NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 6, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, o, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 112 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| C | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 8 | 7 | - | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AT×2 AX×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CO×4 |
| I | IM×1 |
| M | MA×6 MI×3 MO×4 |
| O | OM×1 |
| T | TA×1 TO×3 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMM×1 ATO×2 AXI×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAM×2 COM×4 |
| I | IMA×1 |
| M | MAI×1 MAM×2 MAX×3 MIC×1 MIM×1 MIT×1 MOA×1 MOM×1 MOO×1 MOT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| T | TAT×1 TOM×3 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ax....... † | AX9 | Self-evident or unquestionable. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| at.... | AT6 | Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic. |
| ax... | AX5 | A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Having a hemline at ankle length. |
| ma... | MA5 | A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to.... | TO6 | A tom, an intact male cat. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
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.
- axiomatic† (AX9)
- ammo (AM4)
- atom (AT4)
- atomic (AT6)
- axiom (AX5)
- cami (CA4)
- camo (CA4)
- coma (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- comma (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- imam (IM4)
- maim (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- maxi (MA4)
- maxim (MA5)
- maxima (MA6)
- mica (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- moat (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- moot (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- tatami (TA6)
- tomato (TO6)
- tomcat (TO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- axiomatic† (adjective): Self-evident or unquestionable.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- atomic (adjective): Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- axiom (noun): A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- maxi (adjective): Having a hemline at ankle length.
- maxim (noun): A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
- maxima (noun): A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- momma (noun): mother
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- tomcat (noun): A tom, an intact male cat.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit