NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 1, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, o, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 94 points |
| Genius Level | 66 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 8 |
| G | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| R | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×2 DR×6 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×1 GO×2 GR×6 GY×1 |
| I | |
| O | OD×1 OR×1 |
| P | PO×1 PR×6 PY×1 |
| R | RI×2 RO×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOO×1 DOR×1 DRI×2 DRO×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GIR×1 GOR×2 GRI×3 GRO×3 GYR×1 |
| I | |
| O | ODO×1 ORG×1 |
| P | POO×1 PRI×3 PRO×3 PYR×1 |
| R | RIG×2 ROO×1 ROP×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.. | DO4 | A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To fall one drop at a time. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Dripping or tending to drip. |
| dr... | DR5 | A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android). |
| dr... | DR5 | To hang downward; to sag. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Tending to droop; sagging; wilting. |
| 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. |
| gi.. | GI4 | To bind with a flexible rope or cord. |
| 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. |
| go.. | GO4 | Covered with blood; very bloody. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle. |
| gr.. | GR4 | To take hold of, particularly with the hand. |
| gr.... | GR6 | Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well. |
| gr... | GR5 | nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr.... | GR6 | Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc. |
| gy.. | GY4 | A gyroscope. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| or.. | OR4 | Originally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc). |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| 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.... | PR6 | A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To poke, to push, to touch. |
| pr..... † | PR7 | An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| py.. | PY4 | A pyromaniac. |
| ri... | RI5 | Stiff, rather than flexible. |
| ri... | RI5 | US spelling of rigour |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. |
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.
- door (DO4)
- dory (DO4)
- drip (DR4)
- drippy (DR6)
- droid (DR5)
- droop (DR5)
- droopy (DR6)
- drop (DR4)
- gird (GI4)
- gorp (GO4)
- gory (GO4)
- grid (GR4)
- grip (GR4)
- grippy (GR6)
- grody (GR5)
- grog (GR4)
- groggy (GR6)
- gyro (GY4)
- odor (OD4)
- orgy (OR4)
- poor (PO4)
- prig (PR4)
- prior (PR5)
- priory (PR6)
- prod (PR4)
- prodigy† (PR7)
- prop (PR4)
- pyro (PY4)
- rigid (RI5)
- rigor (RI5)
- rood (RO4)
- ropy (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dory (noun): A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- drip (verb): To fall one drop at a time.
- drippy (adjective): Dripping or tending to drip.
- droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
- droop (verb): To hang downward; to sag.
- droopy (adjective): Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.
- 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.
- gird (verb): To bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- 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.
- gory (adjective): Covered with blood; very bloody.
- grid (noun): A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle.
- grip (verb): To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
- grippy (adjective): Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.
- grody (adjective): nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- groggy (adjective): Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
- gyro (noun): A gyroscope.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- orgy (noun): Originally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- 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.
- priory (noun): A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.
- prod (verb): To poke, to push, to touch.
- prodigy† (noun): An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- pyro (noun): A pyromaniac.
- rigid (adjective): Stiff, rather than flexible.
- rigor (noun): US spelling of rigour
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- ropy (adjective): Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.