NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 16, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, k, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 211 points |
| Genius Level | 148 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| K | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| N | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | Σ | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CI×1 CL×5 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EL×3 EN×1 |
| I | IC×1 IL×1 IN×3 |
| K | KI×2 |
| L | LE×1 LI×4 |
| N | NE×3 NI×4 |
| T | TE×1 TI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CEN×1 CIT×1 CLI×5 |
|---|---|
| E | ECL×1 ELE×2 ELI×1 ENT×1 |
| I | ICI×1 ILL×1 INC×2 INT×1 |
| K | KIC×1 KIN×1 |
| L | LEN×1 LIC×3 LIT×1 |
| N | NEC×3 NIC×3 NIE×1 |
| T | TEL×1 TIC×3 TIN×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 | A young quahog, or hard clam |
| te......... † | TE11 | Of or pertaining to telekinesis. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| cl... | CL5 | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. |
| cl....... | CL9 | The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. |
| ec...... | EC8 | Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| el.... | EL6 | To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in..... | IN7 | To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. |
| in....... | IN9 | The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. |
| ki..... | KI7 | Relating to motion |
| le...... | LE8 | Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li.. | LI4 | To stroke with the tongue. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne...... | NE8 | The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front. |
| ne..... | NE7 | A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni.. | NI4 | A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ti.. | TI4 | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| ti.... | TI6 | A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The act of tickling. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
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.
- littleneck† (LI10)
- telekinetic† (TE11)
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- cent (CE4)
- cite (CI4)
- click (CL5)
- client (CL6)
- clientele (CL9)
- clinic (CL6)
- clink (CL5)
- eclectic (EC8)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- elicit (EL6)
- entice (EN6)
- icicle (IC6)
- illicit (IL7)
- incite (IN6)
- incline (IN7)
- intellect (IN9)
- kick (KI4)
- kinetic (KI7)
- lenience (LE8)
- lice (LI4)
- licit (LI5)
- lick (LI4)
- neck (NE4)
- neckline (NE8)
- necktie (NE7)
- nice (NI4)
- nick (NI4)
- nickel (NI6)
- niece (NI5)
- tick (TI4)
- ticket (TI6)
- tickle (TI6)
- tinct (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- littleneck† (noun): A young quahog, or hard clam
- telekinetic† (adjective): Of or pertaining to telekinesis.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- click (noun): A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
- client (noun): A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
- clientele (noun): The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.
- clinic (noun): A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- clink (noun): The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
- eclectic (adjective): Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- elicit (verb): To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- incline (verb): To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- intellect (noun): The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
- kick (verb): To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- kinetic (adjective): Relating to motion
- lenience (noun): Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- lick (verb): To stroke with the tongue.
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- neckline (noun): The line formed by the edge of an article of clothing that surrounds the neck, especially as seen at the front.
- necktie (noun): A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- nick (noun): A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- nickel (noun): A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- tick (noun): A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- ticket (noun): A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.
- tickle (noun): The act of tickling.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.