NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 8, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, l, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 121 points |
| Genius Level | 85 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| B | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| W | 6 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | Σ | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BE×2 BL×2 BO×3 |
| E | EL×1 |
| L | LO×1 |
| O | |
| P | PA×3 PE×2 PL×2 PO×1 |
| W | WA×4 WE×3 WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAW×1 BEL×2 BLE×1 BLO×1 BOW×3 |
| E | ELB×1 |
| L | LOW×1 |
| O | |
| P | PAP×1 PAW×2 PEE×1 PEW×1 PLO×2 POW×1 |
| W | WAL×4 WEA×1 WEE×1 WEL×1 WOB×1 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. |
| al....... | AL9 | Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. |
| be.... | BE6 | The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise. |
| be... | BE5 | Lower in spatial position than. |
| bl.. | BL4 | simple past tense of blow |
| bl.. | BL4 | To produce an air current. |
| bo... | BO5 | A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of bow-wow |
| el... | EL5 | The joint between the upper arm and the forearm. |
| lo..... | LO7 | This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. |
| pa... | PA5 | A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Any of several types of trees having edible fruit: Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America |
| pe.... | PE6 | A short or small person; a small object. |
| pe... | PE5 | The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus). |
| pl.. | PL4 | Alternative spelling of plough |
| pl...... † | PL8 | That can be plowed. |
| po.... | PO6 | A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A ridge or low barrier. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa.... | WA6 | A heavy blow, punch. |
| wa.... | WA6 | To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. |
| we.. | WE4 | Wealth, riches. |
| we.. | WE4 | To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy. |
| we.. | WE4 | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. |
| wo.... | WO6 | An unsteady motion. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
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.
- allow (AL5)
- allowable (AL9)
- bawl (BA4)
- bellow (BE6)
- below (BE5)
- blew (BL4)
- blow (BL4)
- bowel (BO5)
- bowl (BO4)
- bowwow (BO6)
- elbow (EL5)
- lowball (LO7)
- papaw (PA5)
- pawl (PA4)
- pawpaw (PA6)
- peewee (PE6)
- pewee (PE5)
- plow (PL4)
- plowable† (PL8)
- powwow (PO6)
- wale (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- wallop (WA6)
- wallow (WA6)
- weal (WE4)
- weep (WE4)
- well (WE4)
- wobble (WO6)
- wool (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- allow (verb): To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
- allowable (adjective): Appropriate; satisfactory; acceptable.
- bawl (verb): To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
- bellow (noun): The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.
- below (preposition): Lower in spatial position than.
- blew (verb): simple past tense of blow
- blow (verb): To produce an air current.
- bowel (noun): A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
- bowl (noun): A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
- bowwow (noun): Alternative spelling of bow-wow
- elbow (noun): The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
- lowball (adjective): This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
- papaw (noun): A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
- pawl (noun): A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
- pawpaw (noun): Any of several types of trees having edible fruit: Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America
- peewee (noun): A short or small person; a small object.
- pewee (noun): The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus).
- plow (noun): Alternative spelling of plough
- plowable† (adjective): That can be plowed.
- powwow (noun): A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
- wale (noun): A ridge or low barrier.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wallop (noun): A heavy blow, punch.
- wallow (verb): To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- weal (noun): Wealth, riches.
- weep (verb): To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- well (adverb): Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- wobble (noun): An unsteady motion.
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.