NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 11, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, m, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 5 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 203 points |
| Genius Level | 142 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 |
| T | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×11 |
|---|---|
| E | EP×1 |
| M | MO×2 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OP×2 |
| P | PE×7 PO×11 |
| T | TE×5 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COM×6 CON×2 COO×2 COP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EPE×1 |
| M | MOP×2 |
| N | NON×1 NOP×1 |
| O | OPE×1 OPP×1 |
| P | PEE×2 PEN×4 PEO×1 POE×2 POM×3 PON×2 POO×1 POP×2 POT×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEM×3 TEP×1 TOP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co........ † | CO10 | The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role. |
| co....... † | CO9 | Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. |
| co....... † | CO9 | A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. |
| co...... † | CO8 | The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain. |
| no........ † | NO10 | Of or pertaining to a commitment not to engage in competition with another party |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co..... | CO7 | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend |
| co..... | CO7 | A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. |
| co..... | CO7 | An abstract and general idea; an abstraction. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way. |
| no.. | NO4 | No. |
| op.. | OP4 | Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it. |
| op...... | OP8 | One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe... | PE5 | plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound). |
| pe.... | PE6 | plural of penman |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Confinement; concealment. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. |
| po.. | PO4 | A literary piece written in verse. |
| po.. | PO4 | A person who writes poems. |
| po.. | PO4 | A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| po.. | PO4 | A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts. |
| po..... | PO7 | A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge. |
| 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.... | PO6 | An endearingly sweet or beautiful child. |
| po.... | PO6 | Possessing strength. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te.. | TE4 | Abbreviation of temperature. |
| te... | TE5 | A frequency or rate. |
| te... | TE5 | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| to.. | TO4 | To drink excessively; to get drunk. |
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.
- competence† (CO10)
- competent† (CO9)
- component† (CO9)
- contempt† (CO8)
- noncompete† (NO10)
- comp (CO4)
- compete (CO7)
- compote (CO7)
- concept (CO7)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- cope (CO4)
- epee (EP4)
- mope (MO4)
- moppet (MO6)
- nope (NO4)
- open (OP4)
- opponent (OP8)
- peen (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- pence (PE5)
- penmen (PE6)
- penne (PE5)
- pent (PE4)
- peon (PE4)
- poem (PO4)
- poet (PO4)
- pome (PO4)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
- pone (PO4)
- pontoon (PO7)
- poop (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
- poppet (PO6)
- potent (PO6)
- teepee (TE6)
- temp (TE4)
- tempo (TE5)
- tempt (TE5)
- tepee (TE5)
- tope (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- competence† (noun): The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
- competent† (adjective): Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
- component† (noun): A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
- contempt† (noun): The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
- noncompete† (adjective): Of or pertaining to a commitment not to engage in competition with another party
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- compete (verb): To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
- compote (noun): A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
- concept (noun): An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- cope (verb): To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- mope (verb): To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
- moppet (noun): A child. Often used lovingly or in an affectionate way.
- nope (particle): No.
- open (adjective): Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- opponent (noun): One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- pence (noun): plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
- penmen (noun): plural of penman
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
- peon (noun): A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
- poem (noun): A literary piece written in verse.
- poet (noun): A person who writes poems.
- pome (noun): A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- pone (noun): A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
- pontoon (noun): A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
- 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.
- poppet (noun): An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
- potent (adjective): Possessing strength.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- temp (noun): Abbreviation of temperature.
- tempo (noun): A frequency or rate.
- tempt (verb): To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- tope (verb): To drink excessively; to get drunk.