NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 23, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, n, o, r, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 123 points |
| Genius Level | 86 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| B | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | 27 |
| G | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×10 BO×14 BR×3 |
| G | GA×2 GR×1 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 |
| O | |
| R | RA×1 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAN×2 BAO×1 BAR×3 BAZ×2 BOA×1 BOB×1 BON×5 BOO×4 BOR×2 BOZ×1 BRA×2 BRO×1 |
| G | GAR×2 GRA×1 |
| N | NAB×1 NOO×1 |
| O | |
| R | RAG×1 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ga...... † | GA8 | An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A sudden percussive noise. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| ba... | BA5 | The male ruler of a barony. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls. |
| ba... | BA5 | A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo..... | BO7 | A rich mine or vein of silver or gold. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The clang of a large bell. |
| bo... | BO5 | A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. |
| bo.... | BO6 | The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A prayer; petition. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | past participle of bear; given birth to. |
| bo... | BO5 | The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. |
| br.. | BR4 | A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. |
| br.. | BR4 | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. |
| br.... | BR6 | A heavy working shoe; a brogue. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Fashion, style of dressing oneself up. |
| gr.. | GR4 | To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. |
| na... | NA5 | An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire. |
| no.. | NO4 | A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
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.
- garbanzo† (GA8)
- arbor (AR5)
- baba (BA4)
- baboon (BA6)
- banana (BA6)
- bang (BA4)
- baobab (BA6)
- barb (BA4)
- barn (BA4)
- baron (BA5)
- bazaar (BA6)
- bazoo (BA5)
- boar (BO4)
- boba (BO4)
- bonanza (BO7)
- bonbon (BO6)
- bong (BO4)
- bongo (BO5)
- bonobo (BO6)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boon (BO4)
- boor (BO4)
- born (BO4)
- boron (BO5)
- bozo (BO4)
- brag (BR4)
- bran (BR4)
- brogan (BR6)
- garb (GA4)
- grab (GR4)
- nabob (NA5)
- noob (NO4)
- ragbag (RA6)
Answer Definitions
- garbanzo† (noun): An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- baboon (noun): An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- bang (noun): A sudden percussive noise.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barn (noun): A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
- baron (noun): The male ruler of a barony.
- bazaar (noun): A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.
- bazoo (noun): A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- bonanza (noun): A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
- bonbon (noun): A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- bong (noun): The clang of a large bell.
- bongo (noun): A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
- bonobo (noun): The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boon (noun): A prayer; petition.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- born (verb): past participle of bear; given birth to.
- boron (noun): The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
- bozo (noun): A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
- brag (noun): A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- bran (noun): The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- brogan (noun): A heavy working shoe; a brogue.
- garb (noun): Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- grab (verb): To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- nabob (noun): An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
- noob (noun): A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
- ragbag (noun): A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.