NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 4, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, n, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 150 points |
| Genius Level | 105 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 15 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| T | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 10 | Σ | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| E | ET×1 |
| H | HA×4 HE×6 HO×5 |
| N | NE×2 |
| O | OA×1 OP×1 |
| P | PA×2 PE×1 PH×5 PO×1 |
| T | TE×3 TH×6 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| E | ETH×1 |
| H | HAP×1 HAT×3 HEA×4 HEN×1 HEP×1 HON×1 HOO×2 HOP×1 HOT×1 |
| N | NEA×1 NEP×1 |
| O | OAT×1 OPA×1 |
| P | PAN×1 PAT×1 PEA×1 PHA×1 PHO×4 POO×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×1 THA×3 THE×3 TOO×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.
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Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| et.... | ET6 | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. |
| ha.... | HA6 | To occur or take place. |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he..... | HE7 | Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan. |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| he..... | HE7 | Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3) |
| 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 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.. | HO4 | To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative spelling of hot pot. |
| ne... | NE5 | Beneath. |
| ne...... | NE8 | Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”). |
| oa.. | OA4 | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| pa...... † | PA8 | A temple dedicated to all the gods. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A female peafowl. |
| ph.. | PH4 | Excellent; cool; very good. |
| 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... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| ph... | PH5 | A photograph. |
| ph.... | PH6 | The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| th... | TH5 | A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
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.
- ethane (ET6)
- happen (HA6)
- hate (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- heap (HE4)
- heat (HE4)
- heath (HE5)
- heathen (HE7)
- henna (HE5)
- heptane (HE7)
- hone (HO4)
- hoop (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hope (HO4)
- hotpot (HO6)
- neath (NE5)
- nepenthe (NE8)
- oath (OA4)
- opah (OP4)
- pantheon† (PA8)
- path (PA4)
- peahen (PE6)
- phat (PH4)
- phone (PH5)
- phono (PH5)
- photo (PH5)
- photon (PH6)
- pooh (PO4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- tenth (TE5)
- than (TH4)
- thane (TH5)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
- tooth (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- ethane (noun): An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
- happen (verb): To occur or take place.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heathen (adjective): Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan.
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- heptane (noun): Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)
- 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.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hope (verb): To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
- hotpot (noun): Alternative spelling of hot pot.
- neath (preposition): Beneath.
- nepenthe (noun): Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
- oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- pantheon† (noun): A temple dedicated to all the gods.
- path (noun): A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- peahen (noun): A female peafowl.
- phat (adjective): Excellent; cool; very good.
- 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.
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- photo (noun): A photograph.
- photon (noun): The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- thane (noun): A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.