NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 9, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, n, r, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 69 points |
| Genius Level | 48 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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| G | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Σ | 14 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DR×2 DU×2 |
| G | GA×2 GR×5 GU×4 |
| N | |
| R | RA×2 RU×1 |
| U | |
| V | VA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AUG×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 DRA×1 DRU×1 DUN×1 DUR×1 |
| G | GAG×1 GAN×1 GRA×5 GUA×3 GUR×1 |
| N | |
| R | RAG×1 RAN×1 RUN×1 |
| U | |
| V | VAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| au... | AU5 | A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| dr.. | DR4 | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. |
| du.. | DU4 | Manure; animal excrement. |
| du... | DU5 | Alternative spelling of do-rag |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| gr.. | GR4 | Abbreviation of graduate. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A grandmother. |
| gr... | GR5 | Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Of a large size or extent; great. |
| gr..... | GR7 | Alternative spelling of granddad |
| gr...... | GR8 | grandfather |
| gu.. | GU4 | An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans. |
| gu... | GU5 | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. |
| gu... | GU5 | A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ra.. | RA4 | simple past tense of ring |
| ru.. | RU4 | A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round. |
| va...... † | VA8 | The leading units at the front of an army or fleet. |
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.
- agar (AG4)
- augur (AU5)
- dang (DA4)
- drag (DR4)
- drug (DR4)
- dung (DU4)
- durag (DU5)
- gaga (GA4)
- gang (GA4)
- grad (GR4)
- gran (GR4)
- grand (GR5)
- grandad (GR7)
- granddad (GR8)
- guar (GU4)
- guard (GU5)
- guava (GU5)
- guru (GU4)
- raga (RA4)
- rang (RA4)
- rung (RU4)
- vanguard† (VA8)
Answer Definitions
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- augur (noun): A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- dang (verb): Damn.
- drag (noun): Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- drug (noun): A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
- dung (noun): Manure; animal excrement.
- durag (noun): Alternative spelling of do-rag
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- grad (noun): Abbreviation of graduate.
- gran (noun): A grandmother.
- grand (adjective): Large, senior (high-ranking), intense, extreme, or exceptional Of a large size or extent; great.
- grandad (noun): Alternative spelling of granddad
- granddad (noun): grandfather
- guar (noun): An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
- guard (noun): A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- guava (noun): A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- rang (verb): simple past tense of ring
- rung (noun): A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- vanguard† (noun): The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.