NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 2, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, l, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 118 points |
| Genius Level | 83 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 10 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 9 | Σ | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×2 CO×5 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×1 |
| I | IM×1 |
| L | LI×3 LO×1 |
| M | ME×3 MI×6 MO×4 |
| O | |
| P | PI×2 PO×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLI×1 CLO×1 COM×5 |
|---|---|
| E | EMC×1 |
| I | IMP×1 |
| L | LIM×3 LOO×1 |
| M | MEL×1 MEM×2 MIC×1 MIL×2 MIM×3 MOI×1 MOL×2 MOP×1 |
| O | |
| P | PIM×2 POE×1 POL×1 POM×5 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl... | CL5 | A particular region defined by its weather or climate. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. |
| co.. | CO4 | To move from further away to nearer to. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co.... | CO6 | To drive together, round up (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| co..... † | CO7 | To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| im... | IM5 | To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| li.. | LI4 | To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | A mimeograph. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| pi.... | PI6 | An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus. |
| po.. | PO4 | A literary piece written in verse. |
| po..... † | PO7 | A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant. |
| po.. | PO4 | A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels. |
| po.... | PO6 | The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh. |
| po.... | PO6 | The upper front brow of a saddle. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
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.
- clime (CL5)
- clomp (CL5)
- come (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- comp (CO4)
- compel (CO6)
- compile† (CO7)
- emcee (EM5)
- impel (IM5)
- lime (LI4)
- limo (LI4)
- limp (LI4)
- loom (LO4)
- melee (ME5)
- meme (ME4)
- memo (ME4)
- mice (MI4)
- mile (MI4)
- mill (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mimeo (MI5)
- mimic (MI5)
- moil (MO4)
- mole (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- mope (MO4)
- pimp (PI4)
- pimple (PI6)
- poem (PO4)
- polemic† (PO7)
- pome (PO4)
- pomelo (PO6)
- pommel (PO6)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
Answer Definitions
- clime (noun): A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
- clomp (noun): The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
- come (verb): To move from further away to nearer to.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- compel (verb): To drive together, round up (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- compile† (verb): To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- impel (verb): To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- limp (verb): To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimeo (noun): A mimeograph.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- mole (noun): A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- mope (verb): To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pimple (noun): An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
- poem (noun): A literary piece written in verse.
- polemic† (noun): A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- pome (noun): A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- pomelo (noun): The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
- pommel (noun): The upper front brow of a saddle.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.