NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 20, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, f, g, l, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 135 points |
| Genius Level | 95 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| G | 5 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 11 |
| L | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| O | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| P | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 | Σ | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×2 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 |
| F | FA×1 FL×4 FO×2 |
| G | GA×2 GL×2 GO×7 |
| L | LO×8 |
| O | OF×1 OG×2 OL×1 OP×1 |
| P | PA×1 PE×1 PL×1 PO×9 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 ALO×2 APO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELO×1 |
| F | FAL×1 FLA×1 FLO×3 FOA×1 FOO×1 |
| G | GAL×2 GLO×2 GOA×1 GOG×1 GOL×1 GOO×4 |
| L | LOA×1 LOG×2 LOL×2 LOO×2 LOP×1 |
| O | OFF×1 OGE×1 OGL×1 OLE×1 OPA×1 |
| P | PAL×1 PEO×1 PLO×1 POG×1 POL×3 POO×3 POP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl...... † | FL8 | A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al.. | AL4 | The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| ap.... | AP6 | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| el... | EL5 | To run away from home with a paramour. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To fall heavily due to lack of energy. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| ga.... | GA6 | The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. |
| ga... | GA5 | A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. |
| gl... | GL5 | Any gooey, viscous substance. |
| gl.. | GL4 | To stare in amazement. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| lo.. | LO4 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To travel an easy pace with long strides. |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| op.. | OP4 | A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch) |
| pa... | PA5 | Clipping of paleodiet. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.. | PO4 | Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. |
| po.. | PO4 | A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. |
| po.. | PO4 | A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. |
| po.. | PO4 | Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
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.
- flagpole† (FL8)
- agog (AG4)
- aloe (AL4)
- aloof (AL5)
- apogee (AP6)
- elope (EL5)
- falloff (FA7)
- floe (FL4)
- flog (FL4)
- flop (FL4)
- foal (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- gallop (GA6)
- galop (GA5)
- gloop (GL5)
- glop (GL4)
- goal (GO4)
- goggle (GO6)
- golf (GO4)
- goof (GO4)
- google (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- goop (GO4)
- loaf (LO4)
- loge (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lollop (LO6)
- loofa (LO5)
- loop (LO4)
- lope (LO4)
- offal (OF5)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- opal (OP4)
- paleo (PA5)
- people (PE6)
- plop (PL4)
- pogo (PO4)
- pole (PO4)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- poof (PO4)
- pool (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
Answer Definitions
- flagpole† (noun): A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- aloe (noun): The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- elope (verb): To run away from home with a paramour.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- flop (verb): To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- gallop (noun): The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
- galop (noun): A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
- gloop (noun): Any gooey, viscous substance.
- glop (verb): To stare in amazement.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- lope (verb): To travel an easy pace with long strides.
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- opal (noun): A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch)
- paleo (noun): Clipping of paleodiet.
- people (noun): Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- pole (noun): Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- poof (interjection): Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
- pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.