NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 5, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, n, t, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 325 points |
| Genius Level | 227 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 |
| G | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 10 |
| N | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| Z | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×3 AN×7 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×1 GO×7 |
| I | IG×1 IN×6 IO×3 |
| N | NA×1 NO×7 |
| O | ON×3 OO×1 |
| T | TA×4 TO×9 |
| Z | ZO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGI×1 AGO×2 ANI×1 ANN×2 ANO×3 ANT×1 ATO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIG×1 GOA×1 GOI×1 GON×3 GOO×1 GOT×1 |
| I | IGN×1 ING×1 INI×1 INT×4 ION×2 IOT×1 |
| N | NAT×1 NOG×1 NON×1 NOO×1 NOT×4 |
| O | ONG×1 ONI×1 ONT×1 OOZ×1 |
| T | TAN×2 TAT×2 TOG×2 TON×3 TOO×3 TOT×1 |
| Z | ZON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag....... | AG9 | The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ag....... | AG9 | Causing physical or mental agony. |
| an... | AN5 | A negatively charged ion. |
| an........ | AN10 | present participle of annotate |
| an........ | AN10 | A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. |
| an.... | AN6 | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. |
| an....... | AN9 | present participle of anoint |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| an.......... † | AN12 | present participle of antagonize |
| at..... | AT7 | present participle of atone |
| gi..... | GI7 | A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal. |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action. |
| go... | GO5 | Using an unconventional, exaggerated and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”). |
| ig...... | IG8 | The act of igniting. |
| in... | IN5 | A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle of intonate |
| in........ | IN10 | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of intone |
| io........ | IO10 | Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized. |
| io...... | IO8 | Capable of producing ions. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| na.... | NA6 | A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no..... | NO7 | A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no...... | NO8 | present participle of notate |
| no...... | NO8 | The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. |
| no.... | NO6 | present participle of note |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| oo.... | OO6 | present participle of ooze |
| ta... | TA5 | A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango. |
| ta...... | TA8 | present participle of tango |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ta....... | TA9 | The act of beating out a rhythm on a drum |
| to.. | TO4 | A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of tog |
| to.. | TO4 | An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of tong |
| to.... | TO6 | present participle of tone |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of toot |
| to.... | TO6 | present participle of tote |
| zo.... | ZO6 | present participle of zone |
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.
- agitation (AG9)
- agog (AG4)
- agonizing (AG9)
- anion (AN5)
- annotating (AN10)
- annotation (AN10)
- anoint (AN6)
- anointing (AN9)
- anon (AN4)
- antagonizing† (AN12)
- atoning (AT7)
- gigaton (GI7)
- goat (GO4)
- going (GO5)
- gong (GO4)
- gonna (GO5)
- gonzo (GO5)
- goon (GO4)
- gotta (GO5)
- ignition (IG8)
- ingot (IN5)
- initiation (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- intonating (IN10)
- intonation (IN10)
- intoning (IN8)
- ionization (IO10)
- ionizing (IO8)
- iota (IO4)
- nation (NA6)
- noggin (NO6)
- nonagon (NO7)
- noon (NO4)
- notating (NO8)
- notation (NO8)
- noting (NO6)
- notion (NO6)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- oozing (OO6)
- tango (TA5)
- tangoing (TA8)
- tattoo (TA6)
- tattooing (TA9)
- toga (TO4)
- togging (TO7)
- tong (TO4)
- tonging (TO7)
- toning (TO6)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooting (TO7)
- toting (TO6)
- zoning (ZO6)
Answer Definitions
- agitation (noun): The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- agonizing (adjective): Causing physical or mental agony.
- anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
- annotating (verb): present participle of annotate
- annotation (noun): A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
- anoint (verb): To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- anointing (verb): present participle of anoint
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- antagonizing† (verb): present participle of antagonize
- atoning (verb): present participle of atone
- gigaton (noun): A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
- goat (noun): A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal.
- going (verb): present participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
- gonzo (adjective): Using an unconventional, exaggerated and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gotta (contraction): Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
- ignition (noun): The act of igniting.
- ingot (noun): A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.
- initiation (noun): The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intonating (verb): present participle of intonate
- intonation (noun): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- intoning (verb): present participle of intone
- ionization (noun): Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.
- ionizing (adjective): Capable of producing ions.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- nation (noun): A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notating (verb): present participle of notate
- notation (noun): The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
- noting (verb): present participle of note
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- oozing (verb): present participle of ooze
- tango (noun): A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
- tangoing (verb): present participle of tango
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- tattooing (noun): The act of beating out a rhythm on a drum
- toga (noun): A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- togging (verb): present participle of tog
- tong (noun): An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
- tonging (verb): present participle of tong
- toning (verb): present participle of tone
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooting (verb): present participle of toot
- toting (verb): present participle of tote
- zoning (verb): present participle of zone