NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 23, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, n, q, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 116 points |
| Genius Level | 81 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| D | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Q | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 AT×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DR×1 |
| N | NU×1 |
| Q | QU×3 |
| R | RA×5 RU×1 |
| T | TA×5 TR×2 TU×2 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARR×1 ATT×1 AUR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAR×2 DRA×1 |
| N | NUR×1 |
| Q | QUA×3 |
| R | RAD×1 RAN×2 RAT×2 RUN×1 |
| T | TAN×2 TAR×3 TRA×1 TRU×1 TUN×1 TUR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar.... | AR6 | Complete; downright; utter. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| au.. | AU4 | Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| nu....... | NU9 | That provides nourishment; nurturing. |
| qu...... † | QU8 | One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines. |
| qu..... | QU7 | An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc. |
| qu... | QU5 | A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra.. | RA4 | To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| ta..... | TA7 | a flourish on a trumpet |
| ta.... | TA6 | A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| tr... | TR5 | A tranquilizer. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Absent without permission, especially from school. |
| tu.... | TU6 | A flat and treeless Arctic biome. |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
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.
- arrant (AR6)
- attar (AT5)
- aura (AU4)
- darn (DA4)
- dart (DA4)
- drat (DR4)
- nurturant (NU9)
- quadrant† (QU8)
- quadrat (QU7)
- quart (QU5)
- radar (RA5)
- rand (RA4)
- rant (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattan (RA6)
- runt (RU4)
- tantara (TA7)
- tantra (TA6)
- tart (TA4)
- tartan (TA6)
- tartar (TA6)
- tranq (TR5)
- truant (TR6)
- tundra (TU6)
- turn (TU4)
Answer Definitions
- arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- aura (noun): Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- nurturant (adjective): That provides nourishment; nurturing.
- quadrant† (noun): One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
- quadrat (noun): An area of land, marked for studying its plants, animals, soil, natural processes, etc.
- quart (noun): A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rant (verb): To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattan (noun): Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
- tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartan (noun): A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tranq (noun): A tranquilizer.
- truant (adjective): Absent without permission, especially from school.
- tundra (noun): A flat and treeless Arctic biome.
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.