NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 4, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 222 points |
| Genius Level | 155 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 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 20 |
| D | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 6 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CL×6 CO×10 |
| D | DE×7 DO×2 |
| E | EK×1 |
| K | KA×1 KE×2 KO×3 |
| L | LA×3 LE×3 LO×4 |
| O |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×2 CAK×2 CLA×2 CLO×4 COC×4 COK×2 COL×2 COO×2 |
| D | DEA×2 DEC×3 DEK×2 DOC×2 |
| E | EKE×1 |
| K | KAL×1 KEE×2 KOA×1 KOL×1 KOO×1 |
| L | LAC×2 LAK×1 LEA×2 LEE×1 LOC×2 LOO×2 |
| O |
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 | An expression of sorrow or mourning. |
| ca.... | CA6 | The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. |
| ca..... | CA7 | simple past tense and past participle of cackle |
| ca.. | CA4 | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| ca... | CA5 | simple past tense and past participle of cake |
| cl... | CL5 | An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. |
| cl..... | CL7 | simple past tense and past participle of clack |
| cl... | CL5 | A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. |
| cl..... † | CL7 | Wearing a cloak. |
| cl... | CL5 | An instrument that measures or keeps track of time; a non-wearable timepiece. |
| cl..... | CL7 | simple past tense and past participle of clock |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co..... | CO7 | A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge. |
| co.... | CO6 | drunk |
| co.... | CO6 | Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells. |
| co.. | CO4 | Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. |
| co... | CO5 | Intoxicated with cocaine. |
| co...... | CO8 | To strike someone so forcefully that they are rendered unconscious. |
| co........ | CO10 | simple past tense and past participle of coldcock |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co.... | CO6 | Of food, that has been prepared by cooking. |
| de...... † | DE8 | A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse. |
| de........ † | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadlock |
| de.. | DE4 | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deck |
| de.... | DE6 | A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. |
| de.. | DE4 | A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. |
| de... | DE5 | simple past tense and past participle of deke |
| do.. | DO4 | Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dock |
| ek.. | EK4 | simple past tense and past participle of eke |
| 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 | simple past tense and past participle of keel |
| ko... | KO5 | A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| la.. | LA4 | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past tense and past participle of lack |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le.... | LE6 | simple past tense and past participle of leak |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of lock |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of look |
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.
- alack (AL5)
- cackle (CA6)
- cackled (CA7)
- cake (CA4)
- caked (CA5)
- clack (CL5)
- clacked (CL7)
- cloak (CL5)
- cloaked† (CL7)
- clock (CL5)
- clocked (CL7)
- cock (CO4)
- cockade (CO7)
- cocked (CO6)
- cockle (CO6)
- coke (CO4)
- coked (CO5)
- coldcock (CO8)
- coldcocked (CO10)
- cook (CO4)
- cooked (CO6)
- deadlock† (DE8)
- deadlocked† (DE10)
- deck (DE4)
- decked (DE6)
- deckle (DE6)
- deke (DE4)
- deked (DE5)
- dock (DO4)
- docked (DO6)
- eked (EK4)
- kale (KA4)
- keel (KE4)
- keeled (KE6)
- koala (KO5)
- kola (KO4)
- kook (KO4)
- lack (LA4)
- lacked (LA6)
- lake (LA4)
- leak (LE4)
- leaked (LE6)
- leek (LE4)
- lock (LO4)
- locked (LO6)
- look (LO4)
- looked (LO6)
Answer Definitions
- alack (interjection): An expression of sorrow or mourning.
- cackle (noun): The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
- cackled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cackle
- cake (noun): A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- caked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cake
- clack (noun): An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- clacked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clack
- cloak (noun): A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
- cloaked† (adjective): Wearing a cloak.
- clock (noun): An instrument that measures or keeps track of time; a non-wearable timepiece.
- clocked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clock
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- cockade (noun): A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.
- cocked (adjective): drunk
- cockle (noun): Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
- coke (noun): Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
- coked (adjective): Intoxicated with cocaine.
- coldcock (verb): To strike someone so forcefully that they are rendered unconscious.
- coldcocked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coldcock
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cooked (adjective): Of food, that has been prepared by cooking.
- deadlock† (noun): A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
- deadlocked† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadlock
- deck (noun): Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- decked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deck
- deckle (noun): A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
- deke (noun): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- deked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deke
- dock (noun): Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
- docked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dock
- eked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eke
- 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.
- keeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keel
- koala (noun): A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- kola (noun): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- lack (noun): A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- lacked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lack
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leaked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of leak
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- lock (noun): Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- locked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lock
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- looked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of look