NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 29, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, n, t, z |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 57 words |
| Total Points | 262 points |
| Genius Level | 183 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| L | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 |
| N | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| T | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | 17 |
| Z | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 21 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AN×1 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EN×2 |
| I | IN×9 |
| L | LA×2 LE×2 LI×10 |
| N | NA×1 NE×1 NI×3 |
| T | TA×8 TI×9 |
| Z | ZI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×3 ANT×1 ATI×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELI×1 ENT×2 |
| I | INA×1 INI×3 INL×1 INN×2 INT×2 |
| L | LAI×1 LAN×1 LEN×2 LIE×1 LIL×1 LIN×6 LIT×2 |
| N | NAI×1 NET×1 NIN×2 NIT×1 |
| T | TAI×3 TAL×2 TAN×3 TIL×3 TIN×2 TIT×4 |
| Z | ZIN×2 ZIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in........ † | IN10 | To assign initial values to something |
| ta....... † | TA9 | to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach |
| al... | AL5 | Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin. |
| al...... | AL8 | Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| en.... | EN6 | To imply or require. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give a title to. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| in..... | IN7 | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin. |
| in...... | IN8 | A new member of an organization. |
| in... | IN5 | To let in; admit. |
| in.... | IN6 | Inborn; existing or having existed since birth. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in... | IN5 | intelligence (secret information) |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| le..... | LE7 | Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation |
| le.... | LE6 | Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li.... | LI6 | Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li.... | LI6 | A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| li.... | LI6 | A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| ne..... | NE7 | A member of the community of Internet users. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Thin tin plate |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.... | TA6 | A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta....... | TA9 | A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| ti....... | TI9 | To stimulate or excite sensually |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest. |
| zi.... | ZI6 | Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes. |
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.
- initialize† (IN10)
- tantalize† (TA9)
- alien (AL5)
- alienate (AL8)
- alit (AL4)
- anti (AN4)
- atilt (AT5)
- attain (AT6)
- elite (EL5)
- entail (EN6)
- entitle (EN7)
- inane (IN5)
- initial (IN7)
- initiate (IN8)
- inlet (IN5)
- innate (IN6)
- innie (IN5)
- intel (IN5)
- intent (IN6)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- lenient (LE7)
- lentil (LE6)
- lien (LI4)
- lilt (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- lineal (LI6)
- linen (LI5)
- linnet (LI6)
- lint (LI4)
- lintel (LI6)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- nail (NA4)
- netizen (NE7)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nite (NI4)
- tail (TA4)
- tain (TA4)
- taint (TA5)
- tali (TA4)
- tallit (TA6)
- tannin (TA6)
- tanzanite (TA9)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tine (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- titillate (TI9)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
- zine (ZI4)
- zinnia (ZI6)
- ziti (ZI4)
Answer Definitions
- initialize† (verb): To assign initial values to something
- tantalize† (verb): to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach
- alien (noun): Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.
- alienate (adjective): Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- entail (verb): To imply or require.
- entitle (verb): To give a title to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- initiate (noun): A new member of an organization.
- inlet (verb): To let in; admit.
- innate (adjective): Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- intel (noun): intelligence (secret information)
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- lenient (adjective): Lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation
- lentil (noun): Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- lineal (adjective): Having an ancestral relationship to mothers, fathers, grandparents, (etc.) and having a descendant relationship to sons, daughters, grandchildren (etc.), exclusive of collateral siblings.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- linnet (noun): A small passerine bird, the common linnet (Linaria cannabina, syn. Carduelis cannabina), in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- lintel (noun): A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- netizen (noun): A member of the community of Internet users.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- tain (noun): Thin tin plate
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- tallit (noun): A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tanzanite (noun): A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- titillate (verb): To stimulate or excite sensually
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
- zine (noun): A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.
- zinnia (noun): Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid
- ziti (noun): A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.