NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 22, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, f, g, h, i, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 73 points |
| Genius Level | 51 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- 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.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| G | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| H | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×1 DO×5 |
|---|---|
| F | FO×2 |
| G | GO×4 |
| H | HO×6 |
| I | ID×1 |
| O | |
| T | TO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIT×1 DOD×1 DOF×1 DOG×2 DOT×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FOO×2 |
| G | GOD×1 GOO×2 GOT×1 |
| H | HOO×4 HOT×2 |
| I | IDI×1 |
| O | |
| T | TOO×2 |
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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do...... † | DO8 | A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters. |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| go..... | GO7 | Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God. |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative spelling of hot dog |
| ho..... | HO7 | The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
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.
- ditto (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doff (DO4)
- dogfight† (DO8)
- doggo (DO5)
- doth (DO4)
- food (FO4)
- foot (FO4)
- godhood (GO7)
- good (GO4)
- goof (GO4)
- goth (GO4)
- hood (HO4)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hoof (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotdog (HO6)
- hotfoot (HO7)
- idiot (ID5)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- dogfight† (noun): A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- godhood (noun): Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God.
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- 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.
- hoof (noun): The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotdog (noun): Alternative spelling of hot dog
- hotfoot (noun): The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.