NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 18, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, g, h, m, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 76 points |
| Genius Level | 53 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 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| M | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | Σ | 18 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EP×1 |
| G | GA×1 GO×1 |
| H | HE×2 HO×3 |
| M | MO×1 |
| O | OO×2 |
| P | PA×3 PE×1 PH×1 PO×9 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 APO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EPE×1 |
| G | GAP×1 GOO×1 |
| H | HEA×1 HEM×1 HOM×1 HOO×1 HOP×1 |
| M | MOP×1 |
| O | OOM×2 |
| P | PAG×1 PAM×1 PAP×1 PEE×1 PHA×1 POE×1 POG×1 POM×3 POO×2 POP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho...... † | HO8 | Alternative form of home page |
| ag... | AG5 | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
| ap.... | AP6 | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.. | HE4 | A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.. | HO4 | To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk. |
| oo.... | OO6 | Alternative spelling of oom-pah |
| oo... | OO5 | Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout. |
| pa.. | PA4 | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| ph... | PH5 | A virus that is parasitic on bacteria. |
| po.. | PO4 | A literary piece written in verse. |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.. | PO4 | A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
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.
- homepage† (HO8)
- agape (AG5)
- apogee (AP6)
- epee (EP4)
- gape (GA4)
- goop (GO4)
- heap (HE4)
- hemp (HE4)
- hoop (HO4)
- hope (HO4)
- mope (MO4)
- oompah (OO6)
- oomph (OO5)
- page (PA4)
- pampa (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- peep (PE4)
- phage (PH5)
- poem (PO4)
- pogo (PO4)
- pome (PO4)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
Answer Definitions
- homepage† (noun): Alternative form of home page
- agape (adjective): In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- gape (verb): To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- hemp (noun): A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- hope (verb): To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
- mope (verb): To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
- oompah (noun): Alternative spelling of oom-pah
- oomph (noun): Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
- page (noun): One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- phage (noun): A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
- poem (noun): A literary piece written in verse.
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- pome (noun): A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.