NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 14, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, i, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 63 words |
| Total Points | 338 points |
| Genius Level | 237 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| E | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| L | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| V | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 26 | Σ | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 AN×1 AT×1 AV×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 EL×2 EN×1 EV×3 |
| I | IN×6 |
| L | LA×2 LE×5 LI×2 |
| N | NA×6 |
| T | TE×1 TI×1 |
| V | VA×9 VE×9 VI×8 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×1 ALL×1 ANV×1 ATT×1 AVA×1 AVI×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EAV×1 ELE×2 ENL×1 EVE×2 EVI×1 |
| I | INA×1 INI×1 INV×4 |
| L | LAV×2 LEA×2 LEV×3 LIV×2 |
| N | NAI×2 NAT×1 NAV×3 |
| T | TEN×1 TIT×1 |
| V | VAI×1 VAL×5 VAN×3 VEA×1 VEI×2 VEL×2 VEN×4 VIA×1 VIL×4 VIN×1 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | Having life; living; not dead. |
| al....... | AL9 | To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty . |
| an... | AN5 | A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. |
| at....... | AT9 | Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely. |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| av.... | AV6 | To operate an aircraft. |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| el..... | EL7 | To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| in......... | IN11 | Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless. |
| in........ | IN10 | Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary. |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.. | LA4 | To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. |
| le... | LE5 | To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
| le.... | LE6 | Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le...... | LE8 | To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| na... | NA5 | Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated. |
| na..... | NA7 | Alternative spelling of naïveté |
| na.... | NA6 | Belonging to one by birth. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| na.. | NA4 | The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. |
| na... | NA5 | The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. |
| te....... | TE9 | A trial; an experiment; an attempt. |
| ti...... | TI8 | To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va.. | VA4 | A valley. |
| va....... † | VA9 | An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th. |
| va... | VA5 | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. |
| va..... | VA7 | Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic. |
| va... | VA5 | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. |
| va.. | VA4 | A weather vane. |
| va..... | VA7 | Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes. |
| va...... | VA8 | A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| ve....... | VE9 | A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet. |
| ve... | VE5 | Venous; pertaining to veins. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| ve....... † | VE9 | To replace stale or noxious air with fresh. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi..... | VI7 | (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel. |
| vi........ | VI10 | A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| vi... | VI5 | Relating to, or characteristic of life. |
| vi..... | VI7 | To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something. |
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.
- alive (AL5)
- alleviate (AL9)
- anvil (AN5)
- attentive (AT9)
- avail (AV5)
- avian (AV5)
- aviate (AV6)
- eave (EA4)
- elevate (EL7)
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- even (EV4)
- event (EV5)
- evil (EV4)
- inattentive (IN11)
- initiative (IN10)
- invent (IN6)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invitee (IN7)
- lava (LA4)
- lave (LA4)
- leave (LE5)
- leaven (LE6)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- levitate (LE8)
- live (LI4)
- liven (LI5)
- naive (NA5)
- naivete (NA7)
- native (NA6)
- naval (NA5)
- nave (NA4)
- navel (NA5)
- tentative (TE9)
- titivate (TI8)
- vain (VA4)
- vale (VA4)
- valentine† (VA9)
- valet (VA5)
- valiant (VA7)
- valve (VA5)
- vane (VA4)
- vanilla (VA7)
- vanillin (VA8)
- veal (VE4)
- veil (VE4)
- vein (VE4)
- velvet (VE6)
- velveteen (VE9)
- venal (VE5)
- venial (VE6)
- vent (VE4)
- ventilate† (VE9)
- vial (VI4)
- vile (VI4)
- villa (VI5)
- villain (VI7)
- villanelle (VI10)
- vine (VI4)
- vital (VI5)
- vitiate (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- alive (adjective): Having life; living; not dead.
- alleviate (verb): To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty .
- anvil (noun): A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- attentive (adjective): Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- aviate (verb): To operate an aircraft.
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- elevate (verb): To raise (something) to a higher position.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- inattentive (adjective): Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
- initiative (adjective): Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary.
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
- leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- leaven (noun): Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- levitate (verb): To cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- naive (adjective): Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
- naivete (noun): Alternative spelling of naïveté
- native (adjective): Belonging to one by birth.
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- navel (noun): The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
- tentative (noun): A trial; an experiment; an attempt.
- titivate (verb): To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- vale (noun): A valley.
- valentine† (noun): An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.
- valet (noun): A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- valiant (adjective): Possessing or showing courage or determination; brave, heroic.
- valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- vane (noun): A weather vane.
- vanilla (noun): Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- vanillin (noun): A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
- veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- velveteen (noun): A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
- venal (adjective): Venous; pertaining to veins.
- venial (adjective): Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- ventilate† (verb): To replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- villain (noun): (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel.
- villanelle (noun): A type of poem, consisting of five tercets and one quatrain, with only two rhymes.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- vital (adjective): Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- vitiate (verb): To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.