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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.

• doornail^†  (DO8)
• ordinal^†  (OR7)
• adorn  (AD5)
• aioli  (AI5)
• anal  (AN4)
• andiron  (AN7)
• android  (AN7)
• anion  (AN5)
• annal  (AN5)
• anon  (AN4)
• ardor  (AR5)
• aria  (AR4)
• arid  (AR4)
• aril  (AR4)
• darn  (DA4)
• dial  (DI4)
• dinar  (DI5)
• dollar  (DO6)
• doodad  (DO6)
• dorado  (DO6)
• drain  (DR5)
• inlaid  (IN6)
• inland  (IN6)
• inroad  (IN6)
• laid  (LA4)
• lain  (LA4)
• lair  (LA4)
• lanai  (LA5)
• land  (LA4)
• landlord  (LA8)
• lanolin  (LA7)
• lard  (LA4)
• liar  (LI4)
• lira  (LI4)
• llano  (LL5)
• load  (LO4)
• loan  (LO4)
• naan  (NA4)
• nada  (NA4)
• nadir  (NA5)
• naiad  (NA5)
• nail  (NA4)
• nana  (NA4)
• nodal  (NO5)
• oral  (OR4)
• ordain  (OR6)
• radar  (RA5)
• radial  (RA6)
• radian  (RA6)
• radii  (RA5)
• radio  (RA5)
• radon  (RA5)
• raid  (RA4)
• rail  (RA4)
• railroad  (RA8)
• rain  (RA4)
• rand  (RA4)
• rando  (RA5)
• rani  (RA4)
• rial  (RI4)
• road  (RO4)
• roan  (RO4)
• roar  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

• doornail^† (noun): A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.
• ordinal^† (adjective): Indicating position in a sequence.
• adorn (verb): To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
• aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
• anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
• andiron (noun): A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
• android (noun): A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
• anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
• annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
• anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
• ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
• aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
• arid (adjective): Very dry.
• aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
• darn (adjective): Damn.
• dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
• dinar (noun): The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia.
• 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 $.
• doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
• 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.
• drain (noun): A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
• inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
• inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
• inroad (noun): An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.
• laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
• lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
• lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
• lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
• landlord (noun): A person that leases real property; a lessor.
• lanolin (noun): A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
• 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.
• lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
• llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
• load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
• loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
• naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
• nada (pronoun): Nothing.
• nadir (noun): The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
• naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
• nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
• nana (noun): A banana.
• nodal (adjective): Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
• oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
• ordain (verb): To prearrange unalterably.
• radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
• radial (adjective): Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
• radian (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:radianWikipedia In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad
• radii (noun): plural of radius
• radio (noun): The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
• radon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
• raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
• rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
• railroad (noun): A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
• rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
• rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
• rando (adjective): Random; arbitrary.
• rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
• rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
• 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.
• roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
• roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.