NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 17, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, h, l, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 116 points |
| Genius Level | 81 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| H | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GL×1 GO×11 GR×3 GY×1 |
| H | HO×1 HY×1 |
| L | LO×3 |
| O | OR×1 |
| R | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOD×1 DOG×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GLO×1 GOD×2 GOG×1 GOL×2 GOO×5 GOR×1 GRO×3 GYR×1 |
| H | HOR×1 HYD×1 |
| L | LOG×3 |
| O | ORG×1 |
| R | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| do... | DO5 | evasive and shifty |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do... | DO5 | A dog, especially a small one. |
| gl... | GL5 | Great beauty and splendor. |
| go..... | GO7 | Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God. |
| go... | GO5 | Of or pertaining to a god |
| go.... | GO6 | Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. |
| go... | GO5 | God! |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| go.... | GO6 | Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable. |
| go... | GO5 | Used to indicate pleasure or delight. |
| go.... | GO6 | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery. |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | Covered with blood; very bloody. |
| gr... | GR5 | nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr.... | GR6 | Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc. |
| gy.. | GY4 | A gyroscope. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The study of time, and the art, science and technology of timekeeping and timekeepers (such as clocks, watches and sundials). |
| hy....... † | HY9 | The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo..... | LO7 | To exchange political favours. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Slow to respond or react; lethargic. |
| or.. | OR4 | Originally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc). |
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.
- dodgy (DO5)
- doggo (DO5)
- doggy (DO5)
- glory (GL5)
- godhood (GO7)
- godly (GO5)
- goggly (GO6)
- gold (GO4)
- golly (GO5)
- good (GO4)
- goodly (GO6)
- goody (GO5)
- googly (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- gory (GO4)
- grody (GR5)
- grog (GR4)
- groggy (GR6)
- gyro (GY4)
- horology (HO8)
- hydrology† (HY9)
- logo (LO4)
- logroll (LO7)
- logy (LO4)
- orgy (OR4)
Answer Definitions
- dodgy (adjective): evasive and shifty
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doggy (noun): A dog, especially a small one.
- glory (noun): Great beauty and splendor.
- godhood (noun): Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God.
- godly (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god
- goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
- gold (noun): A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
- golly (interjection): God!
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- goodly (adjective): Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
- goody (interjection): Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
- googly (noun): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- gory (adjective): Covered with blood; very bloody.
- grody (adjective): nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- groggy (adjective): Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
- gyro (noun): A gyroscope.
- horology (noun): The study of time, and the art, science and technology of timekeeping and timekeepers (such as clocks, watches and sundials).
- hydrology† (noun): The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- logroll (verb): To exchange political favours.
- logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- orgy (noun): Originally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).