Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter N with outer letters A, E, L, M, T, Y. The puzzle contains 70 words worth 350 points, including 2 pangrams. The longest word is 11 letters. To reach Genius you need 245 points; Queen Bee requires all 350 points. Today is a bingo — every letter starts at least one word. Compared with the eight-year average of about 183 points per puzzle, this is a larger-than-average day.

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Table of Contents

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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.

• elementally^†  (EL11)
• mentally^†  (ME8)
• amen  (AM4)
• anal  (AN4)
• anally  (AN6)
• annal  (AN5)
• anneal  (AN6)
• ante  (AN4)
• antenatal  (AN9)
• antenna  (AN7)
• antennae  (AN8)
• eaten  (EA5)
• elan  (EL4)
• element  (EL7)
• elemental  (EL9)
• emanate  (EM7)
• enamel  (EN6)
• enema  (EN5)
• enemy  (EN5)
• entente  (EN7)
• lament  (LA6)
• lane  (LA4)
• lantana  (LA7)
• laten  (LA5)
• latent  (LA6)
• latently  (LA8)
• layman  (LA6)
• laymen  (LA6)
• lean  (LE4)
• leanly  (LE6)
• leant  (LE5)
• lent  (LE4)
• manatee  (MA7)
• mane  (MA4)
• manly  (MA5)
• manna  (MA5)
• manta  (MA5)
• mantel  (MA6)
• mantle  (MA6)
• many  (MA4)
• mean  (ME4)
• meanly  (ME6)
• meant  (ME5)
• meany  (ME5)
• mental  (ME6)
• mentee  (ME6)
• myna  (MY4)
• naan  (NA4)
• name  (NA4)
• namely  (NA6)
• nana  (NA4)
• nanny  (NA5)
• natal  (NA5)
• natant  (NA6)
• natty  (NA5)
• neat  (NE4)
• neaten  (NE6)
• neatly  (NE6)
• nene  (NE4)
• nettle  (NE6)
• netty  (NE5)
• talent  (TA6)
• teen  (TE4)
• teeny  (TE5)
• tenant  (TE6)
• tenement  (TE8)
• tenet  (TE5)
• tent  (TE4)
• yenta  (YE5)
• yente  (YE5)

Answer Definitions

• elementally^† (adverb): in an elemental manner
• mentally^† (adverb): In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
• amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
• 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.
• anneal (verb): To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
• ante (noun): A price or cost, as in up the ante.
• antenatal (adjective): occurring or existing before birth
• antenna (noun): A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
• antennae (noun): plural of antenna
• eaten (verb): past participle of eat
• elan (noun): Uncommon spelling of élan.
• element (noun): One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
• elemental (adjective): Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
• emanate (verb): To come from a source; issue from.
• enamel (noun): An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
• enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
• enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
• entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
• lament (noun): An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
• lane (noun): A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
• lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
• laten (verb): To grow late; become later.
• latent (adjective): Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
• latently (adverb): In a latent manner
• layman (noun): Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
• laymen (noun): plural of layman
• lean (verb): To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
• leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
• leant (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lean
• lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
• manatee (noun): Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
• mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
• manly (adjective): Having the characteristics of a man.
• manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
• manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
• mantel (noun): The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney.
• mantle (noun): A piece of clothing somewhat like an open robe or cloak, especially that worn by Orthodox bishops.
• many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
• mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
• meanly (adverb): Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
• meant (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mean
• meany (noun): Alternative spelling of meanie.
• mental (adjective): Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. Of or relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional activity.
• mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
• myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
• naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
• name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
• namely (adverb): Specifically; that is to say.
• nana (noun): A banana.
• nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
• natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
• natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
• natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
• neat (adjective): Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
• neaten (verb): To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
• neatly (adverb): In a neat manner.
• nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
• nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
• netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
• talent (noun): A marked natural ability or skill.
• teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
• teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
• tenant (noun): One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
• tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
• tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
• tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
• yenta (noun): A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
• yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta