NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 16, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, o, t, u, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 97 points |
| Genius Level | 68 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| T | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | 2 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×1 DO×2 DU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×1 ET×1 |
| F | FE×6 FO×4 |
| O | OF×1 OU×2 |
| T | TO×2 TU×3 |
| U | |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×1 DOF×2 DUF×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×1 ETO×1 |
| F | FEE×2 FET×2 FEU×2 FOO×3 FOX×1 |
| O | OFF×1 OUT×2 |
| T | TOF×2 TUF×3 |
| U | |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.. | DE4 | Quick and neat in action; skillful. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doff |
| du.. | DU4 | Dough. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| et...... | ET8 | Alternative spelling of étouffée |
| fe.. | FE4 | To give (someone or something) food to eat. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe... | FE5 | simple past tense and past participle of fete |
| fe.. | FE4 | A state of long-standing mutual hostility. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of feud |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of foot |
| fo... | FO5 | simple past tense and past participle of fox; baffled; outwitted. |
| of... | OF5 | simple past tense and past participle of off |
| ou.... | OU6 | to beat in a competition of wits |
| ou...... † | OU8 | simple past tense and past participle of outfox |
| to.... | TO6 | a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard |
| to.. | TO4 | A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. |
| tu.... | TU6 | A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.... | TU6 | Having tufts. |
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.
- deft (DE4)
- doff (DO4)
- doffed (DO6)
- duff (DU4)
- effete (EF6)
- etouffee (ET8)
- feed (FE4)
- feet (FE4)
- fete (FE4)
- feted (FE5)
- feud (FE4)
- feuded (FE6)
- food (FO4)
- foot (FO4)
- footed (FO6)
- foxed (FO5)
- offed (OF5)
- outfox (OU6)
- outfoxed† (OU8)
- toffee (TO6)
- tofu (TO4)
- tuffet (TU6)
- tuft (TU4)
- tufted (TU6)
Answer Definitions
- deft (adjective): Quick and neat in action; skillful.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doff
- duff (noun): Dough.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- etouffee (noun): Alternative spelling of étouffée
- feed (verb): To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- feted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fete
- feud (noun): A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
- feuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of feud
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- footed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of foot
- foxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fox; baffled; outwitted.
- offed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of off
- outfox (verb): to beat in a competition of wits
- outfoxed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outfox
- toffee (noun): a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard
- tofu (noun): A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
- tuffet (noun): A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tufted (adjective): Having tufts.