NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 31, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, h, i, l, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 104 points |
| Genius Level | 73 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BL×2 BO×9 BR×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×6 |
| I | |
| L | LO×5 |
| O | OI×1 OL×1 |
| R | RO×3 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BLO×2 BOH×1 BOI×1 BOL×2 BOO×5 BRI×1 BRO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HOB×2 HOL×2 HOR×2 |
| I | |
| L | LOB×3 LOL×1 LOR×1 |
| O | OIL×1 OLI×1 |
| R | ROI×2 ROL×1 |
| Y | YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo... | BO5 | A stupid person. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| br.. | BR4 | Vigour or vivacity. |
| br... | BR5 | To cook by direct, radiant heat. |
| ho... | HO5 | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho... | HO5 | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| ho.. | HO4 | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. |
| ho...... † | HO8 | In a horrible way; very badly. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| lo... | LO5 | An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. |
| lo...... | LO8 | Gruel. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo... | LO5 | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods |
| oi.. | OI4 | Relating to or resembling oil. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| ro... | RO5 | muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- blob (BL4)
- blobby (BL6)
- boho (BO4)
- boil (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- booby (BO5)
- boohoo (BO6)
- boor (BO4)
- brio (BR4)
- broil (BR5)
- hobby (HO5)
- hobo (HO4)
- holly (HO5)
- holy (HO4)
- horribly† (HO8)
- horror (HO6)
- lobby (LO5)
- loblolly (LO8)
- lobo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lorry (LO5)
- oily (OI4)
- olio (OL4)
- roil (RO4)
- roily (RO5)
- roll (RO4)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blobby (adjective): Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- booby (noun): A stupid person.
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- brio (noun): Vigour or vivacity.
- broil (verb): To cook by direct, radiant heat.
- hobby (noun): An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- holly (noun): Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- holy (adjective): Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- horribly† (adverb): In a horrible way; very badly.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- lobby (noun): An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- loblolly (noun): Gruel.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lorry (noun): A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods
- oily (adjective): Relating to or resembling oil.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- roily (adjective): muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment)
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.