NYT Spelling Bee Words List

simple past and past participle of aah

present participle and gerund of aah

Alternative form of argh.

Elongated form of argh.

Elongated form of argh.

Musa textilis, a species of banana tree native to the Philippines grown for its textile, rope- and papermaking fibre.

plural of abacus

Towards the back or rear; backwards.

Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.

Alternative spelling of abaca.

An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.

Alternative form of abampere.

To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.

Having given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.

present participle and gerund of abandon

Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.

Capable of being abated.

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.

simple past and past participle of abate

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.

present participle and gerund of abate

a person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.

Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal.

Alternative form of abaxial.

Synonym of aba.

Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in…

The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.

Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess.

The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.

To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.

simple past and past participle of abdicate

The fat surrounding the belly.

To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct.

simple past and past participle of abduce

On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90° or 270° relative.

In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.

Any of the various honeysuckles of the genus Abelia.

To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.

The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.

An abetment.

simple past and past participle of abet

A unit of capacitance equal to one billion (10⁹) farads, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units

To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.

To endure without yielding; to withstand.

simple past and past participle of abide

Continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.

A lady's maid.

Suitableness.

Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms.

Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter.

Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.

To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.

A material that ablates, vaporizes, wears away, burns off, erodes, or abrades.

The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation, distinct from the phonetic influence of a…

Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.

Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.

To send abroad.

In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.