NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 17, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | i, l, m, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 151 points |
| Genius Level | 106 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| M | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| U | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 24 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| I | IN×3 |
|---|---|
| L | LI×3 LO×4 |
| M | MI×2 MO×6 MU×4 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OM×1 ON×1 |
| T | TI×3 TO×7 TU×4 |
| U | UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| I | INT×3 |
|---|---|
| L | LIL×1 LIM×1 LIN×1 LOO×1 LOT×2 LOU×1 |
| M | MIN×1 MIT×1 MOL×1 MOO×2 MOT×2 MOU×1 MUL×1 MUN×1 MUT×2 |
| N | NOT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TIL×2 TIN×1 TOI×1 TOL×1 TOM×1 TOO×3 TOU×1 TUI×1 TUM×1 TUT×2 |
| U | UNI×1 UNL×1 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo.... | LO6 | A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| lo.. | LO4 | A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo..... | MO7 | Lit by moonlight. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A state of progression from one place to another. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| mo... | MO5 | A hill or mountain. |
| mu.......... † | MU12 | Having several millions; costing or worth many millions of dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency. |
| mu...... | MU8 | Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin. |
| mu.... | MU6 | The flesh of sheep used as food. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| tu.... | TU6 | Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un... | UN5 | Not lit |
| un... | UN5 | Up to the time of (something happening). |
| 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.
- into (IN4)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuition (IN9)
- lilt (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- lint (LI4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotion (LO6)
- lotto (LO5)
- lout (LO4)
- mint (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- molt (MO4)
- moonlit (MO7)
- moot (MO4)
- motion (MO6)
- motto (MO5)
- mount (MO5)
- multimillion† (MU12)
- munition (MU8)
- mutt (MU4)
- mutton (MU6)
- notion (NO6)
- omit (OM4)
- onto (ON4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- toil (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tool (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tout (TO4)
- tuition (TU7)
- tumult (TU6)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- unit (UN4)
- unlit (UN5)
- until (UN5)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- lout (noun): A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- moonlit (adjective): Lit by moonlight.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- mount (noun): A hill or mountain.
- multimillion† (adjective): Having several millions; costing or worth many millions of dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.
- munition (noun): Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
- mutt (noun): A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- mutton (noun): The flesh of sheep used as food.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- tumult (noun): Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unlit (adjective): Not lit
- until (preposition): Up to the time of (something happening).
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.