chant.
• initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
• initially (adverb): At the beginning.
• inlay (verb): To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design.
• intact (adjective): Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
• lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
• lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
• lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
• linty (adjective): Covered with lint.
• litany (noun): A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
• naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
• nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
• nana (noun): A banana.
• nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
• natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
• natality (noun): The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
• natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
• nattily (adverb): In a natty manner.
• natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
• niacin (noun): A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
• ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
• tactician (noun): A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
• taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
• tannic (adjective): Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
• tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
• tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
• tinily (adverb): In a tiny way.
• tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
• tint (noun): A slight coloring.
• tiny (adjective): Very small.
• titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
• titanic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.