NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 5, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, i, k, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 61 words |
| Total Points | 253 points |
| Genius Level | 177 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 21 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 7 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| K | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| O | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 23 | 12 | 22 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 61 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×6 DI×7 DO×8 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×1 EK×1 EL×2 |
| H | HE×4 HI×4 HO×8 |
| I | ID×3 IO×1 |
| K | KE×2 KI×4 |
| L | LE×1 LI×4 LO×3 |
| O | OI×1 OL×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEK×2 DEL×2 DID×2 DIE×1 DIK×1 DIL×2 DIO×1 DOD×1 DOL×5 DOO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EKE×1 ELI×2 |
| H | HEE×3 HEL×1 HID×1 HIE×1 HIK×1 HIL×1 HOE×1 HOL×2 HOO×5 |
| I | IDL×2 IDO×1 IOD×1 |
| K | KEE×1 KEL×1 KID×3 KIL×1 |
| L | LED×1 LID×1 LIE×1 LIK×2 LOD×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 |
| O | OIL×1 OLD×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) |
|---|---|---|
| li........ † | LI10 | The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable. |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de.. | DE4 | A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. |
| de... | DE5 | simple past tense and past participle of deke |
| de.. | DE4 | A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. |
| de.. | DE4 | A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. |
| di.... | DI6 | In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of diddle |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc. |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di... | DI5 | An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. |
| 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 | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doll |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of dolly |
| do.... | DO6 | A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of doodle |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ek.. | EK4 | simple past tense and past participle of eke |
| el... | EL5 | To leave out or omit (something). |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elide |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hi... | HI5 | simple past tense and past participle of hike |
| hi.... | HI6 | simple past tense and past participle of hill |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho.. | HO4 | To grasp or grip. |
| ho... | HO5 | simple past tense and past participle of hole |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.... | HO6 | simple past tense and past participle of hook |
| id.. | ID4 | Empty, vacant. |
| id... | ID5 | simple past tense and past participle of idle |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| io.... | IO6 | A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical. |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keel |
| ke.... | KE6 | A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kid |
| ki.... | KI6 | A child. |
| ki... | KI5 | A close friend; especially used as a form of address. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kill |
| le.. | LE4 | A man; a person. |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lid |
| li.. | LI4 | An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. |
| li... | LI5 | simple past tense and past participle of like |
| lo.. | LO4 | A way or path; a road. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loll. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of look |
| oi... | OI5 | simple past tense and past participle of oil |
| ol... | OL5 | Something or someone old. |
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.
- likelihood† (LI10)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- deke (DE4)
- deked (DE5)
- deli (DE4)
- dell (DE4)
- diddle (DI6)
- diddled (DI7)
- died (DI4)
- dike (DI4)
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- diode (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- dole (DO4)
- doled (DO5)
- doll (DO4)
- dolled (DO6)
- dollied (DO7)
- doodle (DO6)
- doodled (DO7)
- eddied (ED6)
- eked (EK4)
- elide (EL5)
- elided (EL6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- hiked (HI5)
- hilled (HI6)
- hoed (HO4)
- hold (HO4)
- holed (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodie (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hooked (HO6)
- idle (ID4)
- idled (ID5)
- idol (ID4)
- iodide (IO6)
- keeled (KE6)
- keloid (KE6)
- kidded (KI6)
- kiddie (KI6)
- kiddo (KI5)
- killed (KI6)
- lede (LE4)
- lidded (LI6)
- lied (LI4)
- liked (LI5)
- lode (LO4)
- lolled (LO6)
- looked (LO6)
- oiled (OI5)
- oldie (OL5)
Answer Definitions
- likelihood† (noun): The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- deke (noun): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- deked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deke
- deli (noun): A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
- dell (noun): A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- diddle (noun): In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
- diddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diddle
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dike (noun): Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- diode (noun): An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dole (verb): To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- doled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doll
- dollied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dolly
- doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- doodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doodle
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- eked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eke
- elide (verb): To leave out or omit (something).
- elided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elide
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- hiked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hike
- hilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hill
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- hold (verb): To grasp or grip.
- holed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hole
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodie (noun): A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hooked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hook
- idle (adjective): Empty, vacant.
- idled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of idle
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- iodide (noun): A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
- keeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keel
- keloid (noun): A hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
- kidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kid
- kiddie (noun): A child.
- kiddo (noun): A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
- killed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kill
- lede (noun): A man; a person.
- lidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lid
- lied (noun): An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
- liked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of like
- lode (noun): A way or path; a road.
- lolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loll.
- looked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of look
- oiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of oil
- oldie (noun): Something or someone old.