NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 3, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, i, m, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 90 points |
| Genius Level | 63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 13 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×1 FO×4 |
|---|---|
| I | IT×1 |
| M | MI×1 MO×5 |
| O | OM×1 |
| R | RI×2 RO×3 |
| T | TI×1 TO×7 TR×4 TY×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIF×1 FOO×1 FOR×3 |
|---|---|
| I | ITT×1 |
| M | MIT×1 MOO×1 MOR×1 MOT×3 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| R | RIF×1 RIO×1 ROO×1 ROT×2 |
| T | TIF×1 TOM×2 TOO×1 TOR×4 TRI×2 TRO×2 TYR×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi... | FI5 | Half of a 'Benjamin?' |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. |
| fo..... | FO7 | To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces. |
| fo... | FO5 | The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo..... † | MO7 | To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. |
| mo... | MO5 | A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. |
| mo... | MO5 | A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A chasm or fissure. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| to...... | TO8 | Nonsense, rot. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr.. | TR4 | Of, or relating to, troy weight. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A beginner; a novice. |
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.
- fifty (FI5)
- foot (FO4)
- fort (FO4)
- fortify (FO7)
- forty (FO5)
- itty (IT4)
- mitt (MI4)
- moot (MO4)
- mortify† (MO7)
- motif (MO5)
- motor (MO5)
- motto (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- rift (RI4)
- riot (RI4)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- tiff (TI4)
- tommyrot (TO8)
- tomtit (TO6)
- toot (TO4)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- trim (TR4)
- trio (TR4)
- trot (TR4)
- troy (TR4)
- tyro (TY4)
Answer Definitions
- fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- fort (noun): A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- fortify (verb): To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
- forty (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- mortify† (verb): To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- motif (noun): A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- motor (noun): A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- rift (noun): A chasm or fissure.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tommyrot (noun): Nonsense, rot.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troy (adjective): Of, or relating to, troy weight.
- tyro (noun): A beginner; a novice.