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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.

• acridly^†  (AC7)
• radically^†  (RA9)
• acidly  (AC6)
• acrylic  (AC7)
• acyclic  (AC7)
• airily  (AI6)
• allay  (AL5)
• ally  (AL4)
• aril  (AR4)
• call  (CA4)
• calla  (CA5)
• carryall  (CA8)
• cilia  (CI5)
• clad  (CL4)
• clay  (CL4)
• cyclic  (CY6)
• cyclical  (CY8)
• cyclically  (CY10)
• daily  (DA5)
• dally  (DA5)
• daylily  (DA7)
• dial  (DI4)
• diddly  (DI6)
• dill  (DI4)
• dilly  (DI5)
• dillydally  (DI10)
• drill  (DR5)
• dryly  (DR5)
• icily  (IC5)
• idly  (ID4)
• idyl  (ID4)
• idyll  (ID5)
• idyllic  (ID7)
• idyllically  (ID11)
• iliac  (IL5)
• illy  (IL4)
• lacy  (LA4)
• lady  (LA4)
• laic  (LA4)
• laical  (LA6)
• laid  (LA4)
• lair  (LA4)
• lard  (LA4)
• liar  (LI4)
• lilac  (LI5)
• lily  (LI4)
• lira  (LI4)
• lyric  (LY5)
• lyrical  (LY7)
• lyrically  (LY9)
• racial  (RA6)
• racially  (RA8)
• racily  (RA6)
• radial  (RA6)
• radially  (RA8)
• radical  (RA7)
• rail  (RA4)
• railcar  (RA7)
• rally  (RA5)
• rial  (RI4)
• rill  (RI4)
• riyal  (RI5)

Answer Definitions

• acridly^† (adverb): In a harsh or corrosive manner.
• radically^† (adverb): In a radical manner; fundamentally; very.
• acidly (adverb): sourly; tartly
• acrylic (adjective): Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
• acyclic (adjective): Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
• airily (adverb): In an airy manner.
• allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
• ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
• aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
• call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
• calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
• carryall (noun): A large bag; a holdall
• cilia (noun): plural of cilium
• clad (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clothe
• clay (noun): A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
• cyclic (adjective): Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
• cyclical (adjective): recurring at regular intervals
• cyclically (adverb): In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
• daily (adjective): That occurs every day, or at least every working day
• dally (verb): To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
• daylily (noun): Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
• dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
• diddly (noun): A small amount of no worth.
• dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
• dilly (adjective): Redolent of dill (the herb).
• dillydally (verb): Alternative spelling of dilly-dally
• drill (verb): To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
• dryly (adverb): In a dry manner.
• icily (adverb): In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
• idly (adverb): Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
• idyl (noun): Alternative spelling of idyll
• idyll (noun): Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
• idyllic (adjective): Of or pertaining to idylls.
• idyllically (adverb): In an idyllic manner.
• iliac (adjective): Relating to the ilium.
• illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
• lacy (adjective): Made of lace or decorated with it.
• lady (noun): The mistress of a household.
• laic (noun): A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
• laical (adjective): Of or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople (laity).
• laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
• lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
• lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
• liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
• lilac (noun): A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
• lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
• lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
• lyric (adjective): Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
• lyrical (adjective): Appropriate for or suggestive of singing.
• lyrically (adverb): In a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing or speaking; in a lyrical manner.
• racial (adjective): Of or relating to a race (or a people).
• racially (adverb): Relating to race.
• racily (adverb): In a racy manner.
• radial (adjective): Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
• radially (adverb): In a radial manner, outward from a center.
• radical (adjective): Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
• rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
• railcar (noun): A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
• rally (noun): A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
• rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
• rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
• riyal (noun): The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.