NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 31, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, i, k, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 65 words |
| Total Points | 246 points |
| Genius Level | 172 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 10 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| T | 10 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| V | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 | Σ | 31 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 65 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×6 AT×1 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×3 EV×1 |
| I | |
| K | KA×1 KE×2 KI×2 KV×1 |
| L | LA×6 LE×6 LI×5 |
| T | TA×10 TE×4 TI×6 |
| V | VA×3 VE×3 VI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×3 ALK×1 ALL×2 ATI×1 AVA×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELA×1 ELE×1 ELI×1 EVI×1 |
| I | |
| K | KAL×1 KEE×1 KET×1 KIL×2 KVE×1 |
| L | LAK×1 LAT×3 LAV×2 LEA×2 LEE×1 LEV×3 LIK×1 LIL×1 LIT×2 LIV×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAL×7 TAT×2 TEA×2 TEL×2 TIL×3 TIT×3 |
| V | VAL×3 VEA×1 VEI×1 VEL×1 VIA×1 VIL×2 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| al... | AL5 | Having life; living; not dead. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| al....... | AL9 | To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty . |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| el... | EL5 | To make joyful or proud. |
| el..... | EL7 | To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ka.. | KA4 | An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To gather up (skirts) around the body. |
| kv... | KV5 | To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat. |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| la.. | LA4 | Near the end of a period of time. |
| la... | LA5 | A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. |
| la... | LA5 | A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.. | LA4 | To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le... | LE5 | To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le...... | LE8 | To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. |
| li.. | LI4 | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta.. | TA4 | An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.. | TA4 | To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| ta....... † | TA9 | Tending to talk a lot. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back. |
| ta.... | TA6 | To chatter; to gossip. |
| ta........ | TA10 | telltale; giveaway |
| te....... | TE9 | A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages. |
| te.. | TE4 | Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti....... | TI9 | To stimulate or excite sensually |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
| va.. | VA4 | A valley. |
| va... | VA5 | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. |
| va... | VA5 | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi... | VI5 | Relating to, or characteristic of life. |
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.
- alike (AL5)
- alit (AL4)
- alive (AL5)
- alkali (AL6)
- allele (AL6)
- alleviate (AL9)
- atilt (AT5)
- avail (AV5)
- elate (EL5)
- elevate (EL7)
- elite (EL5)
- evil (EV4)
- kale (KA4)
- keel (KE4)
- kettle (KE6)
- kill (KI4)
- kilt (KI4)
- kvell (KV5)
- lake (LA4)
- late (LA4)
- latke (LA5)
- latte (LA5)
- lava (LA4)
- lave (LA4)
- leak (LE4)
- leave (LE5)
- leek (LE4)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- levitate (LE8)
- like (LI4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- live (LI4)
- tail (TA4)
- tale (TA4)
- tali (TA4)
- talk (TA4)
- talkative† (TA9)
- talkie (TA6)
- tall (TA4)
- tallit (TA6)
- tattle (TA6)
- tattletale (TA10)
- teakettle (TE9)
- teal (TE4)
- tell (TE4)
- telltale (TE8)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- titillate (TI9)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
- vale (VA4)
- valet (VA5)
- valve (VA5)
- veal (VE4)
- veil (VE4)
- velvet (VE6)
- vial (VI4)
- vile (VI4)
- villa (VI5)
- vital (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- alike (adjective): Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- alive (adjective): Having life; living; not dead.
- alkali (noun): One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- alleviate (verb): To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty .
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- elate (verb): To make joyful or proud.
- elevate (verb): To raise (something) to a higher position.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- kale (noun): An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- kettle (noun): A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- kilt (verb): To gather up (skirts) around the body.
- kvell (verb): To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- late (adjective): Near the end of a period of time.
- latke (noun): A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- latte (noun): A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- levitate (verb): To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
- like (verb): To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- tale (noun): An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- talk (verb): To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- talkative† (adjective): Tending to talk a lot.
- talkie (noun): A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tallit (noun): A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
- tattle (verb): To chatter; to gossip.
- tattletale (adjective): telltale; giveaway
- teakettle (noun): A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
- teal (noun): Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- telltale (noun): One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- titillate (verb): To stimulate or excite sensually
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
- vale (noun): A valley.
- valet (noun): A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- vital (adjective): Relating to, or characteristic of life.