NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 30, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 265 points |
| Genius Level | 186 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 8 |
| G | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| P | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| R | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 15 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×1 DO×1 DR×6 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×2 GR×4 |
| I | |
| N | NI×1 |
| O | OP×3 |
| P | PI×10 PO×11 PR×8 |
| R | RI×1 RO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIP×1 DOP×1 DRI×2 DRO×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GOO×1 GOR×1 GRI×3 GRO×1 |
| I | |
| N | NIP×1 |
| O | OPI×3 |
| P | PID×1 PIG×1 PIN×6 PIP×2 POG×2 PON×2 POO×3 POP×1 POR×3 PRI×3 PRO×5 |
| R | RIP×1 ROP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of dip |
| do.... | DO6 | present participle of dope |
| dr.. | DR4 | To fall one drop at a time. |
| dr...... | DR8 | Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat. |
| dr... | DR5 | To hang downward; to sag. |
| dr...... † | DR8 | present participle of droop |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| dr...... † | DR8 | present participle of drop |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc. |
| gr.. | GR4 | To take hold of, particularly with the hand. |
| gr..... | GR7 | present participle of gripe |
| gr...... | GR8 | Which catches someone's attention; exciting |
| gr..... | GR7 | present participle of grope |
| ni..... | NI7 | present participle of nip |
| op..... | OP7 | present participle of opine |
| op..... | OP7 | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| op.... | OP6 | A substance that has effects similar to opium. |
| pi.... | PI6 | An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Damned (used as a mild intensive). |
| pi.. | PI4 | A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound. |
| pi..... | PI7 | present participle of ping |
| pi.... | PI6 | present participle of pine |
| pi.... | PI6 | A wing. |
| pi....... | PI9 | present participle of pinion |
| pi..... | PI7 | present participle of pin |
| pi.... | PI6 | present participle of pipe |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po..... | PO7 | present participle of pogo |
| po.. | PO4 | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| po.. | PO4 | A stench, a bad smell. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po..... | PO7 | The act of a wave (or other vessel) striking the stern of a vessel. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po..... | PO7 | The act or sound of something that pops. |
| po.... | PO6 | present participle of pore |
| po.. | PO4 | Pornography. |
| po... | PO5 | Pornographic |
| pr..... | PR7 | present participle of pride |
| pr.. | PR4 | A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To poke, to push, to touch. |
| pr...... † | PR8 | present participle of prod |
| pr... | PR5 | A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| pr...... | PR8 | present participle of prop |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rip |
| ro.... | RO6 | present participle of rope |
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.
- dipping (DI7)
- doping (DO6)
- drip (DR4)
- dripping (DR8)
- droop (DR5)
- drooping† (DR8)
- drop (DR4)
- dropping† (DR8)
- goop (GO4)
- gorp (GO4)
- grip (GR4)
- griping (GR7)
- gripping (GR8)
- groping (GR7)
- nipping (NI7)
- opining (OP7)
- opinion (OP7)
- opioid (OP6)
- pidgin (PI6)
- pigging (PI7)
- ping (PI4)
- pinging (PI7)
- pining (PI6)
- pinion (PI6)
- pinioning (PI9)
- pinning (PI7)
- piping (PI6)
- pippin (PI6)
- pogo (PO4)
- pogoing (PO7)
- pond (PO4)
- pong (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- pooping (PO7)
- poor (PO4)
- popping (PO7)
- poring (PO6)
- porn (PO4)
- porno (PO5)
- priding (PR7)
- prig (PR4)
- prior (PR5)
- prod (PR4)
- prodding† (PR8)
- prong (PR5)
- prop (PR4)
- propping (PR8)
- ripping (RI7)
- roping (RO6)
Answer Definitions
- dipping (verb): present participle of dip
- doping (verb): present participle of dope
- drip (verb): To fall one drop at a time.
- dripping (noun): Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from dripping off roasting meat.
- droop (verb): To hang downward; to sag.
- drooping† (verb): present participle of droop
- drop (noun): A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- dropping† (verb): present participle of drop
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- grip (verb): To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
- griping (verb): present participle of gripe
- gripping (adjective): Which catches someone's attention; exciting
- groping (verb): present participle of grope
- nipping (verb): present participle of nip
- opining (verb): present participle of opine
- opinion (noun): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- opioid (noun): A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- pidgin (noun): An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
- pigging (adjective): Damned (used as a mild intensive).
- ping (noun): A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- pinging (verb): present participle of ping
- pining (verb): present participle of pine
- pinion (noun): A wing.
- pinioning (verb): present participle of pinion
- pinning (verb): present participle of pin
- piping (verb): present participle of pipe
- pippin (noun): A seed
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- pogoing (verb): present participle of pogo
- pond (noun): An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- pong (noun): A stench, a bad smell.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- pooping (noun): The act of a wave (or other vessel) striking the stern of a vessel.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- popping (noun): The act or sound of something that pops.
- poring (verb): present participle of pore
- porn (noun): Pornography.
- porno (adjective): Pornographic
- priding (verb): present participle of pride
- prig (noun): A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- prod (verb): To poke, to push, to touch.
- prodding† (verb): present participle of prod
- prong (noun): A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- propping (verb): present participle of prop
- ripping (verb): present participle of rip
- roping (verb): present participle of rope