NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 15, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, g, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 154 points |
| Genius Level | 108 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 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| D | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 11 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 13 | 10 | - | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×13 |
| E | EP×1 |
| G | GE×1 GO×7 |
| O | OD×1 OG×1 |
| P | PA×1 PE×2 PO×8 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 APO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DOD×4 DOG×4 DOO×1 DOP×4 |
| E | EPO×1 |
| G | GEO×1 GOA×2 GOO×5 |
| O | ODE×1 OGE×1 |
| P | PAG×1 PEA×1 PED×1 POG×2 POO×2 POP×4 |
| Y | YOG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pe...... † | PE8 | The profession of teaching. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ap.... | AP6 | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| do... | DO5 | To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dodge |
| do... | DO5 | evasive and shifty |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dog |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do... | DO5 | A dog, especially a small one. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface. |
| do... | DO5 | Drugged. |
| do... | DO5 | Stupid, silly. |
| do.. | DO4 | Alternative spelling of dopey |
| ep... | EP5 | The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe. |
| ge... | GE5 | A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall. |
| go.. | GO4 | A long, pointed stick used to prod animals. |
| go.... | GO6 | simple past tense and past participle of goad |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| go... | GO5 | Used to indicate pleasure or delight. |
| go... | GO5 | of or relating to goo |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go... | GO5 | Having the consistency of goop. |
| od.. | OD4 | plural of odeum |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Alternative form of pea pod |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.... | PO6 | simple past tense and past participle of pogo |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.... | PO6 | Tired; exhausted. |
| 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. |
| po.... | PO6 | simple past tense and past participle of pop |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| yo.. | YO4 | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. |
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.
- pedagogy† (PE8)
- agog (AG4)
- apogee (AP6)
- dodge (DO5)
- dodged (DO6)
- dodgy (DO5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doge (DO4)
- dogged (DO6)
- doggo (DO5)
- doggy (DO5)
- doodad (DO6)
- dope (DO4)
- doped (DO5)
- dopey (DO5)
- dopy (DO4)
- epode (EP5)
- geode (GE5)
- goad (GO4)
- goaded (GO6)
- good (GO4)
- goody (GO5)
- gooey (GO5)
- goop (GO4)
- goopy (GO5)
- odea (OD4)
- ogee (OG4)
- pagoda (PA6)
- peapod (PE6)
- pogo (PO4)
- pogoed (PO6)
- poop (PO4)
- pooped (PO6)
- pope (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- popped (PO6)
- poppy (PO5)
- yoga (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- pedagogy† (noun): The profession of teaching.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- dodge (verb): To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
- dodged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dodge
- dodgy (adjective): evasive and shifty
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doge (noun): The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
- dogged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dog
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doggy (noun): A dog, especially a small one.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- dope (noun): Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- doped (adjective): Drugged.
- dopey (adjective): Stupid, silly.
- dopy (adjective): Alternative spelling of dopey
- epode (noun): The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
- geode (noun): A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
- goad (noun): A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- goaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of goad
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- goody (interjection): Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
- gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- goopy (adjective): Having the consistency of goop.
- odea (noun): plural of odeum
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- pagoda (noun): A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.
- peapod (noun): Alternative form of pea pod
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- pogoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pogo
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- pooped (adjective): Tired; exhausted.
- 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.
- popped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pop
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- yoga (noun): Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.