NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 5, 2018

Dec 5, 2018 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for December 5, 2018

Game Summary

Center Letter	Y
Outer Letters	a, c, k, r, t, w
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	21 words
Total Points	92 points
Genius Level	64 points
Bingo?	No

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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	3	1	-	-	-	4
C	1	2	1	2	-	6
K	-	1	-	-	-	1
R	1	1	-	-	-	2
T	1	3	-	-	1	5
W	1	2	-	-	-	3
Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	7	10	1	2	1	21

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A	AR×2 AW×2
C	CA×5 CR×1
K	KA×1
R	RA×2
T	TA×3 TR×2
W	WA×3
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A	ARR×1 ART×1 AWA×1 AWR×1
C	CAK×1 CAR×3 CAT×1 CRA×1
K	KAY×1
R	RAC×1 RAT×1
T	TAC×1 TAR×1 TAT×1 TRA×2
W	WAC×1 WAR×2
Y

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	an ordered series or arrangement.
ar..	AR4	Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
aw..	AW4	From a place, hence.
aw..	AW4	Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
ca..	CA4	Resembling cake in texture.
ca.....	CA7	A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
ca...	CA5	To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
ca.....	CA7	A way or road for carts.
ca...	CA5	With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
cr....	CR6	Having lots of cracks.
ka...	KA5	A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck
ra..	RA4	Mildly risqué.
ra...	RA5	Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
ta...	TA5	Of a substance, slightly sticky.
ta...	TA5	To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
ta...	TA5	worn and shabby; in poor condition.
tr...... ^†	TR8	A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.
tr..	TR4	A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
wa...	WA5	Zany; eccentric.
wa...	WA5	Having warts.
wa..	WA4	Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent

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.

array (AR5)
arty (AR4)
away (AW4)
awry (AW4)
caky (CA4)
caraway (CA7)
carry (CA5)
cartway (CA7)
catty (CA5)
cracky (CR6)
kayak (KA5)
racy (RA4)
ratty (RA5)
tacky (TA5)
tarry (TA5)
tatty (TA5)
trackway^† (TR8)
tray (TR4)
wacky (WA5)
warty (WA5)
wary (WA4)

Answer Definitions

array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
away (adverb): From a place, hence.
awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
caky (adjective): Resembling cake in texture.
caraway (noun): A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
cartway (noun): A way or road for carts.
catty (adjective): With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
cracky (adjective): Having lots of cracks.
kayak (noun): A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck
racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
tacky (adjective): Of a substance, slightly sticky.
tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
trackway^† (noun): A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.
tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
wacky (adjective): Zany; eccentric.
warty (adjective): Having warts.
wary (adjective): Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent