NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 28, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, p, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 159 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| P | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| U | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| V | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EN×2 EV×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LI×5 LU×2 |
| N | NE×1 NI×3 NU×1 |
| P | PE×3 PI×4 |
| U | UN×6 |
| V | VE×3 VI×1 VU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELE×1 ENL×1 ENN×1 EVE×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INN×1 |
| L | LIE×1 LIN×3 LIV×1 LUN×1 LUP×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NIN×2 NIP×1 NUL×1 |
| P | PEE×1 PEN×2 PIN×2 PIP×2 |
| U | UNE×1 UNL×1 UNP×3 UNV×1 |
| V | VEI×1 VEN×2 VIN×1 VUL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| vu..... † | VU7 | Pertaining to a fox. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| en... | EN5 | A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li.... | LI6 | a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Of, or pertaining to, the wolf. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni..... | NI7 | The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle. |
| ni.... | NI6 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Pertaining to the penis. |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pin-up |
| pi...... | PI8 | A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| un.... | UN6 | Not even |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| un... | UN5 | To release from a pen. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove from a pile or stack. |
| un... | UN5 | To unfasten by removing a pin. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve... | VE5 | A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- vulpine† (VU7)
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- ennui (EN5)
- even (EV4)
- innie (IN5)
- lien (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- lineup (LI6)
- liven (LI5)
- lune (LU4)
- lupine (LU6)
- nene (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- ninepin (NI7)
- nipple (NI6)
- null (NU4)
- peen (PE4)
- penile (PE6)
- penne (PE5)
- pine (PI4)
- pinup (PI5)
- pipeline (PI8)
- pippin (PI6)
- uneven (UN6)
- unlevel (UN7)
- unpen (UN5)
- unpile (UN6)
- unpin (UN5)
- unveil (UN6)
- vein (VE4)
- venue (VE5)
- venule (VE6)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- vulpine† (adjective): Pertaining to a fox.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- ennui (noun): A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- lineup (noun): a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lupine (adjective): Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- nipple (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- penile (adjective): Pertaining to the penis.
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
- pinup (noun): Alternative form of pin-up
- pipeline (noun): A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc.
- pippin (noun): A seed
- uneven (adjective): Not even
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- unpen (verb): To release from a pen.
- unpile (verb): To remove from a pile or stack.
- unpin (verb): To unfasten by removing a pin.
- unveil (verb): To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- venue (noun): A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.