NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 19, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, i, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 209 points |
| Genius Level | 146 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| W | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | Σ | 8 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×3 BL×3 BO×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GL×2 GO×2 |
| I | |
| L | LO×2 |
| N | |
| O | OW×2 |
| W | WI×12 WO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIG×1 BIL×2 BLO×3 BOW×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GLO×2 GOW×2 |
| I | |
| L | LON×1 LOW×1 |
| N | |
| O | OWI×1 OWN×1 |
| W | WIG×2 WIL×3 WIN×7 WOB×1 WOO×2 WOW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi....... † | BI9 | present participle of billow |
| bl..... † | BL7 | present participle of blow |
| bo..... † | BO7 | present participle of bowl |
| wo...... † | WO8 | present participle of wobble |
| bi.... | BI6 | A person of importance to a group or organization. |
| bi.... | BI6 | A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound |
| bl.. | BL4 | To produce an air current. |
| bl... | BL5 | Distended, swollen, or inflated. |
| bo.... | BO6 | present participle and gerund of bow |
| bo.. | BO4 | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of bow-wow |
| gl.. | GL4 | To emit light as if heated. |
| gl..... | GL7 | present participle of glow |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose, flowing upper garment. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gown |
| lo..... | LO7 | A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew. |
| lo.... | LO6 | present participle of low |
| ow... | OW5 | Still to be paid; owed as a debt. |
| ow.... | OW6 | present participle of own |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wig |
| wi...... | WI8 | present participle of wiggle |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
| wi.. | WI4 | An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wing |
| wi.... | WI6 | present participle of wine |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of win |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi....... | WI9 | present participle of winnow |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wo.... | WO6 | present participle of woo |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| wo.... | WO6 | present participle of wow |
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.
- billowing† (BI9)
- blowing† (BL7)
- bowling† (BO7)
- wobbling† (WO8)
- bigwig (BI6)
- billow (BI6)
- blow (BL4)
- blown (BL5)
- bowing (BO6)
- bowl (BO4)
- bowwow (BO6)
- glow (GL4)
- glowing (GL7)
- gown (GO4)
- gowning (GO7)
- longbow (LO7)
- lowing (LO6)
- owing (OW5)
- owning (OW6)
- wigging (WI7)
- wiggling (WI8)
- will (WI4)
- willing (WI7)
- willow (WI6)
- wing (WI4)
- winging (WI7)
- wining (WI6)
- winning (WI7)
- winnow (WI6)
- winnowing (WI9)
- wino (WI4)
- wooing (WO6)
- wool (WO4)
- wowing (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- billowing† (verb): present participle of billow
- blowing† (verb): present participle of blow
- bowling† (verb): present participle of bowl
- wobbling† (verb): present participle of wobble
- bigwig (noun): A person of importance to a group or organization.
- billow (noun): A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound
- blow (verb): To produce an air current.
- blown (adjective): Distended, swollen, or inflated.
- bowing (verb): present participle and gerund of bow
- bowl (noun): A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
- bowwow (noun): Alternative spelling of bow-wow
- glow (verb): To emit light as if heated.
- glowing (verb): present participle of glow
- gown (noun): A loose, flowing upper garment.
- gowning (verb): present participle of gown
- longbow (noun): A large bow that has a strong tension, and is usually more than 3 feet tall. The most famous longbows in history were the English longbows, which were crafted of yew.
- lowing (verb): present participle of low
- owing (adjective): Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
- owning (verb): present participle of own
- wigging (verb): present participle of wig
- wiggling (verb): present participle of wiggle
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willing (adjective): Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- wing (noun): An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- winging (verb): present participle of wing
- wining (verb): present participle of wine
- winning (verb): present participle of win
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- winnowing (verb): present participle of winnow
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- wooing (verb): present participle of woo
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- wowing (verb): present participle of wow