NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 23, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, i, k, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 138 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| T | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 | Σ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×1 CO×4 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×1 HO×2 |
| I | IT×1 |
| K | KI×1 |
| O | OC×1 OP×1 |
| P | PH×3 PI×4 PO×1 |
| T | TH×1 TI×4 TO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×1 COC×1 COO×3 |
|---|---|
| H | HIT×1 HOO×1 HOT×1 |
| I | ITC×1 |
| K | KIT×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OPT×1 |
| P | PHO×3 PIC×1 PIP×1 PIT×2 POT×1 |
| T | THI×1 TIC×2 TIK×1 TIP×1 TOC×1 TOO×4 TOP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| to....... † | TO9 | A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| co..... | CO7 | The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile). |
| co..... | CO7 | An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative spelling of hot pot. |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| ki.. | KI4 | Friends and acquaintances. |
| oc.... | OC6 | plural of octopus |
| op... | OP5 | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. |
| ph.... | PH6 | Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible. |
| ph... | PH5 | A photograph. |
| ph...... | PH8 | used in normal daylight |
| pi... | PI5 | An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| pi... | PI5 | A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap. |
| pi.. | PI4 | The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. |
| po..... | PO7 | An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire. |
| th... | TH5 | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| ti...... | TI8 | Alternative form of tick tock |
| ti.. | TI4 | Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The very topmost point. |
| to.. | TO4 | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to... | TO5 | topical |
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.
- toothpick† (TO9)
- chit (CH4)
- cockpit (CO7)
- cooktop (CO7)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- hitch (HI5)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotpot (HO6)
- itch (IT4)
- kith (KI4)
- octopi (OC6)
- optic (OP5)
- photic (PH6)
- photo (PH5)
- photopic (PH8)
- picot (PI5)
- pipit (PI5)
- pitch (PI5)
- pith (PI4)
- pothook (PO7)
- thick (TH5)
- tick (TI4)
- ticktock (TI8)
- tiki (TI4)
- tiptop (TI6)
- tock (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- topic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- toothpick† (noun): A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- cockpit (noun): The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
- cooktop (noun): An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotpot (noun): Alternative spelling of hot pot.
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- kith (noun): Friends and acquaintances.
- octopi (noun): plural of octopus
- optic (adjective): Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- photic (adjective): Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.
- photo (noun): A photograph.
- photopic (adjective): used in normal daylight
- picot (noun): An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- pitch (noun): A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- pith (noun): The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
- pothook (noun): An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire.
- thick (adjective): Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
- tick (noun): A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- ticktock (interjection): Alternative form of tick tock
- tiki (noun): Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
- tiptop (noun): The very topmost point.
- tock (noun): A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- topic (adjective): topical