NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 23, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 153 points |
| Genius Level | 107 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| W | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 13 | Σ | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | |
|---|---|
| E | EI×3 |
| G | GH×1 |
| H | HE×6 HI×3 |
| I | |
| T | TE×3 TH×2 TI×3 |
| W | WE×4 WH×6 WI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | |
|---|---|
| E | EIG×3 |
| G | GHE×1 |
| H | HED×2 HEE×2 HEI×1 HEW×1 HID×1 HIE×1 HIG×1 |
| I | |
| T | TEE×3 THE×1 THI×1 TIG×1 TIT×2 |
| W | WEI×4 WHE×4 WHI×2 WID×1 WIG×1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ei... | EI5 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8. |
| ei.... | EI6 | The ordinal form of the number eight. |
| ei....... | EI9 | The ordinal form of the number eighty. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| he... | HE5 | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hedge |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.... | HE6 | The distance from the base of something to the top. |
| he... | HE5 | past participle of hew |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hi.. | HI4 | Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tithe |
| we... | WE5 | To determine the weight of an object. |
| we..... | WE7 | simple past tense and past participle of weigh |
| 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...... † | WE8 | simple past tense and past participle of weight |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh..... | WH7 | (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wh... | WH5 | Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. |
| wi... | WI5 | The state of being wide. |
| wi... | WI5 | A living creature, especially a human being. |
| 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.
- eight (EI5)
- eighth (EI6)
- eightieth (EI9)
- ghee (GH4)
- hedge (HE5)
- hedged (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- height (HE6)
- hewed (HE5)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- high (HI4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- thee (TH4)
- thigh (TH5)
- tight (TI5)
- tithe (TI5)
- tithed (TI6)
- weigh (WE5)
- weighed (WE7)
- weight (WE6)
- weighted† (WE8)
- whee (WH4)
- whet (WH4)
- whetted (WH7)
- whew (WH4)
- whit (WH4)
- white (WH5)
- width (WI5)
- wight (WI5)
- with (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- eight (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8.
- eighth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eight.
- eightieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eighty.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- hedge (noun): A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- hedged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hedge
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- height (noun): The distance from the base of something to the top.
- hewed (verb): past participle of hew
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- high (adjective): Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- tithed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tithe
- weigh (verb): To determine the weight of an object.
- weighed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weigh
- 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).
- weighted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weight
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whetted (adjective): (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- white (adjective): Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- width (noun): The state of being wide.
- wight (noun): A living creature, especially a human being.
- with (preposition): Against.