NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 9, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, l, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 131 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Σ | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×3 CL×1 CO×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EV×4 |
| I | |
| L | LE×2 LI×1 LO×1 |
| O | OL×1 |
| T | |
| V | VE×3 VI×4 VO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIV×3 CLO×1 COE×1 COL×1 COV×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×1 EVI×3 EVO×1 |
| I | |
| L | LEV×2 LIV×1 LOV×1 |
| O | OLI×1 |
| T | |
| V | VEI×1 VEL×1 VET×1 VIC×1 VIL×1 VIO×2 VOI×2 VOL×2 VOT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci... | CI5 | A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| ci... | CI5 | Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. |
| cl... | CL5 | A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. |
| co...... | CO8 | To evolve, along with another organism, via coevolution. |
| co........ † | CO10 | Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body. |
| co.. | CO4 | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. |
| co... | CO5 | To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously. |
| el...... | EL8 | Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options. |
| ev... | EV5 | To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. |
| ev..... | EV7 | One who is evicted. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| ol... | OL5 | A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A bad habit. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold |
| vi.... | VI6 | A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers. |
| vo... | VO5 | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character |
| vo... | VO5 | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
| vo.. | VO4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V |
| vo.. | VO4 | a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge. |
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.
- civet (CI5)
- civic (CI5)
- civil (CI5)
- clove (CL5)
- coevolve (CO8)
- collective† (CO10)
- cove (CO4)
- covet (CO5)
- elective (EL8)
- evict (EV5)
- evictee (EV7)
- evil (EV4)
- evolve (EV6)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- live (LI4)
- love (LO4)
- olive (OL5)
- veil (VE4)
- velvet (VE6)
- veto (VE4)
- vice (VI4)
- vile (VI4)
- viol (VI4)
- violet (VI6)
- voice (VO5)
- voile (VO5)
- vole (VO4)
- volt (VO4)
- vote (VO4)
- votive (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- civet (noun): A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- civil (adjective): Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- clove (noun): A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
- coevolve (verb): To evolve, along with another organism, via coevolution.
- collective† (adjective): Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
- cove (noun): A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- covet (verb): To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- elective (adjective): Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
- evict (verb): To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evictee (noun): One who is evicted.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- olive (noun): A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- veto (noun): A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- vice (noun): A bad habit.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- viol (noun): A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold
- violet (noun): A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers.
- voice (noun): Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
- voile (noun): A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.
- volt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
- vote (noun): a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
- votive (adjective): Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.