NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 17, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, f, g, l, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 98 points |
| Genius Level | 69 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 |
| F | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| G | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| L | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BL×2 BO×6 BU×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FL×3 FO×4 FR×2 FU×1 |
| G | GL×1 GO×3 GR×1 |
| L | LO×4 |
| O | |
| R | RO×2 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BLO×2 BOF×1 BOL×2 BOO×3 BUL×1 BUR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FLO×3 FOO×1 FOR×1 FOU×2 FRO×2 FUR×1 |
| G | GLO×1 GOL×1 GOO×2 GRO×1 |
| L | LOB×1 LOG×2 LOL×1 |
| O | |
| R | ROL×1 ROO×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bu...... † | BU8 | Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.) |
| bo... | BO5 | Outstanding; very good or successful. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bu.... | BU6 | A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter. |
| bu... | BU5 | A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| fl... | FL5 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| fl... | FL5 | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo... | FO5 | To let pass, to leave alone, to let go. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| fo.. | FO4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4. |
| fr.. | FR4 | Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. |
| fr...... | FR8 | Alternative spelling of frou-frou |
| fu... | FU5 | A general uproar or commotion. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance. |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| 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). |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo..... | LO7 | To exchange political favours. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
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.
- bullfrog† (BU8)
- blob (BL4)
- blog (BL4)
- boffo (BO5)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boor (BO4)
- burgoo (BU6)
- burro (BU5)
- flog (FL4)
- floor (FL5)
- flour (FL5)
- fool (FO4)
- forgo (FO5)
- foul (FO4)
- four (FO4)
- frog (FR4)
- froufrou (FR8)
- furor (FU5)
- glob (GL4)
- golf (GO4)
- goof (GO4)
- googol (GO6)
- grog (GR4)
- lobo (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- logroll (LO7)
- loll (LO4)
- roll (RO4)
- roof (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- bullfrog† (noun): Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blog (noun): A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)
- boffo (adjective): Outstanding; very good or successful.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- burgoo (noun): A dish which originated among seafarers during the days of sail: a sort of porridge seasoned with sugar, salt and butter.
- burro (noun): A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- floor (noun): The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- flour (noun): Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- forgo (verb): To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
- foul (adjective): Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- four (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4.
- frog (noun): Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
- froufrou (noun): Alternative spelling of frou-frou
- furor (noun): A general uproar or commotion.
- glob (noun): A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- 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).
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- logroll (verb): To exchange political favours.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.