NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 6, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, m, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 94 points |
| Genius Level | 66 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
If you're just here for a list of NYT Spelling Bee answers, Jump down to the answers ↓ (Spoiler Alert!).
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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| B | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 16 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AL×1 AM×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×6 BL×5 BU×5 |
| L | LA×1 |
| M | MA×1 |
| N | NU×2 |
| T | TA×1 TU×2 |
| U | UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABU×1 ALB×1 AMB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAL×2 BAN×3 BLA×4 BLU×1 BUB×1 BUL×2 BUN×1 BUT×1 |
| L | LAM×1 |
| M | MAM×1 |
| N | NUM×2 |
| T | TAB×1 TUB×2 |
| U | UNB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab.. | AB4 | To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) |
| al... | AL5 | In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded. |
| am...... † | AM8 | Able to walk. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. |
| ba... | BA5 | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.... | BA6 | Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat. |
| bl..... | BL7 | Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive. |
| bl... | BL5 | Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. |
| bu... | BU5 | Brother; used as term of familiar address. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| bu.. | BU4 | The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. |
| bu.. | BU4 | The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end The buttocks . |
| la.. | LA4 | A young sheep. |
| ma... | MA5 | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. |
| nu.... | NU6 | A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites. |
| ta... | TA5 | A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys. |
| tu... | TU5 | Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one |
| un... | UN5 | To lift a ban against. |
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.
- abut (AB4)
- album (AL5)
- ambulant† (AM8)
- baba (BA4)
- ball (BA4)
- balm (BA4)
- banal (BA5)
- banana (BA6)
- bantam (BA6)
- blab (BL4)
- blam (BL4)
- blat (BL4)
- blatant (BL7)
- blunt (BL5)
- bubba (BU5)
- bulb (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- bunt (BU4)
- butt (BU4)
- lamb (LA4)
- mamba (MA5)
- numb (NU4)
- numbat (NU6)
- tabla (TA5)
- tuba (TU4)
- tubal (TU5)
- unban (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- abut (verb): To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)
- album (noun): In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.
- ambulant† (adjective): Able to walk.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- balm (noun): Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- bantam (noun): Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blam (noun): A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
- blat (verb): To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat.
- blatant (adjective): Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
- blunt (adjective): Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- bubba (noun): Brother; used as term of familiar address.
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- bunt (noun): The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- butt (noun): The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end The buttocks .
- lamb (noun): A young sheep.
- mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
- numb (adjective): Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
- numbat (noun): A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.
- tabla (noun): A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
- tuba (noun): A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
- tubal (adjective): Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one
- unban (verb): To lift a ban against.