NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 23, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, f, l, m, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 136 points |
| Genius Level | 95 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 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| D | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| M | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 |
| N | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AF×1 AL×2 AN×2 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DR×2 |
| F | FA×4 FL×1 |
| L | LA×4 LL×1 |
| M | MA×10 |
| N | NA×3 |
| R | RA×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADM×1 AFA×1 ALA×1 ALF×1 ANA×1 ANN×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×1 DAR×1 DRA×2 |
| F | FAL×1 FAR×3 FLA×1 |
| L | LAM×1 LAN×2 LAR×1 LLA×1 |
| M | MAD×2 MAL×2 MAM×3 MAN×2 MAR×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 |
| R | RAD×1 RAM×1 RAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. |
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| al... | AL5 | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. |
| da.. | DA4 | To condemn to hell. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g). |
| dr... | DR5 | A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa... | FA5 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F |
| fa.. | FA4 | A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. |
| fa...... † | FA8 | Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la...... | LA8 | Arrival at the shore by ship. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| ll... | LL5 | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head. |
| 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 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra.... | RA6 | A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
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.
- adman (AD5)
- afar (AF4)
- alarm (AL5)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- armada (AR6)
- damn (DA4)
- darn (DA4)
- dram (DR4)
- drama (DR5)
- fall (FA4)
- farad (FA5)
- farm (FA4)
- farmland† (FA8)
- flan (FL4)
- lama (LA4)
- land (LA4)
- landfall (LA8)
- lard (LA4)
- llama (LL5)
- madam (MA5)
- madman (MA6)
- mall (MA4)
- mallard (MA7)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammal (MA6)
- mandala (MA7)
- manna (MA5)
- marm (MA4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- radar (RA5)
- ramada (RA6)
- rand (RA4)
Answer Definitions
- adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- alarm (noun): A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- armada (noun): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dram (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- drama (noun): A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- farad (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F
- farm (noun): A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
- farmland† (noun): Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.
- flan (noun): Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- landfall (noun): Arrival at the shore by ship.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- mallard (noun): A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
- 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.
- mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- mandala (noun): A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- ramada (noun): A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.