NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 12, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, k, l, o, r, a |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 201 points |
| Genius Level | 141 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 9 |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | Σ | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×12 BL×6 BO×11 BR×1 |
| C | CA×5 CO×3 CR×1 |
| K | KA×1 |
| L | LA×1 LO×2 |
| O | |
| R | RO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ARB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAC×1 BAL×3 BAO×1 BAR×5 BLA×3 BLO×3 BOA×1 BOB×1 BOC×1 BOL×3 BOO×5 BRO×1 |
| C | CAB×2 CAL×1 CAR×2 COB×1 COL×1 COO×1 CRA×1 |
| K | KAB×1 |
| L | LAB×1 LOB×1 LOO×1 |
| O | |
| R | ROB×1 ROL×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ro...... † | RO8 | A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes. |
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba.. | BA4 | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba...... | BA8 | A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba..... | BA7 | An assistant to a bartender |
| ba...... | BA8 | Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). |
| ba..... | BA7 | A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl... | BL5 | Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
| bl....... | BL9 | A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. |
| bl... | BL5 | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. |
| bo...... | BO8 | A rack for books; a bookshelf. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| br... | BR5 | To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). |
| ca... | CA5 | A secret political clique or faction. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of Kabballah |
| ca...... | CA8 | The return of a situation to a previous position or state. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Clipping of carbohydrate. |
| ca... | CA5 | An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. |
| co... | CO5 | Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. |
| co.... | CO6 | A collaboration, especially a work produced by several musicians who do not usually work together. |
| co...... | CO8 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace. |
| ka... | KA5 | US spelling of kebab |
| la... | LA5 | Alternative spelling of labour |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo...... | LO8 | A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores. |
| ro...... | RO8 | An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”) |
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.
- rollback† (RO8)
- aback (AB5)
- arbor (AR5)
- baba (BA4)
- babka (BA5)
- back (BA4)
- balk (BA4)
- ball (BA4)
- ballcock (BA8)
- baobab (BA6)
- barb (BA4)
- barback (BA7)
- barbacoa (BA8)
- bark (BA4)
- barrack (BA7)
- blab (BL4)
- black (BL5)
- blackball (BL9)
- blob (BL4)
- bloc (BL4)
- block (BL5)
- boar (BO4)
- boba (BO4)
- bock (BO4)
- bola (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- book (BO4)
- bookrack (BO8)
- boor (BO4)
- brook (BR5)
- cabal (CA5)
- cabala (CA6)
- callback (CA8)
- carb (CA4)
- carob (CA5)
- cobra (CO5)
- collab (CO6)
- cookbook (CO8)
- crab (CR4)
- kabob (KA5)
- labor (LA5)
- lobo (LO4)
- lookbook (LO8)
- robocall (RO8)
- rollbar (RO7)
Answer Definitions
- rollback† (noun): A return to a prior state by undoing some operation, especially of policy or price changes.
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- balk (noun): An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- ballcock (noun): A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barback (noun): An assistant to a bartender
- barbacoa (noun): Meat slow-cooked over an open fire, characteristic of Latin American cuisine.
- bark (verb): To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
- barrack (noun): A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- black (adjective): Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- blackball (noun): A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- bloc (noun): A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
- block (noun): A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- bock (noun): A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- bola (noun): A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- bookrack (noun): A rack for books; a bookshelf.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- brook (verb): To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object).
- cabal (noun): A secret political clique or faction.
- cabala (proper noun): Alternative spelling of Kabballah
- callback (noun): The return of a situation to a previous position or state.
- carb (noun): Clipping of carbohydrate.
- carob (noun): An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region.
- cobra (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.
- collab (noun): A collaboration, especially a work produced by several musicians who do not usually work together.
- cookbook (noun): A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- crab (noun): A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- kabob (noun): US spelling of kebab
- labor (noun): Alternative spelling of labour
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- lookbook (noun): A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
- robocall (noun): An automated phone call, commonly for telemarketing purposes, that uses both an autodialer and a recorded message.
- rollbar (noun): Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)