NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 4, 2018

Dec 4, 2018 · 10 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for December 4, 2018

Game Summary

Center Letter	A
Outer Letters	d, h, n, r, t, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	54 words
Total Points	202 points
Genius Level	141 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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
A	1	3	1	-	5
D	6	3	-	-	9
H	4	5	-	2	11
N	4	2	1	-	7
R	2	3	1	1	7
T	4	3	4	2	13
Y	2	-	-	-	2
Σ	23	19	7	5	54

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AR×4 AT×1
D	DA×5 DR×3 DY×1
H	HA×9 HY×2
N	NA×7
R	RA×7
T	TA×8 TH×2 TR×1 TY×2
Y	YA×2

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	ARH×1 ARR×2 ART×1 ATT×1
D	DAD×1 DAN×1 DAR×2 DAT×1 DRA×2 DRY×1 DYA×1
H	HAN×2 HAR×5 HAT×2 HYD×2
N	NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×2 NAR×1 NAT×2
R	RAD×1 RAN×3 RAT×3
T	TAN×2 TAR×5 TAT×1 THA×2 TRA×1 TYR×2
Y	YAR×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)
ar...	AR5	One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
ar....	AR6	Complete; downright; utter.
ar...	AR5	an ordered series or arrangement.
ar..	AR4	Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
at...	AT5	An essential oil extracted from flowers.
da...	DA5	Father.
da...	DA5	A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
da..	DA4	Damn.
da..	DA4	A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
da..	DA4	plural of datum
dr..	DR4	To damn or curse.
dr..	DR4	A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
dr...	DR5	A female tree spirit.
dy..	DY4	A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
ha..	HA4	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
ha...	HA5	Easy to use, useful.
ha..	HA4	Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
ha.....	HA7	Alternative spelling of hard hat
ha...	HA5	Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
ha...	HA5	To plunder, pillage, assault.
ha..	HA4	A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
ha..	HA4	third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
ha...	HA5	The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
hy...	HY5	Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.
hy..... ^†	HY7	An outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped.
na..	NA4	A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
na..	NA4	Nothing.
na..	NA4	A banana.
na...	NA5	A child's nurse.
na..	NA4	Not, never.
na....	NA6	floating or swimming (in water)
na...	NA5	Smart and fashionable.
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...	RA5	Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
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.
ra...	RA5	Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
ta.....	TA7	a flourish on a trumpet
ta....	TA6	A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
ta...	TA5	Late; overdue or delayed.
ta...	TA5	To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
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.
ta...	TA5	worn and shabby; in poor condition.
th..	TH4	Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
th..	TH4	Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
tr..	TR4	A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
ty.....	TY7	A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government.
ty....	TY6	A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
ya..	YA4	A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
ya..	YA4	A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.

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.

arhat (AR5)
arrant (AR6)
array (AR5)
arty (AR4)
attar (AT5)
daddy (DA5)
dandy (DA5)
darn (DA4)
dart (DA4)
data (DA4)
drat (DR4)
dray (DR4)
dryad (DR5)
dyad (DY4)
hand (HA4)
handy (HA5)
hard (HA4)
hardhat (HA7)
hardy (HA5)
harry (HA5)
hart (HA4)
hath (HA4)
hatha (HA5)
hydra (HY5)
hydrant^† (HY7)
naan (NA4)
nada (NA4)
nana (NA4)
nanny (NA5)
nary (NA4)
natant (NA6)
natty (NA5)
radar (RA5)
rand (RA4)
randy (RA5)
rant (RA4)
ratatat (RA7)
rattan (RA6)
ratty (RA5)
tantara (TA7)
tantra (TA6)
tardy (TA5)
tarry (TA5)
tart (TA4)
tartan (TA6)
tartar (TA6)
tatty (TA5)
than (TH4)
that (TH4)
tray (TR4)
tyranny (TY7)
tyrant (TY6)
yard (YA4)
yarn (YA4)

Answer Definitions

arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
daddy (noun): Father.
dandy (noun): A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
darn (adjective): Damn.
dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
data (noun): plural of datum
drat (verb): To damn or curse.
dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
handy (adjective): Easy to use, useful.
hard (adjective): Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
hardhat (noun): Alternative spelling of hard hat
hardy (adjective): Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.
harry (verb): To plunder, pillage, assault.
hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
hydra (noun): Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.
hydrant^† (noun): An outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped.
naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
nada (pronoun): Nothing.
nana (noun): A banana.
nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
nary (adverb): Not, never.
natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
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.
randy (adjective): Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
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.
ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
tardy (adjective): Late; overdue or delayed.
tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
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.
tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
tyranny (noun): A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government.
tyrant (noun): A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.