Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter O with outer letters A, C, D, H, I, R. The puzzle contains 51 words worth 218 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 9 letters. To reach Genius you need 153 points; Queen Bee requires all 218 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.

• radicchio^†  (RA9)
• accord  (AC6)
• achoo  (AC5)
• arco  (AR4)
• ardor  (AR5)
• cacao  (CA5)
• cardio  (CA6)
• cardioid  (CA8)
• chador  (CH6)
• choir  (CH5)
• chord  (CH5)
• ciao  (CI4)
• coach  (CO5)
• coca  (CO4)
• cocci  (CO5)
• cochair  (CO7)
• cocoa  (CO5)
• coda  (CO4)
• coho  (CO4)
• coir  (CO4)
• cord  (CO4)
• corrida  (CO7)
• corridor  (CO8)
• croc  (CR4)
• croci  (CR5)
• dodo  (DO4)
• doodad  (DO6)
• door  (DO4)
• dorado  (DO6)
• droid  (DR5)
• hairdo  (HA6)
• hoar  (HO4)
• hoard  (HO5)
• hooch  (HO5)
• hood  (HO4)
• hoodoo  (HO6)
• hoorah  (HO6)
• hora  (HO4)
• horrid  (HO6)
• horror  (HO6)
• ichor  (IC5)
• odor  (OD4)
• orca  (OR4)
• orchard  (OR7)
• orchid  (OR6)
• radio  (RA5)
• roach  (RO5)
• road  (RO4)
• roar  (RO4)
• rococo  (RO6)
• rood  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

• radicchio^† (noun): A cultivar of chicory (Cichorium intybus var. foliosum) with red leaves and a slightly bitter taste, eaten as a salad vegetable or grilled.
• accord (noun): Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
• achoo (interjection): The sound of a sneeze.
• arco (adverb): A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
• ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
• cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
• cardio (adjective): Cardiovascular; pertaining to the health of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
• cardioid (noun): An epicycloid with exactly one cusp; the plane curve with polar equation ρ = 1 + cos θ {\displaystyle \rho =1+\cos \,\theta } - approximately heart-shaped
• chador (noun): A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.
• choir (noun): A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
• chord (noun): A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
• ciao (interjection): hello, hi.
• coach (noun): A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
• coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
• cocci (noun): plural of coccus
• cochair (noun): Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs.
• cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
• coda (noun): A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
• coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
• coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
• cord (noun): A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
• corrida (noun): a bullfight
• corridor (noun): A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
• croc (noun): A crocodile.
• croci (noun): plural of crocus
• dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
• 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).
• hairdo (noun): A hairstyle.
• hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
• hoard (noun): A hidden supply or fund.
• hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
• hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
• hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
• hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
• hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
• horrid (adjective): Bristling, rough, rugged.
• horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
• ichor (noun): The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
• odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
• orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
• orchard (noun): A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
• orchid (noun): A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
• radio (noun): The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
• roach (noun): Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Species in the genus Rutilus, especially: The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
• 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.
• rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
• rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.