NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 3, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, i, m, n, p, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 229 points |
| Genius Level | 160 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 9 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| M | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 9 |
| R | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | - | - | 11 |
| U | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | Σ | 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GR×8 GU×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×3 |
| M | MI×2 MU×2 |
| N | NI×1 |
| P | PR×6 PU×3 |
| R | RI×5 RU×6 |
| U | UM×1 UN×2 UR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GRI×6 GRU×2 GUR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INU×3 |
| M | MIR×2 MUR×2 |
| N | NIG×1 |
| P | PRI×5 PRU×1 PUR×3 |
| R | RIG×1 RIM×1 RIN×2 RIP×1 RUI×3 RUM×1 RUN×2 |
| U | UMP×1 UNR×2 URG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gr.. | GR4 | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle of grin |
| 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... | GR5 | A habitually grumpy or complaining person. |
| gr...... † | GR8 | present participle of grump |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| in..... | IN7 | present participle of inure |
| in... | IN5 | To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of inurn |
| mi... | MI5 | A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking. |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mire |
| mu.... | MU6 | Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. |
| mu....... | MU9 | present participle of murmur |
| ni.... | NI6 | Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. |
| pr.. | PR4 | prudish, straight-laced |
| pr..... | PR7 | The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus. |
| pr... | PR5 | To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. |
| pr...... | PR8 | present participle of primp |
| pr..... | PR7 | A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub. |
| pu..... | PU7 | present participle of purge |
| pu.. | PU4 | Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented. |
| pu..... | PU7 | present participle of purr |
| ri..... | RI7 | Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rim |
| ri.. | RI4 | A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| ri..... | RI7 | The sound of something that rings. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rip |
| ru.. | RU4 | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| ru... | RU5 | present participle of rue |
| ru..... | RU7 | present participle of ruin |
| ru.. | RU4 | The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs |
| ru.. | RU4 | A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round. |
| ru..... | RU7 | Present participle of run. |
| um...... † | UM8 | present participle of umpire |
| un... | UN5 | To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.). |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unrig |
| ur.... | UR6 | present participle of urge |
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.
- grim (GR4)
- grin (GR4)
- grinning (GR8)
- grip (GR4)
- griping (GR7)
- gripping (GR8)
- grump (GR5)
- grumping† (GR8)
- guru (GU4)
- inuring (IN7)
- inurn (IN5)
- inurning (IN8)
- mirin (MI5)
- miring (MI6)
- murmur (MU6)
- murmuring (MU9)
- nigiri (NI6)
- prig (PR4)
- prim (PR4)
- priming (PR7)
- primp (PR5)
- primping (PR8)
- pruning (PR7)
- purging (PU7)
- purr (PU4)
- purring (PU7)
- rigging (RI7)
- rimming (RI7)
- ring (RI4)
- ringing (RI7)
- ripping (RI7)
- ruin (RU4)
- ruing (RU5)
- ruining (RU7)
- rump (RU4)
- rung (RU4)
- running (RU7)
- umpiring† (UM8)
- unrig (UN5)
- unrigging (UN9)
- urging (UR6)
Answer Definitions
- grim (adjective): Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- grin (noun): A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- grinning (verb): present participle of grin
- grip (verb): To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
- griping (verb): present participle of gripe
- gripping (adjective): Which catches someone's attention; exciting
- grump (noun): A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
- grumping† (verb): present participle of grump
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- inuring (verb): present participle of inure
- inurn (verb): To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
- inurning (verb): present participle of inurn
- mirin (noun): A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
- miring (verb): present participle of mire
- murmur (noun): Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
- murmuring (verb): present participle of murmur
- nigiri (noun): Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
- prig (noun): A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- prim (adjective): prudish, straight-laced
- priming (noun): The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
- primp (verb): To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- primping (verb): present participle of primp
- pruning (noun): A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
- purging (verb): present participle of purge
- purr (verb): Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
- purring (verb): present participle of purr
- rigging (noun): Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
- rimming (verb): present participle of rim
- ring (noun): A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- ringing (noun): The sound of something that rings.
- ripping (verb): present participle of rip
- ruin (noun): The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- ruing (verb): present participle of rue
- ruining (verb): present participle of ruin
- rump (noun): The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs
- rung (noun): A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- running (verb): Present participle of run.
- umpiring† (verb): present participle of umpire
- unrig (verb): To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
- unrigging (verb): present participle of unrig
- urging (verb): present participle of urge