NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 27, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, m, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 210 points |
| Genius Level | 147 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| L | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| M | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| N | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Y | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 6 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AM×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EE×1 EL×1 EN×1 EY×1 |
| L | LA×6 LE×1 |
| M | MA×4 ME×6 MY×1 |
| N | NA×3 NE×2 |
| T | TA×3 TE×1 |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×3 AMY×1 ANA×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EEL×1 ELE×1 ENE×1 EYE×1 |
| L | LAM×1 LAT×2 LAY×3 LEA×1 |
| M | MAL×1 MAN×2 MAT×1 MEA×4 MEL×1 MEN×1 MYN×1 |
| N | NAM×1 NAN×1 NAT×1 NEA×1 NET×1 |
| T | TAL×1 TAM×1 TAT×1 TEE×1 |
| Y | YEL×1 YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| am.. | AM4 | Synonym of pentyl |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| el......... † | EL11 | in an elemental manner |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| la.... | LA6 | In the manner of one who is lame. |
| la.... | LA6 | Recently; not long ago. |
| la...... | LA8 | In a latent manner |
| la..... | LA7 | A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby. |
| la.... | LA6 | Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. |
| la.... | LA6 | plural of layman |
| le.... | LE6 | In a lean way. |
| ma... | MA5 | Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of malt |
| ma... | MA5 | Having the characteristics of a man. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma... | MA5 | Sociable or friendly. |
| me... | ME5 | Resembling meal . |
| me.... | ME6 | Humbly, of or from low social status; basely. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative spelling of meanie. |
| me... | ME5 | Of, relating to, or containing meat. |
| me... | ME5 | Having a high tendency to melt. |
| me...... † | ME8 | In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| na.... | NA6 | Specifically; that is to say. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ne.... | NE6 | In a neat manner. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| ta... | TA5 | Target sighted. |
| ta.... | TA6 | In a tame manner. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye... | YE5 | A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- allay (AL5)
- alley (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- amyl (AM4)
- anally (AN6)
- eely (EE4)
- elementally† (EL11)
- enemy (EN5)
- eyelet (EY6)
- lamely (LA6)
- lately (LA6)
- latently (LA8)
- layette (LA7)
- layman (LA6)
- laymen (LA6)
- leanly (LE6)
- malty (MA5)
- manly (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- matey (MA5)
- mealy (ME5)
- meanly (ME6)
- meany (ME5)
- meaty (ME5)
- melty (ME5)
- mentally† (ME8)
- myna (MY4)
- namely (NA6)
- nanny (NA5)
- natty (NA5)
- neatly (NE6)
- netty (NE5)
- tally (TA5)
- tamely (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- teeny (TE5)
- yell (YE4)
- yenta (YE5)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- amyl (noun): Synonym of pentyl
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- elementally† (adverb): in an elemental manner
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- lamely (adverb): In the manner of one who is lame.
- lately (adverb): Recently; not long ago.
- latently (adverb): In a latent manner
- layette (noun): A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
- layman (noun): Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
- laymen (noun): plural of layman
- leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
- malty (adjective): Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of malt
- manly (adjective): Having the characteristics of a man.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- matey (adjective): Sociable or friendly.
- mealy (adjective): Resembling meal .
- meanly (adverb): Humbly, of or from low social status; basely.
- meany (noun): Alternative spelling of meanie.
- meaty (adjective): Of, relating to, or containing meat.
- melty (adjective): Having a high tendency to melt.
- mentally† (adverb): In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- namely (adverb): Specifically; that is to say.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- neatly (adverb): In a neat manner.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- tally (interjection): Target sighted.
- tamely (adverb): In a tame manner.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yenta (noun): A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta