NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 14, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, h, k, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 81 points |
| Genius Level | 57 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |
| F | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| H | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×1 FO×3 FR×1 |
| H | HA×3 HO×6 |
| K | |
| O | OK×1 |
| R | RO×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×1 AFR×1 ARR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FAR×1 FOR×3 FRA×1 |
| H | HAR×2 HAY×1 HOA×2 HOO×2 HOR×2 |
| K | |
| O | OKR×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROO×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo... | FO5 | A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To listen attentively. |
| ha... | HA5 | To plunder, pillage, assault. |
| ha..... † | HA7 | A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A white or greyish-white colour. |
| ho... | HO5 | White, whitish, or greyish-white. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hurrah |
| ho.... | HO6 | Used to express approval, joy or victory. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| ok.. | OK4 | The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. |
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.
- afar (AF4)
- affray (AF6)
- afro (AF4)
- array (AR5)
- arroyo (AR6)
- farro (FA5)
- fora (FO4)
- foray (FO5)
- fork (FO4)
- fray (FR4)
- hark (HA4)
- harry (HA5)
- hayfork† (HA7)
- hoar (HO4)
- hoary (HO5)
- hoorah (HO6)
- hooray (HO6)
- hora (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- okra (OK4)
- roar (RO4)
- roof (RO4)
- rook (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- foray (noun): A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
- fork (noun): Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- hark (verb): To listen attentively.
- harry (verb): To plunder, pillage, assault.
- hayfork† (noun): A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
- hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
- hoary (adjective): White, whitish, or greyish-white.
- hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
- hooray (interjection): Used to express approval, joy or victory.
- hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- okra (noun): The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- rook (noun): A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.