NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 22, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, k, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 152 points |
| Genius Level | 106 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| D | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 5 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 26 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×5 |
| E | |
| F | FA×8 FE×8 FL×10 |
| K | |
| L | LA×1 LE×2 |
| N |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALF×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEA×3 DEF×2 |
| E | |
| F | FAD×2 FAK×2 FAL×3 FAN×1 FEE×2 FEL×3 FEN×3 FLA×7 FLE×3 |
| K | |
| L | LAN×1 LEA×2 |
| N |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl..... † | FL7 | simple past and past participle of flank |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| de.. | DE4 | Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deafen |
| de.... | DE6 | To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of defend |
| fa.. | FA4 | Weak; insipid; tasteless. |
| fa... | FA5 | simple past tense and past participle of fade |
| fa.. | FA4 | Not real; false, fraudulent |
| fa... | FA5 | simple past and past participle of fake |
| fa..... | FA7 | A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients. Often served in a pita. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa.... | FA6 | past participle of fall |
| fa.... | FA6 | simple past tense and past participle of fan |
| fe.. | FE4 | To give (someone or something) food to eat. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe... | FE5 | Pronunciation spelling of fellow. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fell |
| fe.. | FE4 | To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fend |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. |
| fl... | FL5 | A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything |
| fl.... | FL6 | simple past and past participle of flake |
| fl.. | FL4 | Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. |
| fl... | FL5 | To attack the flank(s) of. |
| fl..... | FL7 | A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities. |
| fl.. | FL4 | simple past tense and past participle of flee |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| la...... | LA8 | Arrival at the shore by ship. |
| le.. | LE4 | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| le.... | LE6 | simple past tense and past participle of leaf |
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.
- flanked† (FL7)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- deaf (DE4)
- deafen (DE6)
- deafened (DE8)
- defend (DE6)
- defended (DE8)
- fade (FA4)
- faded (FA5)
- fake (FA4)
- faked (FA5)
- falafel (FA7)
- fall (FA4)
- fallen (FA6)
- fanned (FA6)
- feed (FE4)
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- fella (FE5)
- felled (FE6)
- fend (FE4)
- fended (FE6)
- fennel (FE6)
- flak (FL4)
- flake (FL5)
- flaked (FL6)
- flan (FL4)
- flank (FL5)
- flannel (FL7)
- flea (FL4)
- fled (FL4)
- flee (FL4)
- landfall (LA8)
- leaf (LE4)
- leafed (LE6)
Answer Definitions
- flanked† (verb): simple past and past participle of flank
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- deaf (adjective): Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.
- deafen (verb): To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
- deafened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deafen
- defend (verb): To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- defended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defend
- fade (adjective): Weak; insipid; tasteless.
- faded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fade
- fake (adjective): Not real; false, fraudulent
- faked (verb): simple past and past participle of fake
- falafel (noun): A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- fallen (verb): past participle of fall
- fanned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fan
- feed (verb): To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- fella (noun): Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
- felled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fell
- fend (verb): To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- fended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fend
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- flak (noun): Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
- flake (noun): A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
- flaked (verb): simple past and past participle of flake
- flan (noun): Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
- flank (verb): To attack the flank(s) of.
- flannel (noun): A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.
- flea (noun): A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
- fled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of flee
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- landfall (noun): Arrival at the shore by ship.
- leaf (noun): The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- leafed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of leaf