NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 2, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, k, l, o, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 111 points |
| Genius Level | 78 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| W | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Σ | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AR×2 AW×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DO×2 DR×2 |
| K | KO×2 |
| L | LA×2 LO×1 |
| O | OK×1 OR×1 |
| R | RA×1 RO×3 |
| W | WA×6 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×1 ARD×1 ARR×1 AWA×1 AWK×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAR×1 DOL×1 DOO×1 DRA×2 |
| K | KOA×1 KOL×1 |
| L | LAR×2 LOA×1 |
| O | OKR×1 ORA×1 |
| R | RAD×1 ROA×3 |
| W | WAL×4 WAR×2 WOR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. |
| ar... | AR5 | Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. |
| ar... | AR5 | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| aw... | AW5 | A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. |
| aw..... | AW7 | In a backwards direction. |
| da.. | DA4 | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| do.... | DO6 | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer. |
| dr... | DR5 | To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently. |
| ko... | KO5 | A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| la.. | LA4 | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A burden; a weight to be carried. |
| ok.. | OK4 | The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ro.. | RO4 | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| ro...... | RO8 | The construction or maintenance done to roads. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa...... | WA8 | Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. |
| wa.... | WA6 | To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman. |
| wa..... | WA7 | A high military officer in a warlike nation. |
| wo...... † | WO8 | The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period |
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.
- allow (AL5)
- ardor (AR5)
- arrow (AR5)
- award (AW5)
- awkward (AW7)
- dark (DA4)
- dollar (DO6)
- doodad (DO6)
- draw (DR4)
- drawl (DR5)
- koala (KO5)
- kola (KO4)
- lard (LA4)
- lark (LA4)
- load (LO4)
- okra (OK4)
- oral (OR4)
- radar (RA5)
- road (RO4)
- roadwork (RO8)
- roar (RO4)
- walk (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- wallaroo (WA8)
- wallow (WA6)
- ward (WA4)
- warlord (WA7)
- workload† (WO8)
Answer Definitions
- allow (verb): To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
- ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- arrow (noun): A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- award (noun): A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
- awkward (adverb): In a backwards direction.
- dark (adjective): Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- dollar (noun): Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- draw (verb): To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer.
- drawl (verb): To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
- koala (noun): A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- kola (noun): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- lark (noun): Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
- okra (noun): The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- roadwork (noun): The construction or maintenance done to roads.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- walk (verb): To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wallaroo (noun): Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
- wallow (verb): To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- ward (noun): A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- warlord (noun): A high military officer in a warlike nation.
- workload† (noun): The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period