NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 10, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, m, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 20 words |
| Total Points | 85 points |
| Genius Level | 59 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| H | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×3 CI×3 CR×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×1 |
| I | IT×3 |
| M | MI×4 MY×1 |
| R | RH×1 RI×1 |
| T | TH×1 TR×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×3 CIR×1 CIT×2 CRI×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIT×1 |
| I | ITC×2 ITT×1 |
| M | MIM×2 MIR×1 MIT×1 MYT×1 |
| R | RHY×1 RIC×1 |
| T | THI×1 TRI×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| rh...... † | RH8 | Of or relating to rhythm. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| it... | IT5 | (of a condition) Characterized by itching. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi..... | MI7 | An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance of someone or something else. |
| mi... | MI5 | The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| my.... | MY6 | Mythical; existing in myth. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
| th.... | TH6 | The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30. |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
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.
- rhythmic† (RH8)
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chit (CH4)
- cirri (CI5)
- citric (CI6)
- city (CI4)
- critic (CR6)
- hitch (HI5)
- itch (IT4)
- itchy (IT5)
- itty (IT4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mimicry (MI7)
- mirth (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- mythic (MY6)
- rich (RI4)
- thirty (TH6)
- trim (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- rhythmic† (adjective): Of or relating to rhythm.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- itchy (adjective): (of a condition) Characterized by itching.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mimicry (noun): An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance of someone or something else.
- mirth (noun): The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mythic (adjective): Mythical; existing in myth.
- rich (adjective): Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- thirty (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.