NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 16, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, k, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 127 points |
| Genius Level | 89 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Σ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×7 |
|---|---|
| D | |
| E | EU×1 |
| H | HE×4 HU×4 |
| K | |
| N | NU×2 |
| U | UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHE×3 CHU×4 |
|---|---|
| D | |
| E | EUN×1 |
| H | HEC×1 HEE×2 HEN×1 HUE×1 HUN×3 |
| K | |
| N | NUN×2 |
| U | UNC×2 UNH×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch... | CH5 | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Having a pattern of checks; checkered. |
| ch... | CH5 | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| ch... | CH5 | Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chuck |
| ch... | CH5 | A part of something that has been separated. |
| ch..... † | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chunk |
| eu.... | EU6 | A castrated human male. |
| he.. | HE4 | Hell. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| hu.. | HU4 | coloured; having a hue. |
| hu... | HU5 | A hump; a protuberance. |
| hu..... | HU7 | simple past tense and past participle of hunch |
| hu.. | HU4 | A large or dense piece of something. |
| nu...... | NU8 | Alternative form of nunchaku |
| nu..... | NU7 | Alternative form of nunchaku |
| un..... | UN7 | To remove a checkmark. |
| un....... † | UN9 | Unrestrained, not held back. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not heeded; not listened to; ignored |
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.
- check (CH5)
- checked (CH7)
- cheek (CH5)
- chuck (CH5)
- chucked (CH7)
- chunk (CH5)
- chunked† (CH7)
- eunuch (EU6)
- heck (HE4)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hence (HE5)
- hued (HU4)
- hunch (HU5)
- hunched (HU7)
- hunk (HU4)
- nunchuck (NU8)
- nunchuk (NU7)
- uncheck (UN7)
- unchecked† (UN9)
- unheeded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- check (noun): A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- checked (adjective): Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
- cheek (noun): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- chuck (noun): Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- chucked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chuck
- chunk (noun): A part of something that has been separated.
- chunked† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chunk
- eunuch (noun): A castrated human male.
- heck (interjection): Hell.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- hued (adjective): coloured; having a hue.
- hunch (noun): A hump; a protuberance.
- hunched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hunch
- hunk (noun): A large or dense piece of something.
- nunchuck (noun): Alternative form of nunchaku
- nunchuk (noun): Alternative form of nunchaku
- uncheck (verb): To remove a checkmark.
- unchecked† (adjective): Unrestrained, not held back.
- unheeded (adjective): Not heeded; not listened to; ignored