NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 5, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Z |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, l, m, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 18 words |
| Total Points | 78 points |
| Genius Level | 55 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| B | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| E | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Z | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AM×1 AZ×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BE×1 BL×1 BO×2 |
| E | EM×1 |
| L | LA×1 |
| M | MA×1 ME×3 |
| O | OO×1 |
| Z | ZE×1 ZO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×1 AMA×1 AZA×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAM×1 BAZ×1 BEZ×1 BLA×1 BOO×1 BOZ×1 |
| E | EMB×1 |
| L | LAZ×1 |
| M | MAZ×1 MEZ×3 |
| O | OOZ×1 |
| Z | ZEA×1 ZOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ba....... † | BA9 | To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone. |
| ab.... | AB6 | Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. |
| am... | AM5 | To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. |
| az.... | AZ6 | A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. |
| ba... | BA5 | A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn. |
| be... | BE5 | The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. |
| bl... | BL5 | A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light. |
| bo... | BO5 | Any alcoholic beverage. (Especially hard liquor.) |
| bo.. | BO4 | A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. |
| em...... | EM8 | To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works. |
| la.. | LA4 | To be lazy, waste time. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. |
| me.. | ME4 | Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative spelling of meze |
| me... | ME5 | mezzo-soprano |
| oo.. | OO4 | Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather. |
| ze.. | ZE4 | The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. |
| zo.. | ZO4 | A humming noise from something moving very fast. |
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.
- bamboozle† (BA9)
- ablaze (AB6)
- amaze (AM5)
- azalea (AZ6)
- bazoo (BA5)
- bezel (BE5)
- blaze (BL5)
- booze (BO5)
- bozo (BO4)
- embezzle (EM8)
- laze (LA4)
- maze (MA4)
- meze (ME4)
- mezze (ME5)
- mezzo (ME5)
- ooze (OO4)
- zeal (ZE4)
- zoom (ZO4)
Answer Definitions
- bamboozle† (verb): To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
- ablaze (adjective): Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire.
- amaze (verb): To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.
- azalea (noun): A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
- bazoo (noun): A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn.
- bezel (noun): The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool.
- blaze (noun): A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
- booze (noun): Any alcoholic beverage. (Especially hard liquor.)
- bozo (noun): A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
- embezzle (verb): To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
- laze (verb): To be lazy, waste time.
- maze (noun): A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
- meze (noun): Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.
- mezze (noun): Alternative spelling of meze
- mezzo (noun): mezzo-soprano
- ooze (noun): Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.
- zeal (noun): The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
- zoom (noun): A humming noise from something moving very fast.