NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 12, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, l, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 189 points |
| Genius Level | 132 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| C | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 24 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 AL×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CL×2 |
| F | FA×10 FI×4 FL×3 FR×7 |
| I | IF×1 |
| L | |
| R | RA×1 RI×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×2 ALF×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×2 CLA×1 CLI×1 |
| F | FAC×2 FAI×4 FAL×2 FAR×2 FIL×4 FLA×3 FRA×3 FRI×4 |
| I | IFF×1 |
| L | |
| R | RAF×1 RIF×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl..... † | CL7 | (of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter. |
| fa........ † | FA10 | In a farcical manner |
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| ca..... | CA7 | To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A young cow or bull. |
| cl... | CL5 | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| fa.... | FA6 | Of or affecting the face. |
| fa...... | FA8 | Using or involving the face. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be unsuccessful. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fa.... | FA6 | In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party |
| fa... | FA5 | a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa..... | FA7 | Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind. |
| fa...... | FA8 | Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. |
| fi...... | FI8 | In a filial manner. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi... | FI5 | A young female horse. |
| fl... | FL5 | A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. |
| fl... | FL5 | A natural or innate talent or aptitude. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). |
| fr... | FR5 | Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish. |
| fr..... | FR7 | In a frail manner; weakly; infirmly. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr.... | FR6 | house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live |
| fr... | FR5 | A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim. |
| fr.... | FR6 | Having frills; frilled. |
| if.. | IF4 | Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
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.
- clarify† (CL7)
- farcically† (FA10)
- afar (AF4)
- affair (AF6)
- affray (AF6)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- calcify (CA7)
- calf (CA4)
- cliff (CL5)
- facial (FA6)
- facially (FA8)
- fail (FA4)
- fair (FA4)
- fairly (FA6)
- fairy (FA5)
- fall (FA4)
- fallacy (FA7)
- farcical (FA8)
- filial (FI6)
- filially (FI8)
- fill (FI4)
- filly (FI5)
- flail (FL5)
- flair (FL5)
- flay (FL4)
- frail (FR5)
- frailly (FR7)
- fray (FR4)
- friar (FR5)
- friary (FR6)
- frill (FR5)
- frilly (FR6)
- iffy (IF4)
- raffia (RA6)
- riff (RI4)
- riffraff (RI8)
Answer Definitions
- clarify† (verb): (of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter.
- farcically† (adverb): In a farcical manner
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affair (noun): Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- calcify (verb): To make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.
- calf (noun): A young cow or bull.
- cliff (noun): A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- facial (adjective): Of or affecting the face.
- facially (adverb): Using or involving the face.
- fail (verb): To be unsuccessful.
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- fairly (adverb): In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
- fairy (noun): a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- fallacy (noun): Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
- farcical (adjective): Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
- filial (adjective): Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
- filially (adverb): In a filial manner.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filly (noun): A young female horse.
- flail (noun): A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- flair (noun): A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
- flay (verb): To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
- frail (adjective): Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- frailly (adverb): In a frail manner; weakly; infirmly.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- friary (noun): house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live
- frill (noun): A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
- frilly (adjective): Having frills; frilled.
- iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- raffia (noun): A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.