NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 3, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, n, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 195 points |
| Genius Level | 137 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| C | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| M | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 19 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | Σ | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AM×1 AP×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CE×1 |
| E | EM×2 EN×4 |
| M | MA×9 ME×10 |
| N | NA×2 |
| P | PA×2 PE×2 |
| T | TA×2 TE×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACM×1 AME×1 APE×2 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAM×2 CEM×1 |
| E | EMA×1 EMC×1 ENA×1 ENC×2 ENE×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAM×2 MAN×4 MAT×2 MEA×3 MEC×1 MEE×1 MEM×1 MEN×2 MET×2 |
| N | NAM×2 |
| P | PAM×1 PAN×1 PEN×2 |
| T | TAM×2 TEA×2 TEE×1 TEM×2 TEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| ap.... | AP6 | A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine. |
| ap.... | AP6 | plural of apeman |
| at..... | AT7 | To try. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca.. | CA4 | An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures. |
| ce.... | CE6 | A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete. |
| em..... | EM7 | To come from a source; issue from. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| en....... | EN9 | The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. |
| en.... | EN6 | To establish a camp or temporary shelter. |
| en........ † | EN10 | A campsite. |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. |
| ma... | MA5 | A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of mean |
| me.. | ME4 | The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | A perceived threat or danger. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| na...... | NA8 | A kind of nametag that can be sewn onto clothing. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.... | PA6 | a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa |
| pe.... | PE6 | A scribe, or person who copies texts. |
| pe.... | PE6 | plural of penman |
| ta.. | TA4 | Not or no longer wild; domesticated. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock. |
| te.. | TE4 | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who is on the same team. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te.. | TE4 | Abbreviation of temperature. |
| te... | TE5 | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
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.
- acme (AC4)
- amen (AM4)
- apeman (AP6)
- apemen (AP6)
- attempt (AT7)
- came (CA4)
- camp (CA4)
- cement (CE6)
- emanate (EM7)
- emcee (EM5)
- enactment (EN9)
- encamp (EN6)
- encampment† (EN10)
- enema (EN5)
- mace (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- manatee (MA7)
- mane (MA4)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- mate (MA4)
- matte (MA5)
- mean (ME4)
- meant (ME5)
- meat (ME4)
- mecca (ME5)
- meet (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- menace (ME6)
- mentee (ME6)
- meta (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- name (NA4)
- nametape (NA8)
- pampa (PA5)
- panama (PA6)
- penman (PE6)
- penmen (PE6)
- tame (TA4)
- tamp (TA4)
- team (TE4)
- teammate (TE8)
- teem (TE4)
- temp (TE4)
- tempt (TE5)
- tenement (TE8)
Answer Definitions
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- apeman (noun): A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
- apemen (noun): plural of apeman
- attempt (verb): To try.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- camp (noun): An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
- cement (noun): A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
- emanate (verb): To come from a source; issue from.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- enactment (noun): The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.
- encamp (verb): To establish a camp or temporary shelter.
- encampment† (noun): A campsite.
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- manatee (noun): Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- mate (noun): A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- matte (noun): A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- meant (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mean
- meat (noun): The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- menace (noun): A perceived threat or danger.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- meta (adjective): Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- nametape (noun): A kind of nametag that can be sewn onto clothing.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- panama (noun): a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
- penman (noun): A scribe, or person who copies texts.
- penmen (noun): plural of penman
- tame (adjective): Not or no longer wild; domesticated.
- tamp (verb): To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
- team (noun): A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
- teammate (noun): One who is on the same team.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- temp (noun): Abbreviation of temperature.
- tempt (verb): To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.