NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 31, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, n, o, p, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 54 words |
| Total Points | 279 points |
| Genius Level | 195 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| O | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 |
| P | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 3 | 12 |
| W | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | Σ | 12 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 54 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×1 DI×6 DO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×1 |
| I | IN×3 IO×1 |
| N | NI×3 |
| O | ON×1 OP×4 |
| P | PI×11 PO×1 |
| W | WE×2 WI×18 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEN×1 DIE×1 DIN×3 DIO×1 DIP×1 DOW×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 |
| I | IND×2 INN×1 IOD×1 |
| N | NIN×2 NIP×1 |
| O | ONI×1 OPI×4 |
| P | PIE×1 PIN×7 PIP×3 PON×1 |
| W | WEE×2 WID×5 WIE×1 WIN×10 WIP×2 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pi...... † | PI8 | The wood of a pine |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deny |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dine |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di... | DI5 | An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dip |
| do...... | DO8 | in the same direction as the wind is blowing |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| in.... | IN6 | Truly; in fact; actually. |
| in... | IN5 | Independent; from outside the mainstream. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| io.... | IO6 | A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni..... | NI7 | The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle. |
| ni.... | NI6 | simple past tense and past participle of nip |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| op... | OP5 | To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that). |
| op.... | OP6 | simple past tense and past participle of opine |
| op..... | OP7 | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| op.... | OP6 | A substance that has effects similar to opium. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Having two or more colors, especially black and white. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pine |
| pi.... | PI6 | A wing. |
| pi...... | PI8 | simple past tense and past participle of pinion |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pin |
| pi...... | PI8 | Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pipe |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| po.... | PO6 | simple past tense and past participle of pony |
| we.... | WE6 | Alternative form of wienie |
| we.... | WE6 | A sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Having a large physical extent from side to side. |
| wi... | WI5 | To become wide or wider. |
| wi..... | WI7 | simple past tense and past participle of widen |
| wi... | WI5 | A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower. |
| wi.... | WI6 | A wiener. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| wi.... | WI6 | simple past tense and past participle of wind |
| wi.... | WI6 | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. |
| wi...... | WI8 | Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in , of a specified colour. |
| wi...... | WI8 | The trachea. |
| wi.. | WI4 | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%. |
| wi... | WI5 | simple past tense and past participle of wine |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi...... | WI8 | simple past tense and past participle of winnow |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wi.. | WI4 | To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. |
| wi... | WI5 | simple past tense and past participle of wipe |
| wo...... | WO8 | Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon. |
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.
- pinewood† (PI8)
- denied (DE6)
- died (DI4)
- dine (DI4)
- dined (DI5)
- dino (DI4)
- diode (DI5)
- dipped (DI6)
- downwind (DO8)
- eddied (ED6)
- indeed (IN6)
- indie (IN5)
- innie (IN5)
- iodine (IO6)
- nine (NI4)
- ninepin (NI7)
- nipped (NI6)
- onion (ON5)
- opine (OP5)
- opined (OP6)
- opinion (OP7)
- opioid (OP6)
- pied (PI4)
- pine (PI4)
- pined (PI5)
- pinion (PI6)
- pinioned (PI8)
- pinned (PI6)
- pinniped (PI8)
- pipe (PI4)
- piped (PI5)
- pippin (PI6)
- ponied (PO6)
- weenie (WE6)
- weepie (WE6)
- wide (WI4)
- widen (WI5)
- widened (WI7)
- widow (WI5)
- widowed (WI7)
- wienie (WI6)
- wind (WI4)
- winded (WI6)
- window (WI6)
- windowed (WI8)
- windpipe (WI8)
- wine (WI4)
- wined (WI5)
- winnow (WI6)
- winnowed (WI8)
- wino (WI4)
- wipe (WI4)
- wiped (WI5)
- woodwind (WO8)
Answer Definitions
- pinewood† (noun): The wood of a pine
- denied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deny
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dine (verb): To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
- dined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dine
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- diode (noun): An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- dipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dip
- downwind (adverb): in the same direction as the wind is blowing
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- indeed (adverb): Truly; in fact; actually.
- indie (adjective): Independent; from outside the mainstream.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- iodine (noun): A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- nipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nip
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- opine (verb): To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
- opined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of opine
- opinion (noun): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- opioid (noun): A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- pied (adjective): Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
- pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
- pined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pine
- pinion (noun): A wing.
- pinioned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pinion
- pinned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pin
- pinniped (noun): Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- piped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pipe
- pippin (noun): A seed
- ponied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pony
- weenie (noun): Alternative form of wienie
- weepie (noun): A sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience.
- wide (adjective): Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- widen (verb): To become wide or wider.
- widened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of widen
- widow (noun): A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- widowed (adjective): Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.
- wienie (noun): A wiener.
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- winded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wind
- window (noun): An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
- windowed (adjective): Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in , of a specified colour.
- windpipe (noun): The trachea.
- wine (noun): An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
- wined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wine
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- winnowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of winnow
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- wipe (verb): To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface.
- wiped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wipe
- woodwind (noun): Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.