NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 7, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, o, r, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 207 points |
| Genius Level | 145 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 18 |
| D | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×16 CR×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×2 DU×1 |
| N | NO×3 |
| O | ON×1 OR×1 OU×1 |
| R | RO×3 RU×2 |
| T | TO×2 TU×2 |
| U | UD×1 UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COD×1 CON×9 COR×2 COT×1 COU×1 CRO×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DON×2 DUN×1 |
| N | NON×1 NOO×1 NOU×1 |
| O | ONT×1 ORO×1 OUT×1 |
| R | RON×1 ROT×1 ROU×1 RUN×2 |
| T | TOO×1 TOR×1 TUR×2 |
| U | UDO×1 UNC×1 UND×1 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co..... | CO7 | A state of agreement; harmony; union. |
| co.... | CO6 | To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond. |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co.... | CO6 | Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California. |
| co..... | CO7 | The act or method of controlling or directing. |
| co....... † | CO9 | One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director. |
| co..... | CO7 | To twist in a violent manner. |
| co..... | CO7 | An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. |
| co.... | CO6 | A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| cr... | CR5 | To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner. |
| cr..... | CR7 | A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread. |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| no.......... † | NO12 | any material that does not conduct electricity; a dielectric |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| or..... | OR7 | Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To run faster than. |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular. |
| ro... | RO5 | Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. |
| ru.... | RU6 | Something that has been run out. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed). |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| tu..... | TU7 | The act of coming forth. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- coconut (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- codon (CO5)
- concoct (CO7)
- concord (CO7)
- concur (CO6)
- condo (CO5)
- condor (CO6)
- conduct (CO7)
- conductor† (CO9)
- contort (CO7)
- contour (CO7)
- cordon (CO6)
- corn (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- count (CO5)
- croon (CR5)
- crouton (CR7)
- donor (DO5)
- donut (DO5)
- dunno (DU5)
- nonconductor† (NO12)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- onto (ON4)
- orotund (OR7)
- outrun (OU6)
- rondo (RO5)
- rotund (RO6)
- round (RO5)
- runout (RU6)
- runt (RU4)
- toon (TO4)
- torn (TO4)
- turn (TU4)
- turnout (TU7)
- udon (UD4)
- uncut (UN5)
- undo (UN4)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- concord (noun): A state of agreement; harmony; union.
- concur (verb): To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condor (noun): Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
- conduct (noun): The act or method of controlling or directing.
- conductor† (noun): One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
- contort (verb): To twist in a violent manner.
- contour (noun): An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
- cordon (noun): A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
- corn (noun): Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- croon (verb): To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.
- crouton (noun): A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- nonconductor† (noun): any material that does not conduct electricity; a dielectric
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- orotund (adjective): Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
- outrun (verb): To run faster than.
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- rotund (adjective): Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
- round (adjective): Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- runout (noun): Something that has been run out.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- turnout (noun): The act of coming forth.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.