NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 7, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, h, i, l, m |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 165 points |
| Genius Level | 115 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 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| C | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| M | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 | Σ | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AH×1 AL×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CE×3 CH×4 CL×2 |
| E | EA×1 EM×2 |
| H | HA×1 HE×7 |
| I | IC×1 |
| L | LA×2 LE×4 LI×2 |
| M | MA×3 ME×4 MI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 ACM×1 AHE×1 ALL×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAM×3 CEL×3 CHA×1 CHE×1 CHI×2 CLI×2 |
| E | EAC×1 EMA×1 EMC×1 |
| H | HAL×1 HEA×1 HEE×1 HEL×4 HEM×1 |
| I | ICI×1 |
| L | LAC×1 LAM×1 LEA×1 LEC×1 LEE×1 LEM×1 LIC×1 LIM×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAL×2 MEA×1 MEC×1 MEL×1 MEM×1 MIC×1 MIL×1 MIM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch...... † | CH8 | Of or relating to chemistry. |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| ah.. | AH4 | the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca... | CA5 | A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus. |
| ca...... | CA8 | Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant. |
| ce.... | CE6 | Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ch..... | CH7 | A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies. |
| ch.... | CH6 | The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum |
| ch... | CH5 | A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. |
| cl.... | CL6 | Alternative form of cliché |
| cl... | CL5 | A particular region defined by its weather or climate. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| em... | EM5 | A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he...... | HE8 | Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun. |
| he..... | HE7 | In the shape of a helix. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he.. | HE4 | The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| la.. | LA4 | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. |
| la.. | LA4 | Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. |
| le... | LE5 | A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| le... | LE5 | A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune. |
| me.. | ME4 | Correct quotes |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
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.
- chemical† (CH8)
- ache (AC4)
- acme (AC4)
- ahem (AH4)
- allele (AL6)
- cache (CA5)
- came (CA4)
- camel (CA5)
- camellia (CA8)
- celiac (CE6)
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- chalice (CH7)
- chicle (CH6)
- chime (CH5)
- cliche (CL6)
- clime (CL5)
- each (EA4)
- email (EM5)
- emcee (EM5)
- hale (HA4)
- heal (HE4)
- heel (HE4)
- heliacal (HE8)
- helical (HE7)
- hell (HE4)
- helm (HE4)
- heme (HE4)
- icicle (IC6)
- lace (LA4)
- lame (LA4)
- leach (LE5)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- lemma (LE5)
- lice (LI4)
- lime (LI4)
- mace (MA4)
- male (MA4)
- malice (MA6)
- meal (ME4)
- mecca (ME5)
- melee (ME5)
- meme (ME4)
- mice (MI4)
- mile (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
Answer Definitions
- chemical† (adjective): Of or relating to chemistry.
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- ahem (interjection): the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- camel (noun): A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
- camellia (noun): Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.
- celiac (adjective): Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- chalice (noun): A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
- chicle (noun): The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
- chime (noun): A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
- cliche (noun): Alternative form of cliché
- clime (noun): A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- email (noun): A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually through a network.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heliacal (adjective): Of or relating to the Sun, especially rising and setting with the sun.
- helical (adjective): In the shape of a helix.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- helm (noun): The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- lame (adjective): Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
- leach (noun): A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- lemma (noun): A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- male (adjective): Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- malice (noun): Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
- meal (noun): Correct quotes
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.