NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 7, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | h, l, m, n, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>8 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| L | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| M | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| H | HO×7 |
|---|---|
| L | LO×6 |
| M | MO×13 |
| N | NO×1 NY×1 |
| O | ON×2 |
| T | TO×7 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| H | HOL×3 HOM×2 HOO×1 HOT×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LOL×1 LOO×4 LOT×1 |
| M | MOL×2 MOM×1 MON×4 MOO×3 MOT×3 |
| N | NOO×1 NYL×1 |
| O | ONL×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TOL×1 TON×1 TOO×5 |
| Y | YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho... | HO5 | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. |
| ho..... | HO7 | A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The property of being a homonym. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho... | HO5 | With great amounts of heat. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo... | MO5 | Mother. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo...... | MO8 | Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo..... † | MO7 | Occurring every month. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling or characteristic of a moth. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.... | TO6 | Having prominent teeth |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- holly (HO5)
- holt (HO4)
- holy (HO4)
- homonym (HO7)
- homonymy (HO8)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotly (HO5)
- loll (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loony (LO5)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- moll (MO4)
- molt (MO4)
- mommy (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- monotony (MO8)
- month (MO5)
- monthly† (MO7)
- moon (MO4)
- moony (MO5)
- moot (MO4)
- moth (MO4)
- mothy (MO5)
- motto (MO5)
- noon (NO4)
- nylon (NY5)
- only (ON4)
- onto (ON4)
- toll (TO4)
- tony (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothy (TO6)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- holly (noun): Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- holy (adjective): Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- homonym (noun): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- homonymy (noun): The property of being a homonym.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotly (adverb): With great amounts of heat.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- mommy (noun): Mother.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- monotony (noun): Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- monthly† (adjective): Occurring every month.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- mothy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a moth.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothy (adjective): Having prominent teeth
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.