NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 25, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, m, o, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 79 points |
| Genius Level | 55 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| G | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 |
| M | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| R | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| U | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×1 DR×2 DU×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×1 GR×2 GU×2 |
| M | MU×3 |
| O | |
| P | PO×1 PR×1 PU×2 |
| R | RU×2 |
| U | UP×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOU×1 DRU×2 DUM×2 DUR×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOU×1 GRO×1 GRU×1 GUM×1 GUR×1 |
| M | MUD×1 MUR×1 MUU×1 |
| O | |
| P | POU×1 PRO×1 PUM×1 PUR×1 |
| R | RUM×2 |
| U | UPD×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do.. | DO4 | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. |
| du.... | DU6 | A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound. |
| du.. | DU4 | A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site. |
| du... | DU5 | Ellipsis of durum wheat. |
| go... | GO5 | Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae). |
| gr... | GR5 | A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another. |
| gr... | GR5 | A habitually grumpy or complaining person. |
| gu..... † | GU7 | A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| mu..... | MU7 | A room used as a barrier between outdoors and indoors. |
| mu.... | MU6 | Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
| po.. | PO4 | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| pr... | PR5 | Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. |
| pu.. | PU4 | Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented. |
| ru... | RU5 | A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs |
| up.. | UP4 | A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck |
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.
- dour (DO4)
- drug (DR4)
- drum (DR4)
- dumdum (DU6)
- dump (DU4)
- durum (DU5)
- gourd (GO5)
- group (GR5)
- grump (GR5)
- gumdrop† (GU7)
- guru (GU4)
- mudroom (MU7)
- murmur (MU6)
- muumuu (MU6)
- pour (PO4)
- proud (PR5)
- pump (PU4)
- purr (PU4)
- rumor (RU5)
- rump (RU4)
- updo (UP4)
Answer Definitions
- dour (adjective): Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- drug (noun): A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
- drum (noun): A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
- dumdum (noun): A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.
- dump (noun): A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
- durum (noun): Ellipsis of durum wheat.
- gourd (noun): Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- group (noun): A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
- grump (noun): A habitually grumpy or complaining person.
- gumdrop† (noun): A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- mudroom (noun): A room used as a barrier between outdoors and indoors.
- murmur (noun): Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
- pour (verb): To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- proud (adjective): Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
- pump (noun): A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- purr (verb): Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
- rumor (noun): A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
- rump (noun): The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs
- updo (noun): A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck