Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter L with outer letters G, H, I, N, T, Y. The puzzle contains 43 words worth 245 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 12 letters. To reach Genius you need 172 points; Queen Bee requires all 245 points. Today is not a bingo — at least one letter starts no words. Compared with the eight-year average of about 184 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.

• nightly^†  (NI7)
• giggling  (GI8)
• giggly  (GI6)
• gill  (GI4)
• gilling  (GI7)
• gilt  (GI4)
• glint  (GL5)
• glinting  (GL8)
• highlight  (HI9)
• highlighting  (HI12)
• highly  (HI6)
• hill  (HI4)
• hilling  (HI7)
• hilly  (HI5)
• hilt  (HI4)
• illy  (IL4)
• light  (LI5)
• lighting  (LI8)
• lightly  (LI7)
• lightning  (LI9)
• lilt  (LI4)
• lilting  (LI7)
• lily  (LI4)
• lining  (LI6)
• lint  (LI4)
• linty  (LI5)
• lying  (LY5)
• niggling  (NI8)
• niggly  (NI6)
• nightlight  (NI10)
• ninthly  (NI7)
• thinly  (TH6)
• tightly  (TI7)
• tiling  (TI6)
• till  (TI4)
• tilling  (TI7)
• tilt  (TI4)
• tilth  (TI5)
• tilting  (TI7)
• tingling  (TI8)
• tingly  (TI6)
• tinily  (TI6)
• titling  (TI7)

Answer Definitions

• nightly^† (adjective): Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
• giggling (verb): present participle of giggle
• giggly (adjective): Prone to giggling.
• gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
• gilling (verb): present participle of gill
• gilt (noun): Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating.
• glint (noun): A short flash of light.
• glinting (verb): present participle of glint
• highlight (noun): An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
• highlighting (verb): present participle of highlight
• highly (adverb): In a high or esteemed manner.
• hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
• hilling (noun): The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
• hilly (adjective): Abundant in hills; having many hills.
• hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
• illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
• light (noun): Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
• lighting (noun): The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
• lightly (adverb): In a light manner.
• lightning (noun): A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
• lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
• lilting (adjective): Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
• lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
• lining (noun): A covering for the inside surface of something.
• lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
• linty (adjective): Covered with lint.
• lying (verb): present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”).
• niggling (verb): present participle of niggle
• niggly (adjective): Petty, irritating, or difficult to resolve.
• nightlight (noun): a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight
• ninthly (adverb): In the ninth place; ninth in a row.
• thinly (adverb): In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly.
• tightly (adverb): In a tight manner.
• tiling (noun): A covering of tiles.
• till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
• tilling (verb): present participle of till
• tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
• tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
• tilting (verb): present participle of tilt
• tingling (noun): A tingling sensation; pins and needles.
• tingly (adjective): Producing or feeling tingles.
• tinily (adverb): In a tiny way.
• titling (verb): present participle of title