NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 9, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, h, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 139 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| N | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 | Σ | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×4 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HE×1 HI×3 |
| I | |
| K | KE×2 KI×8 KN×2 |
| N | NE×2 NI×1 |
| T | TH×4 TI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHE×2 CHI×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HEC×1 HIC×1 HIK×1 HIT×1 |
| I | |
| K | KEE×1 KET×1 KIC×1 KIN×2 KIT×5 KNE×1 KNI×1 |
| N | NEC×2 NIC×1 |
| T | THI×4 TIC×2 TIK×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch... | CH5 | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| 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... | CH5 | A young bird. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young. |
| he.. | HE4 | Hell. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| hi....... | HI9 | To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ke... | KE5 | A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. |
| ki..... | KI7 | Relating to motion |
| ki.. | KI4 | To laugh loudly. |
| ki..... † | KI7 | A room or area for preparing food. |
| ki......... † | KI11 | small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room |
| ki.. | KI4 | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| ki.. | KI4 | Friends and acquaintances. |
| ki.... | KI6 | A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn.. | KN4 | To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne..... | NE7 | A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie. |
| ni.. | NI4 | A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. |
| th... | TH5 | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| th..... † | TH7 | To make thicker (in the sense of wider). |
| th..... | TH7 | A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse. |
| th... | TH5 | To ponder, to go over in one's head. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| ti.... | TI6 | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. |
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)
- cheek (CH5)
- chick (CH5)
- chicken (CH7)
- heck (HE4)
- hick (HI4)
- hike (HI4)
- hitchhike (HI9)
- keen (KE4)
- ketch (KE5)
- kick (KI4)
- kinetic (KI7)
- kink (KI4)
- kitchen† (KI7)
- kitchenette† (KI11)
- kite (KI4)
- kith (KI4)
- kitten (KI6)
- knee (KN4)
- knit (KN4)
- neck (NE4)
- necktie (NE7)
- nick (NI4)
- thick (TH5)
- thicken† (TH7)
- thicket (TH7)
- think (TH5)
- tick (TI4)
- ticket (TI6)
- tiki (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- check (noun): A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- cheek (noun): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- chick (noun): A young bird.
- chicken (noun): A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.
- heck (interjection): Hell.
- hick (noun): An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- hike (noun): A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
- hitchhike (verb): To try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road, generally by either sticking out one's finger or thumb or holding a sign with one's stated destination.
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- ketch (noun): A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
- kick (verb): To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- kinetic (adjective): Relating to motion
- kink (verb): To laugh loudly.
- kitchen† (noun): A room or area for preparing food.
- kitchenette† (noun): small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room
- kite (noun): A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- kith (noun): Friends and acquaintances.
- kitten (noun): A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- knit (verb): To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- necktie (noun): A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie.
- nick (noun): A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- thick (adjective): Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
- thicken† (verb): To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- thicket (noun): A dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
- think (verb): To ponder, to go over in one's head.
- tick (noun): A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- ticket (noun): A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.
- tiki (noun): Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.