NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 13, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, g, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 159 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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
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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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| F | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DI×5 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×5 EF×1 |
| F | FE×1 FI×8 |
| G | GI×4 |
| I | IF×1 IT×1 |
| T | TI×6 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×1 DEI×3 DIE×3 DIG×1 DIT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EDI×4 EFF×1 |
| F | FET×1 FID×3 FIE×1 FIF×3 FIT×1 |
| G | GID×1 GIF×3 |
| I | IFF×1 ITT×1 |
| T | TID×4 TIE×1 TIF×1 |
| Y | YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of defy |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deify |
| de... | DE5 | To make a god of (something or someone). |
| de... | DE5 | Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god. |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| di... | DI5 | A short, simple verse or song. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed..... | ED7 | simple past tense and past participle of edify |
| ed... | ED5 | To build, construct. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| ef.... | EF6 | A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated. |
| fe... | FE5 | Foul-smelling, stinking. |
| fi.... | FI6 | To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly. |
| fi...... | FI8 | past participle of fidget |
| fi..... † | FI7 | Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget; restless. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fife |
| fi... | FI5 | Half of a 'Benjamin?' |
| fi.... | FI6 | simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size") |
| gi... | GI5 | Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy. |
| gi.. | GI4 | Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. |
| gi.... | GI6 | Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities. |
| gi.... | GI6 | One who receives a gift. |
| if.. | IF4 | Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Arranged neatly and in order. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- defied (DE6)
- deified (DE7)
- deify (DE5)
- deity (DE5)
- died (DI4)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- digit (DI5)
- ditty (DI5)
- eddied (ED6)
- edified (ED7)
- edify (ED5)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- effigy (EF6)
- fetid (FE5)
- fidget (FI6)
- fidgeted (FI8)
- fidgety† (FI7)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- fifed (FI5)
- fifty (FI5)
- fitted (FI6)
- giddy (GI5)
- gift (GI4)
- gifted (GI6)
- giftee (GI6)
- iffy (IF4)
- itty (IT4)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tidy (TI4)
- tied (TI4)
- tiff (TI4)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- defied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defy
- deified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deify
- deify (verb): To make a god of (something or someone).
- deity (noun): Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- ditty (noun): A short, simple verse or song.
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edify
- edify (verb): To build, construct.
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- effigy (noun): A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
- fetid (adjective): Foul-smelling, stinking.
- fidget (verb): To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
- fidgeted (verb): past participle of fidget
- fidgety† (adjective): Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget; restless.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fife
- fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
- fitted (verb): simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size")
- giddy (adjective): Feeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
- gift (noun): Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- gifted (adjective): Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.
- giftee (noun): One who receives a gift.
- iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tidy (adjective): Arranged neatly and in order.
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.