NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 1, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, g, i, n, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 134 points |
| Genius Level | 94 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| G | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| V | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×4 FL×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×4 |
| I | IL×1 IN×2 |
| L | LI×3 LY×1 |
| N | NI×1 |
| V | VI×4 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIL×4 FLI×2 FLY×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIG×2 GIL×2 |
| I | ILL×1 INF×2 |
| L | LIL×1 LIN×1 LIV×1 LYI×1 |
| N | NIG×1 |
| V | VIG×1 VIL×2 VIN×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi.... | FI6 | Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fill |
| fi... | FI5 | A young female horse. |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| fl.... | FL6 | That flies or can fly. |
| gi...... | GI8 | present participle of giggle |
| gi.... | GI6 | Prone to giggling. |
| gi.. | GI4 | a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gill |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| li.... | LI6 | A covering for the inside surface of something. |
| li.... | LI6 | present participle of live |
| ly... | LY5 | present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”). |
| ni...... | NI8 | present participle of niggle |
| vi... | VI5 | An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. |
| vi.... | VI6 | To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of. |
| vi....... † | VI9 | present participle of vilify |
| vi... | VI5 | The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene. |
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.
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filling (FI7)
- filly (FI5)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- flying (FL6)
- giggling (GI8)
- giggly (GI6)
- gill (GI4)
- gilling (GI7)
- illy (IL4)
- infill (IN6)
- infilling (IN9)
- lily (LI4)
- lining (LI6)
- living (LI6)
- lying (LY5)
- niggling (NI8)
- vigil (VI5)
- vilify (VI6)
- vilifying† (VI9)
- vinyl (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- filing (noun): Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filling (verb): present participle of fill
- filly (noun): A young female horse.
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- flying (adjective): That flies or can fly.
- giggling (verb): present participle of giggle
- giggly (adjective): Prone to giggling.
- gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- gilling (verb): present participle of gill
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- lining (noun): A covering for the inside surface of something.
- living (verb): present participle of live
- lying (verb): present participle of lie (“to rest in a horizontal position”).
- niggling (verb): present participle of niggle
- vigil (noun): An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- vilify (verb): To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
- vilifying† (verb): present participle of vilify
- vinyl (noun): The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.