NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 22, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, i, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 18 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Σ | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×3 BI×1 BL×2 BU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EN×1 |
| F | FE×5 FI×5 FL×4 FU×4 |
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LI×2 |
| N | |
| U | UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BEF×1 BEL×1 BIF×1 BLU×2 BUF×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELF×1 ENF×1 |
| F | FEE×2 FEL×2 FEN×1 FIE×1 FIF×1 FIL×2 FIN×1 FLE×1 FLU×3 FUE×1 FUL×2 FUN×1 |
| I | INF×1 |
| L | LIF×2 |
| N | |
| U | UNB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.. | BE4 | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine. |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense of befall |
| be.... | BE6 | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A sudden, sharp blow or punch. |
| bl..... † | BL7 | bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins. |
| bl... | BL5 | An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. |
| el... | EL5 | An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. |
| en...... | EN8 | To make feeble. |
| fe.... | FE6 | Deficient in physical strength. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.... | FE6 | Of or pertaining to cats. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.. | FI4 | Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.. | FL4 | An error; a mistake in the performance of an action. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu..... | FU7 | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| li...... | LI8 | A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. |
| un...... † | UN8 | An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief |
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.
- beef (BE4)
- befell (BE6)
- belief (BE6)
- biff (BI4)
- bluefin† (BL7)
- bluff (BL5)
- buff (BU4)
- elfin (EL5)
- enfeeble (EN8)
- feeble (FE6)
- feel (FE4)
- feline (FE6)
- fell (FE4)
- fennel (FE6)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- file (FI4)
- fill (FI4)
- fine (FI4)
- flee (FL4)
- flub (FL4)
- flue (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fuel (FU4)
- fulfill (FU7)
- full (FU4)
- funnel (FU6)
- infill (IN6)
- life (LI4)
- lifeline (LI8)
- unbelief† (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- beef (noun): The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine.
- befell (verb): simple past tense of befall
- belief (noun): Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
- biff (noun): A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
- bluefin† (noun): bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.
- bluff (noun): An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- buff (noun): Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- elfin (noun): An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- enfeeble (verb): To make feeble.
- feeble (adjective): Deficient in physical strength.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- feline (adjective): Of or pertaining to cats.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- fine (adjective): Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- flub (noun): An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- fulfill (verb): To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- lifeline (noun): A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
- unbelief† (noun): An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief