NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 14, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, g, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 102 points |
| Genius Level | 71 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| B | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Σ | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BE×1 |
| E | EA×1 EL×1 |
| G | GA×3 |
| L | LA×3 LE×3 |
| T | |
| V | VA×3 VE×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BEV×1 |
| E | EAV×1 ELE×1 |
| G | GAV×3 |
| L | LAV×3 LEA×1 LEV×2 |
| T | |
| V | VAL×3 VEA×1 VEG×3 VEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity. |
| be... | BE5 | An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| el..... | EL7 | To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras |
| ga.. | GA4 | simple past tense of give |
| ga... | GA5 | Rent. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.... | LA6 | A washing. |
| la.. | LA4 | To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. |
| le... | LE5 | To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| va.. | VA4 | A valley. |
| va... | VA5 | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. |
| va... | VA5 | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. |
| ve....... † | VE9 | Any plant. |
| ve..... | VE7 | Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational). |
| ve...... | VE8 | To grow or sprout. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
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.
- agave (AG5)
- bevel (BE5)
- eave (EA4)
- elevate (EL7)
- gavage (GA6)
- gave (GA4)
- gavel (GA5)
- lava (LA4)
- lavage (LA6)
- lave (LA4)
- leave (LE5)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- vale (VA4)
- valet (VA5)
- valve (VA5)
- veal (VE4)
- vegetable† (VE9)
- vegetal (VE7)
- vegetate (VE8)
- velvet (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- agave (noun): A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
- bevel (noun): An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- elevate (verb): To raise (something) to a higher position.
- gavage (noun): A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
- gave (verb): simple past tense of give
- gavel (noun): Rent.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- lavage (noun): A washing.
- lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
- leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- vale (noun): A valley.
- valet (noun): A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- vegetable† (noun): Any plant.
- vegetal (adjective): Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
- vegetate (verb): To grow or sprout.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.