NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 15, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 190 points |
| Genius Level | 133 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| F | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | 25 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 12 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×8 FL×6 FO×11 |
| G | GO×4 |
| I | IN×3 |
| L | |
| N | |
| O | OF×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOF×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FID×1 FIF×1 FIL×3 FIN×3 FLI×2 FLO×4 FOG×1 FOI×2 FOL×3 FON×2 FOO×3 |
| G | GOL×2 GOO×2 |
| I | INF×3 |
| L | |
| N | |
| O | OFF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl...... † | FL8 | present participle of flood |
| fo..... † | FO7 | Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc. |
| fo...... † | FO8 | A foolish person. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of doff |
| fi...... | FI8 | present participle of fiddle |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fill |
| fi.. | FI4 | To locate To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. |
| fi..... | FI7 | A result of research or an investigation. |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| fl...... | FL8 | Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fog |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of foil |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | Having a liking or affection (for). |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fool |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of golf |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of goof |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| of.... | OF6 | The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. |
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.
- flooding† (FL8)
- folding† (FO7)
- fondling† (FO8)
- doff (DO4)
- doffing (DO7)
- fiddling (FI8)
- fifing (FI6)
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filling (FI7)
- find (FI4)
- finding (FI7)
- fining (FI6)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- flog (FL4)
- flogging (FL8)
- flood (FL5)
- fogging (FO7)
- foil (FO4)
- foiling (FO7)
- fold (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- fond (FO4)
- food (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- fooling (FO7)
- golf (GO4)
- golfing (GO7)
- goof (GO4)
- goofing (GO7)
- infill (IN6)
- infilling (IN9)
- info (IN4)
- offing (OF6)
Answer Definitions
- flooding† (verb): present participle of flood
- folding† (adjective): Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.
- fondling† (noun): A foolish person.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doffing (verb): present participle of doff
- fiddling (verb): present participle of fiddle
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- filing (noun): Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filling (verb): present participle of fill
- find (verb): To locate To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- finding (noun): A result of research or an investigation.
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- flogging (noun): Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- fogging (verb): present participle of fog
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiling (verb): present participle of foil
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- fond (adjective): Having a liking or affection (for).
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooling (verb): present participle of fool
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- golfing (verb): present participle of golf
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goofing (verb): present participle of goof
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- info (noun): information.
- offing (noun): The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.