NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 30, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, p, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 180 points |
| Genius Level | 126 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 12 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| T | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Y | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AP×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CI×1 CR×3 |
| I | IT×1 |
| P | PA×8 PI×2 PR×2 |
| R | RA×4 |
| T | TA×2 TI×1 TR×3 |
| Y | YA×1 YT×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×1 API×1 ARR×1 ART×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAP×1 CAR×1 CAT×1 CIT×1 CRA×1 CRY×2 |
| I | ITT×1 |
| P | PAP×4 PAR×3 PAT×1 PIR×1 PIT×1 PRA×1 PRI×1 |
| R | RAC×1 RAP×1 RAR×1 RAT×1 |
| T | TAR×1 TAT×1 TIP×1 TRA×2 TRI×1 |
| Y | YAP×1 YTT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| ap.... | AP6 | A place where bees and their hives are kept. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| ca...... | CA8 | The ability to hold, receive, or absorb |
| ca... | CA5 | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| ca... | CA5 | With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cr.... | CR6 | Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful. |
| cr... | CR5 | A cave or cavern. |
| cr..... | CR7 | Having hidden meaning. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The office of the pope. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa.... | PA6 | plural of papyrus |
| pa.... | PA6 | Equality; comparability of strength or intensity. |
| pa... | PA5 | To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.). |
| pa... | PA5 | A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action. |
| pa... | PA5 | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| pr... | PR5 | Alternative spelling of pricey |
| ra.. | RA4 | Mildly risqué. |
| ra...... † | RA8 | The quality of being rapacious; voracity. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A measure of the scarcity of an object. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ti... | TI5 | Fashionable, tip-top. |
| tr.... | TR6 | traplike, reminiscent of a trap |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
| yt.... | YT6 | yttrium oxide |
| yt.... | YT6 | Of or pertaining to yttrium. |
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.
- airy (AI4)
- apiary (AP6)
- array (AR5)
- arty (AR4)
- capacity (CA8)
- carry (CA5)
- catty (CA5)
- city (CI4)
- crappy (CR6)
- crypt (CR5)
- cryptic (CR7)
- itty (IT4)
- papacy (PA6)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- papyri (PA6)
- parity (PA6)
- parry (PA5)
- party (PA5)
- patty (PA5)
- piracy (PI6)
- pity (PI4)
- pray (PR4)
- pricy (PR5)
- racy (RA4)
- rapacity† (RA8)
- rarity (RA6)
- ratty (RA5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tatty (TA5)
- tippy (TI5)
- trappy (TR6)
- tray (TR4)
- trippy (TR6)
- yappy (YA5)
- yttria (YT6)
- yttric (YT6)
Answer Definitions
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- apiary (noun): A place where bees and their hives are kept.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- capacity (noun): The ability to hold, receive, or absorb
- carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- catty (adjective): With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- crappy (adjective): Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
- crypt (noun): A cave or cavern.
- cryptic (adjective): Having hidden meaning.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- papacy (noun): The office of the pope.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- papyri (noun): plural of papyrus
- parity (noun): Equality; comparability of strength or intensity.
- parry (verb): To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
- party (noun): A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
- patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
- piracy (noun): Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
- pity (noun): A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
- pray (verb): To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
- pricy (adjective): Alternative spelling of pricey
- racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
- rapacity† (noun): The quality of being rapacious; voracity.
- rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- tippy (adjective): Fashionable, tip-top.
- trappy (adjective): traplike, reminiscent of a trap
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- trippy (adjective): Strange, surreal, similar to the effects of a hallucinogen.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
- yttria (noun): yttrium oxide
- yttric (adjective): Of or pertaining to yttrium.