NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 19, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, l, n, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 61 words |
| Total Points | 231 points |
| Genius Level | 162 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| P | 22 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | 37 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | 8 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 29 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 61 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EP×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LE×1 LO×4 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OP×3 OU×2 |
| P | PE×11 PL×2 PO×15 PU×9 |
| T | TE×3 TO×3 TU×2 |
| U | UN×2 UP×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELO×1 EPE×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LET×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 LOP×1 LOU×1 |
| N | NOP×1 |
| O | OPE×1 OPP×1 OPU×1 OUT×2 |
| P | PEE×3 PEL×3 PEN×3 PEO×2 PLO×2 POE×1 POL×5 PON×2 POO×2 POP×2 POT×1 POU×2 PUL×5 PUN×1 PUP×1 PUT×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×1 TEP×1 TOP×2 TOU×1 TUN×1 TUP×1 |
| U | UNO×1 UNP×1 UPO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| op..... † | OP7 | Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent. |
| el... | EL5 | To run away from home with a paramour. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| le... | LE5 | A pause or period of slackening. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To travel an easy pace with long strides. |
| lo... | LO5 | A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers. |
| 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. |
| ou..... | OU7 | To defeat in a poll. |
| ou.... | OU6 | Production; quantity produced, created, or completed. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| 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.... | PE6 | A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. |
| pe..... | PE7 | A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Confinement; concealment. |
| pe.... | PE6 | The next-to-last syllable of a word. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| pl.. | PL4 | The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. |
| po.. | PO4 | A person who writes poems. |
| po.. | PO4 | Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. |
| po.. | PO4 | A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. |
| po.... | PO6 | A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.) |
| po..... | PO7 | To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product. |
| po.. | PO4 | A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. |
| 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 | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| 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. |
| po... | PO5 | A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). |
| po.. | PO4 | To push out one's lips. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A plaintive melancholy whine. |
| pu.. | PU4 | To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| pu.... | PU6 | A young hen, especially one less than a year old. |
| pu..... | PU7 | A withdrawal, especially of armed forces. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole. |
| pu.... | PU6 | Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove. |
| pu.... | PU6 | A play in which a batter is retired |
| pu.. | PU4 | The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te...... | TE8 | One of the poles used to hold up a tent. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| to.. | TO4 | To drink excessively; to get drunk. |
| to.... | TO6 | To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something. |
| to.... | TO6 | A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man. |
| tu.... | TU6 | Alternative form of tune-up |
| tu.... | TU6 | Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States. Nyssa aquatica. Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not open; closed. |
| un... | UN5 | To release from a pen. |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
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.
- opulent† (OP7)
- elope (EL5)
- epee (EP4)
- letup (LE5)
- lollop (LO6)
- loop (LO4)
- lope (LO4)
- loupe (LO5)
- nope (NO4)
- open (OP4)
- opponent (OP8)
- outpoll (OU7)
- output (OU6)
- peel (PE4)
- peen (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- pellet (PE6)
- peloton (PE7)
- pelt (PE4)
- penne (PE5)
- pent (PE4)
- penult (PE6)
- peon (PE4)
- people (PE6)
- plop (PL4)
- plot (PL4)
- poet (PO4)
- pole (PO4)
- poll (PO4)
- pollen (PO6)
- pollute (PO7)
- polo (PO4)
- pone (PO4)
- pontoon (PO7)
- pool (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
- poppet (PO6)
- potent (PO6)
- poult (PO5)
- pout (PO4)
- pule (PU4)
- pull (PU4)
- pullet (PU6)
- pullout (PU7)
- pulp (PU4)
- punt (PU4)
- puppet (PU6)
- putout (PU6)
- putt (PU4)
- teepee (TE6)
- tentpole (TE8)
- tepee (TE5)
- tope (TO4)
- topple (TO6)
- toupee (TO6)
- tuneup (TU6)
- tupelo (TU6)
- unopen (UN6)
- unpen (UN5)
- upon (UP4)
Answer Definitions
- opulent† (adjective): Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
- elope (verb): To run away from home with a paramour.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- letup (noun): A pause or period of slackening.
- lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- lope (verb): To travel an easy pace with long strides.
- loupe (noun): A magnifying glass, usually mounted in an eyepiece, often used by jewellers and watchmakers.
- 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.
- outpoll (verb): To defeat in a poll.
- output (noun): Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- 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.
- pellet (noun): A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- peloton (noun): A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
- pelt (noun): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it.
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
- penult (noun): The next-to-last syllable of a word.
- peon (noun): A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
- people (noun): Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- plot (noun): The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- poet (noun): A person who writes poems.
- pole (noun): Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- pollen (noun): A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.)
- pollute (verb): To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
- polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- 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.
- pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
- 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.
- poult (noun): A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.).
- pout (verb): To push out one's lips.
- pule (noun): A plaintive melancholy whine.
- pull (verb): To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- pullet (noun): A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
- pullout (noun): A withdrawal, especially of armed forces.
- pulp (noun): A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit.
- punt (noun): A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
- puppet (noun): Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
- putout (noun): A play in which a batter is retired
- putt (noun): The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- tentpole (noun): One of the poles used to hold up a tent.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- tope (verb): To drink excessively; to get drunk.
- topple (verb): To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something.
- toupee (noun): A wig of false hair worn to cover a bald spot, especially as worn by a man.
- tuneup (noun): Alternative form of tune-up
- tupelo (noun): Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States. Nyssa aquatica. Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.
- unopen (adjective): Not open; closed.
- unpen (verb): To release from a pen.
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.