NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 27, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 182 points |
| Genius Level | 127 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 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 10 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| L | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| N | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AL×3 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×5 BL×2 BO×3 |
| C | CA×3 CL×2 CO×3 CY×1 |
| L | LA×1 LO×6 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 NY×1 |
| O | ON×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABB×1 ABL×1 ALL×3 ANA×1 ANN×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAL×2 BAN×2 BLA×1 BLO×1 BON×2 BOO×1 |
| C | CAB×1 CAN×2 CLA×1 CLO×1 COL×1 COO×1 COY×1 CYA×1 |
| L | LAC×1 LOB×2 LOC×1 LOO×1 LOY×2 |
| N | NAN×1 NOB×1 NYL×1 |
| O | ONL×2 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ba..... † | BA7 | An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window. |
| ab.... | AB6 | The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. |
| ab.. | AB4 | In an able manner; with great ability. |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al... | AL5 | A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| ba..... | BA7 | Alternative spelling of ball boy |
| ba..... | BA7 | In a banal, trite or boring manner. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Tending to blab or gossip a lot. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles. |
| bo... | BO5 | Alternative spelling of bonnie |
| bo.. | BO4 | resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. |
| bo... | BO5 | A stupid person. |
| ca... | CA5 | A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. |
| cl.. | CL4 | To fill up or choke up; to stop up. |
| co.... | CO6 | An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants. |
| co.... | CO6 | In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner. |
| co... | CO5 | In a coy manner. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| la.. | LA4 | Made of lace or decorated with it. |
| lo... | LO5 | An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. |
| lo...... | LO8 | Gruel. |
| lo..... | LO7 | With respect to place; in place. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| lo... | LO5 | Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. |
| lo..... | LO7 | In a loyal manner, faithfully. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| no... | NO5 | In a noble manner. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| on... | ON5 | To lay or place something on a surface. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
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.
- balcony† (BA7)
- abbacy (AB6)
- ably (AB4)
- allay (AL5)
- alloy (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- anally (AN6)
- annoy (AN5)
- baby (BA4)
- ballboy (BA7)
- banally (BA7)
- banyan (BA6)
- blabby (BL6)
- blobby (BL6)
- bonny (BO5)
- bony (BO4)
- booby (BO5)
- cabby (CA5)
- canny (CA5)
- canyon (CA6)
- clay (CL4)
- cloy (CL4)
- colony (CO6)
- coolly (CO6)
- coyly (CO5)
- cyan (CY4)
- lacy (LA4)
- lobby (LO5)
- loblolly (LO8)
- locally (LO7)
- loony (LO5)
- loyal (LO5)
- loyally (LO7)
- nanny (NA5)
- nobly (NO5)
- nylon (NY5)
- onlay (ON5)
- only (ON4)
Answer Definitions
- balcony† (noun): An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
- abbacy (noun): The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
- ably (adverb): In an able manner; with great ability.
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- alloy (noun): A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- baby (noun): A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- ballboy (noun): Alternative spelling of ball boy
- banally (adverb): In a banal, trite or boring manner.
- banyan (noun): An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.
- blabby (adjective): Tending to blab or gossip a lot.
- blobby (adjective): Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
- bonny (adjective): Alternative spelling of bonnie
- bony (adjective): resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
- booby (noun): A stupid person.
- cabby (noun): A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- canyon (noun): A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- clay (noun): A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- cloy (verb): To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
- colony (noun): An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants.
- coolly (adverb): In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
- coyly (adverb): In a coy manner.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- lacy (adjective): Made of lace or decorated with it.
- lobby (noun): An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- loblolly (noun): Gruel.
- locally (adverb): With respect to place; in place.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- loyal (adjective): Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- loyally (adverb): In a loyal manner, faithfully.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nobly (adverb): In a noble manner.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- onlay (verb): To lay or place something on a surface.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.