NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 2, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, f, l, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 133 points |
| Genius Level | 93 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| G | 13 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 22 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 23 | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AL×4 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 |
| F | FL×4 |
| G | GA×11 GE×1 GL×3 GO×7 |
| L | LE×1 LO×2 |
| O | OG×2 |
| P | PA×1 PO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGO×1 ALG×3 ALL×1 APO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAG×1 |
| F | FLA×3 FLO×1 |
| G | GAF×2 GAG×3 GAL×5 GAP×1 GEL×1 GLE×1 GLO×2 GOA×1 GOG×1 GOL×1 GOO×4 |
| L | LEG×1 LOG×2 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 |
| P | PAG×1 POG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | plural of alga |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al.... | AL6 | To state under oath, to plead. |
| ap.... | AP6 | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| ea... | EA5 | Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. |
| fl...... | FL8 | plural of flagellum |
| fl...... † | FL8 | A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat. |
| ga... | GA5 | A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To sing; charm; enchant. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga.... | GA6 | The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. |
| ga... | GA5 | A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl... | GL5 | Any gooey, viscous substance. |
| gl.. | GL4 | To stare in amazement. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| le... | LE5 | Relating to the law or to lawyers. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| pa.. | PA4 | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
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.
- agape (AG5)
- agog (AG4)
- alga (AL4)
- algae (AL5)
- algal (AL5)
- allege (AL6)
- apogee (AP6)
- eagle (EA5)
- flag (FL4)
- flagella (FL8)
- flagpole† (FL8)
- flog (FL4)
- gaff (GA4)
- gaffe (GA5)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gaggle (GA6)
- gala (GA4)
- gale (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- gallop (GA6)
- galop (GA5)
- gape (GA4)
- gelee (GE5)
- glee (GL4)
- gloop (GL5)
- glop (GL4)
- goal (GO4)
- goggle (GO6)
- golf (GO4)
- goof (GO4)
- google (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- goop (GO4)
- legal (LE5)
- loge (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- page (PA4)
- pogo (PO4)
Answer Definitions
- agape (adjective): In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algae (noun): plural of alga
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- allege (verb): To state under oath, to plead.
- apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- eagle (noun): Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- flag (noun): A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
- flagella (noun): plural of flagellum
- flagpole† (noun): A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- gaff (noun): A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- gaffe (noun): A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gaggle (noun): A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- gale (verb): To sing; charm; enchant.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- gallop (noun): The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
- galop (noun): A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
- gape (verb): To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- gloop (noun): Any gooey, viscous substance.
- glop (verb): To stare in amazement.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- legal (adjective): Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- page (noun): One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.