NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 5, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 273 points |
| Genius Level | 191 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</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| F | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 35 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 48 |
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×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×8 FI×9 FL×8 FU×10 |
| G | GL×1 GU×3 |
| I | IN×2 |
| L | LI×2 |
| N | |
| U | UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELF×1 ENG×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FEE×2 FEI×2 FEL×3 FEN×1 FIE×1 FIF×2 FIL×4 FIN×2 FLE×2 FLI×2 FLU×4 FUE×2 FUG×2 FUL×3 FUN×3 |
| G | GLE×1 GUF×1 GUI×1 GUL×1 |
| I | INF×2 |
| L | LIF×2 |
| N | |
| U | UNF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| en....... † | EN9 | present participle of engulf |
| fu..... † | FU7 | present participle of fuel |
| fu....... † | FU9 | present participle of funnel |
| un....... † | UN9 | Without emotion or sympathy |
| el... | EL5 | An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. |
| en.... | EN6 | To overwhelm. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe..... | FE7 | Emotionally sensitive. |
| fe... | FE5 | To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate. |
| fe...... | FE8 | present participle of feign |
| fe.... | FE6 | Of or pertaining to cats. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe..... | FE7 | present participle of fell |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| 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 | Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality. |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl..... | FL7 | present participle of flee |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fluff |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fling |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins. |
| fu... | FU5 | A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody. |
| fu..... | FU7 | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). |
| fu........ | FU10 | Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu... | FU5 | Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound. |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| gl..... | GL7 | Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. |
| gu.. | GU4 | Nonsensical talk or thinking. |
| gu...... | GU8 | Full of guile; treacherously deceptive. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| li...... | LI8 | A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. |
| un.......... | UN12 | Not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; unsatisfying. |
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.
- engulfing† (EN9)
- fueling† (FU7)
- funneling† (FU9)
- unfeeling† (UN9)
- elfin (EL5)
- engulf (EN6)
- feel (FE4)
- feeling (FE7)
- feign (FE5)
- feigning (FE8)
- feline (FE6)
- fell (FE4)
- felling (FE7)
- fennel (FE6)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- fifing (FI6)
- file (FI4)
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filling (FI7)
- fine (FI4)
- fining (FI6)
- flee (FL4)
- fleeing (FL7)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- flue (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fluffing (FL8)
- flung (FL5)
- fuel (FU4)
- fugu (FU4)
- fugue (FU5)
- fulfill (FU7)
- fulfilling (FU10)
- full (FU4)
- fungi (FU5)
- funnel (FU6)
- gleeful (GL7)
- guff (GU4)
- guileful (GU8)
- gulf (GU4)
- infill (IN6)
- infilling (IN9)
- life (LI4)
- lifeline (LI8)
- unfulfilling (UN12)
Answer Definitions
- engulfing† (verb): present participle of engulf
- fueling† (verb): present participle of fuel
- funneling† (verb): present participle of funnel
- unfeeling† (adjective): Without emotion or sympathy
- elfin (noun): An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- engulf (verb): To overwhelm.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- feeling (adjective): Emotionally sensitive.
- feign (verb): To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- feigning (verb): present participle of feign
- feline (adjective): Of or pertaining to cats.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felling (verb): present participle of fell
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- 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
- fine (adjective): Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality.
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleeing (verb): present participle of flee
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fluffing (verb): present participle of fluff
- flung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fling
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- fugu (noun): Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- fugue (noun): A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
- fulfill (verb): To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
- fulfilling (adjective): Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- fungi (noun): Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- gleeful (adjective): Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- guff (noun): Nonsensical talk or thinking.
- guileful (adjective): Full of guile; treacherously deceptive.
- gulf (noun): A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- lifeline (noun): A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
- unfulfilling (adjective): Not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; unsatisfying.