NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 22, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, n, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 247 points |
| Genius Level | 173 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| E | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| N | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| T | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 12 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×3 AN×3 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CI×2 CY×1 |
| E | EN×2 |
| I | IN×9 IT×1 |
| N | NI×9 |
| T | TA×6 TE×1 TI×7 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 ACE×1 ANC×1 ANT×2 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAN×2 CIT×2 CYN×1 |
| E | ENT×2 |
| I | INA×2 INC×2 INI×1 INN×2 INT×2 ITT×1 |
| N | NIA×1 NIC×2 NIE×1 NIN×4 NIT×1 |
| T | TAC×3 TAI×1 TAN×2 TEN×1 TIN×5 TIT×2 |
| Y | YET×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| te...... † | TE8 | The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar |
| an..... | AN7 | Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| an... | AN5 | Playful, funny, absurd. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca.... | CA6 | Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cy... | CY5 | cynical (in all senses) |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| en.... | EN6 | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form. |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in.... | IN6 | To state solemnly, to chant. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in...... | IN8 | A new member of an organization. |
| in.... | IN6 | Inborn; existing or having existed since birth. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in.... | IN6 | Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A small detail or distinction. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.... | NI6 | The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta....... | TA9 | A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| ti..... | TI7 | Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- tenacity† (TE8)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- acetic (AC6)
- ancient (AN7)
- anti (AN4)
- antic (AN5)
- attain (AT6)
- attic (AT5)
- cacti (CA5)
- canine (CA6)
- cantina (CA7)
- cite (CI4)
- city (CI4)
- cynic (CY5)
- entice (EN6)
- entity (EN6)
- inane (IN5)
- inanity (IN7)
- incant (IN6)
- incite (IN6)
- initiate (IN8)
- innate (IN6)
- innie (IN5)
- intact (IN6)
- intent (IN6)
- itty (IT4)
- niacin (NI6)
- nice (NI4)
- nicety (NI6)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- ninety (NI6)
- ninny (NI5)
- nite (NI4)
- tacit (TA5)
- tactic (TA6)
- tactician (TA9)
- taint (TA5)
- tannic (TA6)
- tannin (TA6)
- tinct (TI5)
- tine (TI4)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- titanic (TI7)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- tenacity† (noun): The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- acetic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
- ancient (adjective): Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- antic (adjective): Playful, funny, absurd.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- canine (adjective): Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
- cantina (noun): A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- entity (noun): That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- incant (verb): To state solemnly, to chant.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- initiate (noun): A new member of an organization.
- innate (adjective): Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- intact (adjective): Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- niacin (noun): A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- nicety (noun): A small detail or distinction.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- ninety (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- tactician (noun): A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannic (adjective): Pertaining to, containing, or obtained from tannin.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- titanic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Titanic Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology. Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.