NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 3, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, g, h, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 166 points |
| Genius Level | 116 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| H | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| L | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| N | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| O | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 25 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AE×1 AG×2 AL×4 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EG×1 |
| G | GA×2 GO×8 |
| H | HA×2 HE×2 HO×3 |
| L | LA×1 LL×1 LO×8 |
| N | NE×1 NO×5 |
| O | OG×2 OL×1 OO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AEO×1 AGE×1 AGO×1 ALO×4 ANA×1 ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EGG×1 |
| G | GAL×2 GOA×1 GOG×1 GON×3 GOO×3 |
| H | HAL×2 HEL×2 HOG×1 HOL×1 HON×1 |
| L | LAG×1 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOG×2 LOL×1 LON×3 LOO×1 |
| N | NEO×1 NOE×1 NON×3 NOO×1 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 OLE×1 OOL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha..... † | HA7 | Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal. |
| ae.. | AE4 | Alternative spelling of eon |
| ag..... | AG7 | lasting throughout all time; eternal |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al.. | AL4 | The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. |
| al... | AL5 | Good wishes, love. |
| al... | AL5 | By oneself, solitary. |
| al... | AL5 | By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. |
| an.... | AN6 | In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial). |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| ga..... | GA7 | A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| ha.. | HA4 | A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| ho... | HO5 | A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| la.... | LA6 | A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo.... | LO6 | An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no..... | NO7 | A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon. |
| no....... | NO9 | Having nine sides and nine angles |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
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.
- halogen† (HA7)
- aeon (AE4)
- agelong (AG7)
- agog (AG4)
- aloe (AL4)
- aloha (AL5)
- alone (AL5)
- along (AL5)
- analog (AN6)
- anon (AN4)
- eggnog (EG6)
- galleon (GA7)
- gallon (GA6)
- goal (GO4)
- goggle (GO6)
- gone (GO4)
- gong (GO4)
- gonna (GO5)
- google (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- goon (GO4)
- halo (HA4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hogan (HO5)
- hole (HO4)
- hone (HO4)
- lagoon (LA6)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loge (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- long (LO4)
- longan (LO6)
- loon (LO4)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- nonagon (NO7)
- nonagonal (NO9)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- oolong (OO6)
Answer Definitions
- halogen† (noun): Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, astatine and tennessine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal.
- aeon (noun): Alternative spelling of eon
- agelong (adjective): lasting throughout all time; eternal
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- aloe (noun): The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
- aloha (noun): Good wishes, love.
- alone (adjective): By oneself, solitary.
- along (preposition): By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- analog (adjective): In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- galleon (noun): A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.
- gallon (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- halo (noun): A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hogan (noun): A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- lagoon (noun): A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longan (noun): An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
- nonagonal (adjective): Having nine sides and nine angles
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.