NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 4, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 207 points |
| Genius Level | 145 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| L | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 | Σ | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EN×1 EV×4 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×6 |
| L | LE×2 LI×2 LO×1 |
| N | NO×4 |
| O | OL×1 OV×2 |
| T | |
| V | VE×6 VI×6 VO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELE×1 ENL×1 EVE×2 EVI×1 EVO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INV×6 |
| L | LEV×2 LIV×2 LOV×1 |
| N | NON×2 NOV×2 |
| O | OLI×1 OVE×1 OVI×1 |
| T | |
| V | VEI×2 VEL×2 VEN×1 VET×1 VIL×1 VIN×1 VIO×4 VOI×1 VOL×3 VOT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| no........ † | NO10 | Not violent; without violence; following a philosophy of nonviolence; the opposite of violent. |
| vi..... † | VI7 | Involving extreme force or motion. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in....... | IN9 | Something invented. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| in..... | IN7 | To comprise or include; to have as a related part. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| no...... | NO8 | An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that is a disappointing anticlimax. |
| no... | NO5 | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. |
| no....... | NO9 | A short novel. |
| ol... | OL5 | A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ov... | OV5 | Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| ve....... | VE9 | A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold |
| vi.... | VI6 | A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers. |
| vi.... | VI6 | A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. |
| vo... | VO5 | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
| vo...... | VO8 | A conscious choice or decision. |
| vo.. | VO4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V |
| vo.. | VO4 | a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge. |
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.
- nonviolent† (NO10)
- violent† (VI7)
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- even (EV4)
- event (EV5)
- evil (EV4)
- evolve (EV6)
- invent (IN6)
- invention (IN9)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invitee (IN7)
- involve (IN7)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- live (LI4)
- liven (LI5)
- love (LO4)
- nonevent (NO8)
- novel (NO5)
- novelette (NO9)
- olive (OL5)
- oven (OV4)
- ovine (OV5)
- veil (VE4)
- vein (VE4)
- velvet (VE6)
- velveteen (VE9)
- vent (VE4)
- veto (VE4)
- vile (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
- viol (VI4)
- violet (VI6)
- violin (VI6)
- voile (VO5)
- vole (VO4)
- volition (VO8)
- volt (VO4)
- vote (VO4)
- votive (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- nonviolent† (adjective): Not violent; without violence; following a philosophy of nonviolence; the opposite of violent.
- violent† (adjective): Involving extreme force or motion.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- invention (noun): Something invented.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- involve (verb): To comprise or include; to have as a related part.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- nonevent (noun): An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that is a disappointing anticlimax.
- novel (adjective): Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- novelette (noun): A short novel.
- olive (noun): A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- ovine (adjective): Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- velveteen (noun): A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- veto (noun): A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- viol (noun): A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold
- violet (noun): A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers.
- violin (noun): A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- voile (noun): A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.
- volition (noun): A conscious choice or decision.
- volt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
- vote (noun): a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
- votive (adjective): Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.