NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 9, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 94 points |
| Genius Level | 66 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| B | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| C | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| T | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BO×2 BU×3 |
| C | CO×5 CU×2 |
| K | KA×1 KO×1 |
| O | OU×1 |
| T | TA×1 TO×2 TU×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAC×1 BOC×1 BOO×1 BUC×2 BUT×1 |
| C | COC×2 COO×3 CUC×1 CUT×1 |
| K | KAB×1 KOO×1 |
| O | OUT×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TOC×1 TOO×1 TUC×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ou..... † | OU7 | The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops. |
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. |
| bu.. | BU4 | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. |
| bu... | BU5 | Buckaroo. |
| bu..... | BU7 | Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs. |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co...... | CO8 | A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co...... | CO8 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| co..... | CO7 | A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. |
| cu..... | CU7 | A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service. |
| ka... | KA5 | US spelling of kebab |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| to.. | TO4 | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| tu.. | TU4 | To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). |
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.
- outback† (OU7)
- aback (AB5)
- attack (AT6)
- babka (BA5)
- back (BA4)
- bock (BO4)
- book (BO4)
- buck (BU4)
- bucko (BU5)
- buttock (BU7)
- cock (CO4)
- cockatoo (CO8)
- cook (CO4)
- cookbook (CO8)
- cookout (CO7)
- cuckoo (CU6)
- cutback (CU7)
- kabob (KA5)
- kook (KO4)
- tack (TA4)
- tock (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- tuck (TU4)
Answer Definitions
- outback† (noun): The most remote and desolate areas of Australia; the desert and areas too arid for growing crops.
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- bock (noun): A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- buck (noun): A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad.
- bucko (noun): Buckaroo.
- buttock (noun): Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- cockatoo (noun): A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cookbook (noun): A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- cookout (noun): A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.
- cuckoo (noun): Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- cutback (noun): A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service.
- kabob (noun): US spelling of kebab
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- tock (noun): A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- tuck (verb): To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).