NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 6, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, h, m, n, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 132 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| M | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| P | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | Σ | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AE×1 AM×1 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HO×5 |
| M | MA×1 ME×1 MO×5 |
| N | NE×1 NO×3 |
| O | OM×1 OO×2 OP×2 |
| P | PE×1 PH×6 PO×10 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AEO×1 AMM×1 ANE×1 ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HOM×2 HON×1 HOO×1 HOP×1 |
| M | MAM×1 MEM×1 MOA×1 MOM×1 MON×1 MOO×1 MOP×1 |
| N | NEO×1 NON×1 NOO×1 NOP×1 |
| O | OME×1 OOM×2 OPA×1 OPE×1 |
| P | PEO×1 PHE×3 PHO×3 POE×1 POM×4 PON×1 POO×2 POP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ae.. | AE4 | Alternative spelling of eon |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| an..... | AN7 | Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. |
| ho....... | HO9 | A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.. | HO4 | To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | No. |
| om.. | OM4 | Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. |
| oo.... | OO6 | Alternative spelling of oom-pah |
| oo... | OO5 | Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout. |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| op.. | OP4 | Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. |
| ph.... | PH6 | Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf. |
| ph....... † | PH9 | plural of phenomenon |
| ph........ | PH10 | A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof. |
| ph... | PH5 | A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. |
| ph..... | PH7 | An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones. |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| po.. | PO4 | A literary piece written in verse. |
| po.. | PO4 | A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po..... | PO7 | Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| po.. | PO4 | A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
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.
- aeon (AE4)
- ammo (AM4)
- anemone (AN7)
- anon (AN4)
- home (HO4)
- homophone (HO9)
- hone (HO4)
- hoop (HO4)
- hope (HO4)
- mammon (MA6)
- memo (ME4)
- moan (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- mope (MO4)
- neon (NE4)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- nope (NO4)
- omen (OM4)
- oompah (OO6)
- oomph (OO5)
- opah (OP4)
- open (OP4)
- peon (PE4)
- phenom (PH6)
- phenomena† (PH9)
- phenomenon (PH10)
- phone (PH5)
- phoneme (PH7)
- phono (PH5)
- poem (PO4)
- pome (PO4)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompano (PO7)
- pompom (PO6)
- pone (PO4)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
Answer Definitions
- aeon (noun): Alternative spelling of eon
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- anemone (noun): Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- home (noun): A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
- homophone (noun): A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- hope (verb): To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- momma (noun): mother
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- mope (verb): To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nope (particle): No.
- omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- oompah (noun): Alternative spelling of oom-pah
- oomph (noun): Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- open (adjective): Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- peon (noun): A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
- phenom (noun): Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
- phenomena† (noun): plural of phenomenon
- phenomenon (noun): A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
- phone (noun): A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
- phoneme (noun): An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- poem (noun): A literary piece written in verse.
- pome (noun): A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompano (noun): Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- pone (noun): A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.