NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 30, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, l, o, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 113 points |
| Genius Level | 79 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 |
| F | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| W | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | Σ | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AI×3 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×2 FI×2 FL×2 FO×2 FR×3 |
| I | |
| L | LA×1 LI×2 |
| O | OL×1 |
| R | RA×2 RI×4 RO×1 |
| W | WA×3 WI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×1 AIO×1 AIR×2 ARI×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×2 FIL×2 FLA×2 FOI×1 FOL×1 FRA×1 FRI×2 |
| I | |
| L | LAI×1 LIA×1 LIR×1 |
| O | OLI×1 |
| R | RAF×1 RAI×1 RIA×1 RIF×2 RIL×1 ROI×1 |
| W | WAI×2 WAR×1 WIL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.... | AF6 | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| ai... | AI5 | A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil. |
| ai..... † | AI7 | Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil. |
| ai..... | AI7 | A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be unsuccessful. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fl... | FL5 | A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. |
| fl... | FL5 | A natural or innate talent or aptitude. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fr... | FR5 | Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish. |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr... | FR5 | A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim. |
| la.. | LA4 | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| li.. | LI4 | One who frequently tells lies. |
| li.. | LI4 | The basic unit of currency in Turkey. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). |
| ra.. | RA4 | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| ri.. | RI4 | The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish. |
| wa..... | WA7 | A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
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.
- affair (AF6)
- aioli (AI5)
- airflow† (AI7)
- airfoil (AI7)
- aria (AR4)
- aril (AR4)
- fail (FA4)
- fair (FA4)
- filial (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- flail (FL5)
- flair (FL5)
- foil (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- frail (FR5)
- friar (FR5)
- frill (FR5)
- lair (LA4)
- liar (LI4)
- lira (LI4)
- olio (OL4)
- raffia (RA6)
- rail (RA4)
- rial (RI4)
- riff (RI4)
- riffraff (RI8)
- rill (RI4)
- roil (RO4)
- waif (WA4)
- wail (WA4)
- warrior (WA7)
- will (WI4)
- willow (WI6)
Answer Definitions
- affair (noun): Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
- airflow† (noun): Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
- airfoil (noun): A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
- fail (verb): To be unsuccessful.
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- filial (adjective): Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- flail (noun): A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- flair (noun): A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- frail (adjective): Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- frill (noun): A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
- lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
- lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- raffia (noun): A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).
- rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- waif (noun): Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
- wail (verb): To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- warrior (noun): A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.