NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 13, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, n, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 171 points |
| Genius Level | 120 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| L | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| U | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 AT×2 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EX×4 |
| L | LU×12 |
| N | NU×1 |
| T | TA×3 TE×1 TU×6 |
| U | UL×3 UN×3 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANN×2 ATT×2 AUN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EXE×1 EXT×1 EXU×2 |
| L | LUA×1 LUL×2 LUN×6 LUT×2 LUX×1 |
| N | NUL×1 |
| T | TAU×3 TEX×1 TUL×1 TUN×3 TUT×2 |
| U | ULN×2 ULU×1 UNE×1 UNL×1 UNT×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ex...... † | EX8 | Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure. |
| an.... | AN6 | Happening once every year. |
| an... | AN5 | To formally revoke the validity of. |
| at....... | AT9 | To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree. |
| at.... | AT6 | To bring into musical accord. |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| ex.... | EX6 | A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage. |
| ex....... | EX9 | Of a person: emaciated, wasted, weakened; of the body or part of it: atrophied, shrunken, withered. |
| ex... | EX5 | To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph. |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Shaped like a crescent. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu..... | LU7 | A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. |
| lu..... | LU7 | plural of lunula |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum |
| lu.. | LU4 | luxury |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| ta.... | TA6 | To make taut; to taut. |
| te..... | TE7 | Of or pertaining to text. Of or pertaining to textuality. Of or pertaining to text as opposed to other document elements. |
| tu... | TU5 | A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu.... | TU6 | An underground or underwater passage. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ul.. | UL4 | The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. |
| ul... | UL5 | plural of ulna |
| ul..... | UL7 | to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy |
| un..... | UN7 | Not eaten |
| un... | UN5 | Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent) |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
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.
- exultant† (EX8)
- annual (AN6)
- annul (AN5)
- attenuate (AT9)
- attune (AT6)
- aunt (AU4)
- exeunt (EX6)
- extenuate (EX9)
- exult (EX5)
- luau (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- luna (LU4)
- lunate (LU6)
- lune (LU4)
- lunette (LU7)
- lunula (LU6)
- lunulae (LU7)
- lute (LU4)
- luteal (LU6)
- luxe (LU4)
- null (NU4)
- taunt (TA5)
- taut (TA4)
- tauten (TA6)
- textual (TE7)
- tulle (TU5)
- tuna (TU4)
- tune (TU4)
- tunnel (TU6)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- ulna (UL4)
- ulnae (UL5)
- ululate (UL7)
- uneaten (UN7)
- unlet (UN5)
- untune (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- exultant† (adjective): Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
- annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
- annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
- attenuate (verb): To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- attune (verb): To bring into musical accord.
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- exeunt (noun): A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
- extenuate (adjective): Of a person: emaciated, wasted, weakened; of the body or part of it: atrophied, shrunken, withered.
- exult (verb): To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph.
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- luna (noun): A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- lunate (adjective): Shaped like a crescent.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lunette (noun): A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape.
- lunula (noun): Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- lunulae (noun): plural of lunula
- lute (noun): A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- luteal (adjective): Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum
- luxe (noun): luxury
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- tauten (verb): To make taut; to taut.
- textual (adjective): Of or pertaining to text. Of or pertaining to textuality. Of or pertaining to text as opposed to other document elements.
- tulle (noun): A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tunnel (noun): An underground or underwater passage.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- ulna (noun): The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- ulnae (noun): plural of ulna
- ululate (verb): to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy
- uneaten (adjective): Not eaten
- unlet (adjective): Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent)
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.