NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 11, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, i, n, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 155 points |
| Genius Level | 109 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| F | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| N | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AN×6 AX×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×2 FO×3 |
| I | IN×4 IO×1 |
| N | NA×1 NO×4 |
| O | ON×2 |
| T | TA×3 TO×3 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFO×1 ANI×1 ANN×1 ANO×3 ANT×1 AXO×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FIN×1 FIX×1 FON×2 FOO×1 |
| I | INF×1 INI×1 INT×2 IOT×1 |
| N | NAT×1 NON×1 NOO×1 NOT×2 |
| O | ONI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TAT×1 TAX×2 TOO×2 TOX×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af... | AF5 | On foot. (means of locomotion, walking) |
| an... | AN5 | A negatively charged ion. |
| an........ | AN10 | A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. |
| an.... | AN6 | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| an.... | AN6 | A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia. |
| an....... | AN9 | A medicine able to neutralize a toxin. |
| ax.. | AX4 | A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Finished; over with. |
| fi...... † | FI8 | The act of fixing. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism. |
| fo..... | FO7 | A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in........ | IN10 | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| na.... | NA6 | A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. |
| no.... | NO6 | Containing no fat; fat-free. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no...... | NO8 | The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ta...... | TA8 | The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed. |
| ta... | TA5 | A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms. |
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.
- afoot (AF5)
- anion (AN5)
- annotation (AN10)
- anoint (AN6)
- anon (AN4)
- anoxia (AN6)
- antitoxin (AN9)
- axon (AX4)
- finito (FI6)
- fixation† (FI8)
- font (FO4)
- fontina (FO7)
- foot (FO4)
- info (IN4)
- initiation (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- intonation (IN10)
- iota (IO4)
- nation (NA6)
- nonfat (NO6)
- noon (NO4)
- notation (NO8)
- notion (NO6)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- taxation (TA8)
- taxon (TA5)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- toxin (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- afoot (adverb): On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
- anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
- annotation (noun): A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
- anoint (verb): To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- anoxia (noun): A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.
- antitoxin (noun): A medicine able to neutralize a toxin.
- axon (noun): A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
- finito (adjective): Finished; over with.
- fixation† (noun): The act of fixing.
- font (noun): A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
- fontina (noun): A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- info (noun): information.
- initiation (noun): The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intonation (noun): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- nation (noun): A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- nonfat (adjective): Containing no fat; fat-free.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notation (noun): The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- taxation (noun): The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
- taxon (noun): A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- toxin (noun): A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.