NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 30, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, k, l |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 163 points |
| Genius Level | 114 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 17 |
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | - | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×14 CI×1 CL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | |
| E | |
| H | HE×9 HI×7 |
| I | |
| K | |
| L | LE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHE×3 CHI×11 CIC×1 CLI×2 |
|---|---|
| D | |
| E | |
| H | HEC×3 HEE×4 HEL×2 HIC×1 HID×1 HIE×1 HIK×2 HIL×2 |
| I | |
| K | |
| L | LEC×1 LEE×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch... | CH5 | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Having a pattern of checks; checkered. |
| ch... | CH5 | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch... | CH5 | A young bird. |
| ch.... | CH6 | The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum |
| ch... | CH5 | To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chide |
| ch... | CH5 | A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). |
| ch....... † | CH9 | Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless. |
| ch... | CH5 | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| ch... | CH5 | A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Cooled. |
| ci..... | CI7 | Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish. |
| cl.... | CL6 | Alternative form of cliché |
| cl..... | CL7 | Alternative spelling of clichéd |
| he.. | HE4 | Hell. |
| he.... | HE6 | To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. |
| he..... | HE7 | simple past tense and past participle of heckle |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. |
| 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 | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| hi... | HI5 | simple past tense and past participle of hike |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.... | HI6 | simple past tense and past participle of hill |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| le..... | LE7 | simple past tense and past participle of leech |
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.
- check (CH5)
- checked (CH7)
- cheek (CH5)
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chick (CH5)
- chicle (CH6)
- chide (CH5)
- chided (CH6)
- child (CH5)
- childlike† (CH9)
- chili (CH5)
- chill (CH5)
- chilled (CH7)
- cichlid (CI7)
- cliche (CL6)
- cliched (CL7)
- heck (HE4)
- heckle (HE6)
- heckled (HE7)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hick (HI4)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- hike (HI4)
- hiked (HI5)
- hill (HI4)
- hilled (HI6)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- leeched (LE7)
Answer Definitions
- check (noun): A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- checked (adjective): Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
- cheek (noun): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chick (noun): A young bird.
- chicle (noun): The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
- chide (verb): To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- chided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chide
- child (noun): A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- childlike† (adjective): Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
- chili (noun): The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- chill (noun): A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- chilled (adjective): Cooled.
- cichlid (noun): Any of many tropical fish, of the family Cichlidae, popular as aquarium fish.
- cliche (noun): Alternative form of cliché
- cliched (adjective): Alternative spelling of clichéd
- heck (interjection): Hell.
- heckle (verb): To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
- heckled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heckle
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hick (noun): An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- 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
- hike (noun): A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
- hiked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hike
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hill
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- leeched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of leech