NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 6, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, i, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 106 points |
| Genius Level | 74 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| W | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 19 | Σ | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| G | |
| H | |
| I | |
| L | LI×1 |
| T | TW×7 |
| W | WE×4 WH×9 WI×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| G | |
| H | |
| I | |
| L | LIG×1 |
| T | TWE×2 TWI×5 |
| W | WEI×2 WEL×2 WHE×5 WHI×4 WIG×2 WIL×3 WIT×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| li......... † | LI11 | A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport. |
| tw.. | TW4 | Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. |
| tw... | TW5 | The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle. |
| tw.. | TW4 | A small thin branch of a tree or bush. |
| tw...... | TW8 | The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth. |
| tw.... | TW6 | simple past tense and past participle of twilight |
| tw... | TW5 | A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| we... | WE5 | To determine the weight of an object. |
| we.... | WE6 | The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by). |
| we.. | WE4 | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. |
| we.. | WE4 | To roll; revolve |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh... | WH5 | A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel. |
| wh..... | WH7 | An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh... | WH5 | An uncertain duration of time, a period of time. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wh... | WH5 | Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. |
| wh..... | WH7 | A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife. |
| wi.... | WI6 | To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle. |
| wi... | WI5 | A living creature, especially a human being. |
| wi.. | WI4 | A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi.. | WI4 | To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
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.
- lightweight† (LI11)
- twee (TW4)
- tweet (TW5)
- twig (TW4)
- twilight (TW8)
- twilit (TW6)
- twill (TW5)
- twit (TW4)
- weigh (WE5)
- weight (WE6)
- well (WE4)
- welt (WE4)
- whee (WH4)
- wheel (WH5)
- wheelie (WH7)
- whet (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- while (WH5)
- whit (WH4)
- white (WH5)
- whittle (WH7)
- wiggle (WI6)
- wight (WI5)
- wile (WI4)
- will (WI4)
- wilt (WI4)
- with (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- lightweight† (noun): A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
- twee (adjective): Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
- tweet (noun): The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
- twig (noun): A small thin branch of a tree or bush.
- twilight (noun): The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.
- twilit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of twilight
- twill (noun): A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- weigh (verb): To determine the weight of an object.
- weight (noun): The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).
- well (adverb): Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- welt (verb): To roll; revolve
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- wheel (noun): A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel.
- wheelie (noun): An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- while (noun): An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- white (adjective): Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- whittle (noun): A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
- wiggle (verb): To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; To shake or jiggle.
- wight (noun): A living creature, especially a human being.
- wile (noun): A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- wilt (verb): To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
- with (preposition): Against.