NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 9, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 53 words |
| Total Points | 221 points |
| Genius Level | 155 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| C | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| M | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 9 | Σ | 21 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 53 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AR×3 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CO×5 CR×1 |
| I | IM×2 |
| M | MA×8 MI×5 MO×10 |
| O | OM×1 |
| R | RO×3 |
| T | TA×3 TO×3 TR×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMM×1 ARM×1 ARO×2 ATO×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAM×2 CAR×1 COA×1 COM×4 CRA×1 |
| I | IMA×1 IMI×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAI×1 MAM×2 MAR×4 MIC×2 MIM×1 MIR×1 MIT×1 MOA×1 MOM×1 MOO×2 MOR×3 MOT×3 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROM×1 ROO×1 |
| T | TAM×1 TAR×1 TAT×1 TOM×3 TRA×2 TRI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| ar... | AR5 | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. |
| ar... | AR5 | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. |
| ar...... † | AR8 | Fragrant or spicy. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| at.... | AT6 | Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| ca... | CA5 | A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. |
| co...... | CO8 | A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| cr.. | CR4 | To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im...... | IM8 | A person who imitates or apes another. |
| ma... | MA5 | Very large in scope or scale. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| 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.... | MA6 | A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A shop, store. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi... | MI5 | Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo....... | MO9 | plural of moratorium |
| mo..... | MO7 | A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks. |
| mo... | MO5 | A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion. |
| mo...... | MO8 | An enclosed passenger motor vehicle, a car, powered by an engine. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Clipping of romantic comedy. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
| ta.... | TA6 | A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tarmacadam. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to.... | TO6 | A tom, an intact male cat. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| tr.. | TR4 | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America). |
| tr..... | TR7 | A streetcar. |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
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.
- ammo (AM4)
- armor (AR5)
- aroma (AR5)
- aromatic† (AR8)
- atom (AT4)
- atomic (AT6)
- cami (CA4)
- camo (CA4)
- carom (CA5)
- coatroom (CO8)
- coma (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- comma (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- cram (CR4)
- imam (IM4)
- imitator (IM8)
- macro (MA5)
- maim (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- maraca (MA6)
- marm (MA4)
- marmot (MA6)
- mart (MA4)
- mica (MI4)
- micro (MI5)
- mimic (MI5)
- mirror (MI6)
- mitt (MI4)
- moat (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- moor (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- moratoria (MO9)
- morocco (MO7)
- mortar (MO6)
- motor (MO5)
- motorcar (MO8)
- motto (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- roam (RO4)
- romcom (RO6)
- room (RO4)
- tamari (TA6)
- tarmac (TA6)
- tatami (TA6)
- tomato (TO6)
- tomcat (TO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tram (TR4)
- tramcar (TR7)
- trim (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- aromatic† (adjective): Fragrant or spicy.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- atomic (adjective): Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- carom (noun): A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
- coatroom (noun): A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- cram (verb): To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- imitator (noun): A person who imitates or apes another.
- macro (adjective): Very large in scope or scale.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- 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.
- maraca (noun): A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marmot (noun): Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
- mart (noun): A shop, store.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- micro (adjective): Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mirror (noun): A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- momma (noun): mother
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moratoria (noun): plural of moratorium
- morocco (noun): A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding.
- mortar (noun): A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
- motor (noun): A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
- motorcar (noun): An enclosed passenger motor vehicle, a car, powered by an engine.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).
- tamari (noun): A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
- tarmac (noun): Tarmacadam.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- tomcat (noun): A tom, an intact male cat.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- tramcar (noun): A streetcar.
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.