NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 28, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, o, p, r, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 101 points |
| Genius Level | 71 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| D | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| P | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×8 CR×4 CU×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×1 DU×1 |
| O | OC×2 OU×1 |
| P | PR×2 |
| R | RO×1 |
| T | |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COO×3 COP×1 COR×2 COU×2 CRO×3 CRU×1 CUR×2 CUT×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DOC×1 DUC×1 |
| O | OCC×1 OCT×1 OUT×1 |
| P | PRO×2 |
| R | ROC×1 |
| T | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | Alternative spelling of cop-out |
| co.. | CO4 | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity. |
| co..... | CO7 | Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes. |
| co.. | CO4 | A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. |
| co... | CO5 | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| cr... | CR5 | The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped. |
| cr.. | CR4 | Dirt, filth or refuse. |
| cu.. | CU4 | The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| cu... | CU5 | Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes. |
| do.... | DO6 | A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK. |
| du.. | DU4 | a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another |
| oc... | OC5 | To happen or take place. |
| oc..... | OC7 | Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts. |
| ou..... | OU7 | A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding. |
| pr..... | PR7 | A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator. |
| pr..... † | PR7 | A commodity offered for sale. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
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.
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- copout (CO6)
- cord (CO4)
- corrupt (CO7)
- coup (CO4)
- court (CO5)
- croc (CR4)
- crop (CR4)
- croup (CR5)
- crud (CR4)
- curd (CU4)
- curt (CU4)
- cutout (CU6)
- cutup (CU5)
- doctor (DO6)
- duct (DU4)
- occur (OC5)
- octopod (OC7)
- outcrop (OU7)
- proctor (PR7)
- product† (PR7)
- rococo (RO6)
Answer Definitions
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- copout (noun): Alternative spelling of cop-out
- cord (noun): A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
- corrupt (adjective): Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
- coup (noun): A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- court (noun): An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- crop (noun): A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- croup (noun): The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped.
- crud (noun): Dirt, filth or refuse.
- curd (noun): The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
- curt (adjective): Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- cutup (noun): Someone who cuts up; someone who acts boisterously or clownishly, for example, by playing practical jokes.
- doctor (noun): A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
- duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
- occur (verb): To happen or take place.
- octopod (noun): Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.
- outcrop (noun): A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
- proctor (noun): A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
- product† (noun): A commodity offered for sale.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.