NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 2, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, n, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 159 points |
| Genius Level | 111 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| F | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 7 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CI×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×3 EN×1 EV×3 |
| F | FE×1 FI×1 |
| I | IN×7 |
| N | NI×2 |
| T | TI×1 |
| V | VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 CIT×1 CIV×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×3 ENT×1 EVI×3 |
| F | FEN×1 FIC×1 |
| I | INC×2 INE×2 INF×2 INV×1 |
| N | NIC×1 NIE×1 |
| T | TIN×1 |
| V | VIC×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......... † | IN11 | not having the desired effect; ineffectual |
| in....... † | IN9 | Able to cause infection; infectious |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci... | CI5 | A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| ef....... | EF9 | Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. |
| ef....... | EF9 | making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| ev... | EV5 | To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. |
| ev..... | EV7 | One who is evicted. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest. |
| fe... | FE5 | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| fi..... | FI7 | Having the characteristics of fiction: fictional. |
| in....... | IN9 | Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in......... | IN11 | Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious |
| in.... | IN6 | To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it. |
| in....... | IN9 | An expression which inveighs or rails against a person. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A bad habit. |
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.
- ineffective† (IN11)
- infective† (IN9)
- cent (CE4)
- cite (CI4)
- civet (CI5)
- civic (CI5)
- effect (EF6)
- effective (EF9)
- efficient (EF9)
- entice (EN6)
- evict (EV5)
- evictee (EV7)
- evince (EV6)
- fence (FE5)
- fictive (FI7)
- incentive (IN9)
- incite (IN6)
- inefficient (IN11)
- infect (IN6)
- invective (IN9)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- tinct (TI5)
- vice (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- ineffective† (adjective): not having the desired effect; ineffectual
- infective† (adjective): Able to cause infection; infectious
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- civet (noun): A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- effective (adjective): Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
- efficient (adjective): making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- evict (verb): To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evictee (noun): One who is evicted.
- evince (verb): To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
- fence (noun): A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
- fictive (adjective): Having the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
- incentive (noun): Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- inefficient (adjective): Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
- infect (verb): To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
- invective (noun): An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- vice (noun): A bad habit.