NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 25, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, h, o, r, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 146 points |
| Genius Level | 102 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| G | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×4 BR×1 BU×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×2 GR×4 GU×1 |
| H | |
| O | OU×3 |
| R | RO×2 |
| T | TH×6 TO×1 TR×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOR×1 BOU×3 BRO×1 BUR×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GOT×1 GOU×1 GRO×3 GRU×1 GUR×1 |
| H | |
| O | OUG×1 OUT×2 |
| R | ROT×1 ROU×1 |
| T | THO×3 THR×2 THU×1 TOU×1 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| br..... † | BR7 | simple past tense and past participle of bring |
| bo..... | BO7 | A fortified town. |
| bo... | BO5 | A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk. |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of buy. |
| bo... | BO5 | Obsolete form of burgh. |
| bu.. | BU4 | A city or town. |
| bu... | BU5 | a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names). |
| bu.... | BU6 | A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter. |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| go.. | GO4 | An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr.... | GR6 | A small cave. |
| gr... | GR5 | A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense of owe |
| ou... | OU5 | To go out, to set forth. |
| ou........ | OU10 | simple past tense and past participle of outthink |
| ro.... | RO6 | Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor. |
| ro... | RO5 | Not smooth; uneven. |
| th...... | TH8 | Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. |
| th.... | TH6 | Despite that; however. |
| th..... | TH7 | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking. |
| th..... | TH7 | From one side of an opening to the other. |
| th........ | TH10 | In every part of; all through. |
| th.. | TH4 | Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. |
| to... | TO5 | Strong and resilient; sturdy. |
| tr.... | TR6 | A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. |
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.
- brought† (BR7)
- borough (BO7)
- bough (BO5)
- bought (BO6)
- bourg (BO5)
- burg (BU4)
- burgh (BU5)
- burgoo (BU6)
- goth (GO4)
- gout (GO4)
- grog (GR4)
- grotto (GR6)
- grout (GR5)
- grub (GR4)
- guru (GU4)
- ought (OU5)
- outgo (OU5)
- outthought (OU10)
- rotgut (RO6)
- rough (RO5)
- thorough (TH8)
- though (TH6)
- thought (TH7)
- through (TH7)
- throughout (TH10)
- thug (TH4)
- tough (TO5)
- trough (TR6)
Answer Definitions
- brought† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bring
- borough (noun): A fortified town.
- bough (noun): A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
- bought (verb): simple past tense and past participle of buy.
- bourg (noun): Obsolete form of burgh.
- burg (noun): A city or town.
- burgh (noun): a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
- burgoo (noun): A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- gout (noun): An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- grotto (noun): A small cave.
- grout (noun): A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
- grub (noun): An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle.
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- ought (verb): simple past tense of owe
- outgo (verb): To go out, to set forth.
- outthought (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outthink
- rotgut (noun): Raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor.
- rough (adjective): Not smooth; uneven.
- thorough (adjective): Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
- though (adverb): Despite that; however.
- thought (noun): Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
- through (preposition): From one side of an opening to the other.
- throughout (preposition): In every part of; all through.
- thug (noun): Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- tough (adjective): Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- trough (noun): A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.