NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 12, 2022

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for May 12, 2022

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for May 12, 2022
Center LetterC
Outer Lettersd, e, i, j, n, t
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words39 words
Total Points228 points
Genius Level160 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

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  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for May 12, 2022

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>9Σ
C32----5
D12624-15
E-213--6
I1-314110
J-------
N11----2
T-1----1
Σ681068139

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

C
CE×3
CI×2
D
DE×12
DI×3
E
ED×1
EI×1
EJ×2
EN×2
I
IC×1
IN×9
J
N
NI×2
T
TI×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

C
CED×2
CEN×1
CIT×2
D
DEC×5
DEI×3
DEJ×2
DET×2
DIC×2
DIE×1
E
EDI×1
EID×1
EJE×2
ENT×2
I
ICE×1
INC×4
IND×3
INJ×2
J
N
NIC×1
NIE×1
T
TIN×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 ().

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ce..CE4To give up; yield to another.
ce...CE5simple past tense and past participle of cede
ce..CE4A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
ci..CI4to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
ci...CI5simple past tense and past participle of cite
de......DE8A dead person.
de....DE6An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
de....DE6Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
de....DE6to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
de.....DE7simple past tense and past participle of decide
de...DE5To remove the ice from something.
de....DE6simple past tense and past participle of deice
de.....DE7The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
de....DE6Make sad or dispirited.
de......DE8Sad and dispirited.
de....DE6to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
de......DE8Having been noticed.
di..DI4Gaming with one or more dice.
di...DI5simple past tense and past participle of dice
di......DI8Relating to diet.
ed...ED5A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
ei.....EI7Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
ej...EJ5To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
ej.....EJ7simple past tense and past participle of eject
en....EN6To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
en.....EN7simple past tense and past participle of entice
ic..IC4With ice added.
in.......IN9The act of something happening; occurrence.
in......IN8An event or occurrence.
in....IN6To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
in.....IN7simple past tense and past participle of incite
in......IN8offensive to good taste
in....IN6To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
in......IN8simple past tense and past participle of indict
in....IN6To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
in...... IN8simple past tense and past participle of inject
ni..NI4Pleasant, satisfactory.
ni...NI5A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
ti...TI5A tint or colour.

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.

  • cede  (CE4)
  • ceded  (CE5)
  • cent  (CE4)
  • cite  (CI4)
  • cited  (CI5)
  • decedent  (DE8)
  • deceit  (DE6)
  • decent  (DE6)
  • decide  (DE6)
  • decided  (DE7)
  • deice  (DE5)
  • deiced  (DE6)
  • deicide  (DE7)
  • deject  (DE6)
  • dejected  (DE8)
  • detect  (DE6)
  • detected  (DE8)
  • dice  (DI4)
  • diced  (DI5)
  • dietetic  (DI8)
  • edict  (ED5)
  • eidetic  (EI7)
  • eject  (EJ5)
  • ejected  (EJ7)
  • entice  (EN6)
  • enticed  (EN7)
  • iced  (IC4)
  • incidence  (IN9)
  • incident  (IN8)
  • incite  (IN6)
  • incited  (IN7)
  • indecent  (IN8)
  • indict  (IN6)
  • indicted  (IN8)
  • inject  (IN6)
  • injected  (IN8)
  • nice  (NI4)
  • niece  (NI5)
  • tinct  (TI5)

Answer Definitions

  • cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
  • ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
  • cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
  • cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
  • cited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cite
  • decedent (noun): A dead person.
  • deceit (noun): An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
  • decent (adjective): Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
  • decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
  • decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
  • deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
  • deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
  • deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
  • deject (verb): Make sad or dispirited.
  • dejected (adjective): Sad and dispirited.
  • detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
  • detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
  • dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
  • diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
  • dietetic (adjective): Relating to diet.
  • edict (noun): A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
  • eidetic (adjective): Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
  • eject (verb): To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
  • ejected (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eject
  • entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
  • enticed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of entice
  • iced (adjective): With ice added.
  • incidence (noun): The act of something happening; occurrence.
  • incident (noun): An event or occurrence.
  • incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
  • incited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of incite
  • indecent (adjective): offensive to good taste
  • indict (verb): To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
  • indicted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of indict
  • inject (verb): To push or pump (something, especially fluids) into a cavity or passage.
  • injected (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inject
  • nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
  • niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
  • tinct (noun): A tint or colour.