NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 21, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, h, i, l |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 139 points |
| Genius Level | 97 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| D | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 3 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 8 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×5 CL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×5 DI×1 |
| E | EK×1 |
| H | HE×3 HI×3 |
| I | |
| K | KE×2 KI×6 |
| L | LE×1 LI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHE×3 CHI×2 CLI×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×3 DEK×2 DIK×1 |
| E | EKE×1 |
| H | HEC×3 HIC×1 HIK×2 |
| I | |
| K | KEE×2 KIC×2 KID×2 KIL×2 |
| L | LEE×1 LIC×2 LIK×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch... | CH5 | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Having a pattern of checks; checkered. |
| ch... | CH5 | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| ch... | CH5 | A young bird. |
| ch....... † | CH9 | Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless. |
| cl... | CL5 | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch. |
| cl..... | CL7 | past participle of click |
| de.. | DE4 | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deck |
| de.... | DE6 | A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper. |
| de.. | DE4 | A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. |
| de... | DE5 | simple past tense and past participle of deke |
| di.. | DI4 | Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc. |
| ek.. | EK4 | simple past tense and past participle of eke |
| he.. | HE4 | Hell. |
| he.... | HE6 | To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. |
| he..... | HE7 | simple past tense and past participle of heckle |
| hi.. | HI4 | An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. |
| hi... | HI5 | simple past tense and past participle of hike |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keel |
| ki.. | KI4 | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kick |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kid |
| ki.... | KI6 | A child. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kill |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| li.. | LI4 | To stroke with the tongue. |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lick |
| li.. | LI4 | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| li... | LI5 | simple past tense and past participle of like |
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.
- check (CH5)
- checked (CH7)
- cheek (CH5)
- chick (CH5)
- childlike† (CH9)
- click (CL5)
- clicked (CL7)
- deck (DE4)
- decked (DE6)
- deckle (DE6)
- deke (DE4)
- deked (DE5)
- dike (DI4)
- eked (EK4)
- heck (HE4)
- heckle (HE6)
- heckled (HE7)
- hick (HI4)
- hike (HI4)
- hiked (HI5)
- keel (KE4)
- keeled (KE6)
- kick (KI4)
- kicked (KI6)
- kidded (KI6)
- kiddie (KI6)
- kill (KI4)
- killed (KI6)
- leek (LE4)
- lick (LI4)
- licked (LI6)
- like (LI4)
- liked (LI5)
Answer Definitions
- check (noun): A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- checked (adjective): Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
- cheek (noun): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- chick (noun): A young bird.
- childlike† (adjective): Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
- click (noun): A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
- clicked (verb): past participle of click
- deck (noun): Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- decked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deck
- deckle (noun): A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
- deke (noun): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- deked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deke
- dike (noun): Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
- eked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eke
- heck (interjection): Hell.
- heckle (verb): To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
- heckled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heckle
- hick (noun): An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- hike (noun): A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
- hiked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hike
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- keeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keel
- kick (verb): To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- kicked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kick
- kidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kid
- kiddie (noun): A child.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- killed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kill
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- lick (verb): To stroke with the tongue.
- licked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lick
- like (verb): To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- liked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of like