NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 10, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, o, p, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 158 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 | Σ | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×2 BO×2 BR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CI×2 CO×2 CR×3 |
| I | |
| O | OB×1 OC×1 OP×1 OR×1 |
| P | PI×2 PO×1 PR×2 |
| R | RI×2 RO×2 |
| T | TI×1 TO×4 TR×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIO×2 BOC×1 BOR×1 BRI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CIR×1 CIT×1 COC×1 COI×1 CRI×2 CRO×1 |
| I | |
| O | OBI×1 OCT×1 OPT×1 ORB×1 |
| P | PIC×1 PIP×1 POR×1 PRI×1 PRO×1 |
| R | RIB×1 RIO×1 ROB×1 ROT×1 |
| T | TIP×1 TOP×1 TOR×3 TRI×3 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi.... | BI6 | A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people). |
| bi.... | BI6 | Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms |
| bo... | BO5 | Alternative form of bocce |
| bo... | BO5 | Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron. |
| br.. | BR4 | Vigour or vivacity. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| ob.. | OB4 | Death of a person. |
| oc.... | OC6 | plural of octopus |
| op... | OP5 | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. |
| or... | OR5 | A circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution. |
| pi... | PI5 | An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| po..... | PO7 | A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr....... † | PR9 | A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The very topmost point. |
| to... | TO5 | topical |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal. |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| tr.... | TR6 | A soft knit fabric. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A journey; an excursion or jaunt. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics. |
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.
- biopic (BI6)
- biotic (BI6)
- bocci (BO5)
- boric (BO5)
- brio (BR4)
- cirri (CI5)
- citric (CI6)
- cocci (CO5)
- coir (CO4)
- crib (CR4)
- critic (CR6)
- croci (CR5)
- obit (OB4)
- octopi (OC6)
- optic (OP5)
- orbit (OR5)
- picot (PI5)
- pipit (PI5)
- portico (PO7)
- prior (PR5)
- probiotic† (PR9)
- ribbit (RI6)
- riot (RI4)
- robotic (RO7)
- roti (RO4)
- tiptop (TI6)
- topic (TO5)
- tori (TO4)
- toric (TO5)
- torii (TO5)
- tricot (TR6)
- trio (TR4)
- trip (TR4)
- tropic (TR6)
Answer Definitions
- biopic (noun): A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).
- biotic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms
- bocci (noun): Alternative form of bocce
- boric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
- brio (noun): Vigour or vivacity.
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
- crib (noun): A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- obit (noun): Death of a person.
- octopi (noun): plural of octopus
- optic (adjective): Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- orbit (noun): A circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- picot (noun): An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- portico (noun): A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- probiotic† (noun): A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- robotic (adjective): Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- tiptop (noun): The very topmost point.
- topic (adjective): topical
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- toric (adjective): Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal.
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- tricot (noun): A soft knit fabric.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- trip (noun): A journey; an excursion or jaunt.
- tropic (noun): Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.