NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 8, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, j, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 212 points |
| Genius Level | 148 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| G | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| J | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| M | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 22 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | Σ | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×3 GU×2 |
| I | IM×3 |
| J | JA×1 |
| M | MA×13 MI×6 MU×3 |
| N | NA×1 |
| U | UM×1 UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIM×1 ANI×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GAM×3 GUM×1 GUN×1 |
| I | IMA×3 |
| J | JAM×1 |
| M | MAG×3 MAI×3 MAM×2 MAN×5 MIM×1 MIN×5 MUG×1 MUN×1 MUU×1 |
| N | NAM×1 |
| U | UMA×1 UNJ×2 UNM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle of aim |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ga... | GA5 | A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy. |
| ga.... | GA6 | present participle of game |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gum |
| gu.... | GU6 | A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer. |
| im..... | IM7 | present participle of image |
| im....... | IM9 | Something imagined; a figment of the imagination. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ja..... | JA7 | present participle of jam |
| ma.. | MA4 | plural of mage |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma..... | MA7 | present participle of maim |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma...... | MA8 | present participle of manage |
| ma... | MA5 | A comic originating in Japan. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma..... | MA7 | present participle of man |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mime |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi..... | MI7 | The lowest limit. |
| mi.... | MI6 | The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth. |
| mu..... | MU7 | A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place. |
| mu.. | MU4 | The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or Phaseolus aureus. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
| na.... | NA6 | The process of giving names to things. |
| um... | UM5 | One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats. |
| un... | UN5 | To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed. |
| un....... † | UN9 | present participle of unjam |
| un... | UN5 | To castrate; to remove the manhood of. |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unman |
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.
- aiming (AI6)
- anima (AN5)
- gamin (GA5)
- gaming (GA6)
- gamma (GA5)
- gumming (GU7)
- gunman (GU6)
- imaging (IM7)
- imagining (IM9)
- imam (IM4)
- jamming (JA7)
- magi (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- magnum (MA6)
- maim (MA4)
- maiming (MA7)
- main (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- managing (MA8)
- manga (MA5)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- manning (MA7)
- miming (MI6)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- minimum (MI7)
- mining (MI6)
- mugging (MU7)
- mung (MU4)
- muumuu (MU6)
- naming (NA6)
- umami (UM5)
- unjam (UN5)
- unjamming† (UN9)
- unman (UN5)
- unmanning (UN9)
Answer Definitions
- aiming (verb): present participle of aim
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- gamin (noun): A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
- gaming (verb): present participle of game
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gumming (verb): present participle of gum
- gunman (noun): A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
- imaging (verb): present participle of image
- imagining (noun): Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- jamming (verb): present participle of jam
- magi (noun): plural of mage
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- magnum (noun): A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maiming (verb): present participle of maim
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- managing (verb): present participle of manage
- manga (noun): A comic originating in Japan.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manning (verb): present participle of man
- miming (verb): present participle of mime
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- minimum (noun): The lowest limit.
- mining (noun): The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
- mugging (noun): A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
- mung (noun): The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or Phaseolus aureus.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
- naming (noun): The process of giving names to things.
- umami (noun): One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
- unjam (verb): To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.
- unjamming† (verb): present participle of unjam
- unman (verb): To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
- unmanning (verb): present participle of unman