NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 18, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, h, m, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 133 points |
| Genius Level | 93 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 18 |
| R | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×2 GR×4 |
| H | HA×1 HO×2 |
| M | MO×1 |
| O | OO×2 OP×1 |
| P | PA×3 PH×2 PO×8 PR×5 |
| R | RA×1 RO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMP×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOO×1 GOR×1 GRA×4 |
| H | HAR×1 HOM×1 HOO×1 |
| M | MOR×1 |
| O | OOM×2 OPA×1 |
| P | PAM×1 PAP×1 PAR×1 PHA×2 POG×2 POM×2 POO×3 POP×1 PRA×1 PRO×4 |
| R | RAM×1 ROM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| am..... | AM7 | A two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oil. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc. |
| gr... | GR5 | Grandpa, grandfather. |
| gr.... | GR6 | grandfather |
| gr... | GR5 | A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers. |
| gr.... | GR6 | An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type. |
| ho....... † | HO9 | A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| mo... | MO5 | A physical form representing some morpheme in language. It is a recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds. |
| oo.... | OO6 | Alternative spelling of oom-pah |
| oo... | OO5 | Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout. |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| ph..... | PH7 | The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty |
| ph.... | PH6 | The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector. |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.... | PO6 | A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. |
| pr..... | PR7 | A set of structured activities. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A promenade concert. |
| pr... | PR5 | Clipping of promotion. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| ra.. | RA4 | An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. |
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.
- amphora (AM7)
- goop (GO4)
- gorp (GO4)
- gramp (GR5)
- grampa (GR6)
- graph (GR5)
- grappa (GR6)
- harp (HA4)
- homograph† (HO9)
- hoop (HO4)
- morph (MO5)
- oompah (OO6)
- oomph (OO5)
- opah (OP4)
- pampa (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- paragraph (PA9)
- pharaoh (PH7)
- pharma (PH6)
- pogo (PO4)
- pogrom (PO6)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- pram (PR4)
- program (PR7)
- prom (PR4)
- promo (PR5)
- prop (PR4)
- ramp (RA4)
- romp (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- amphora (noun): A two-handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oil.
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- gramp (noun): Grandpa, grandfather.
- grampa (noun): grandfather
- graph (noun): A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.
- grappa (noun): An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
- harp (noun): A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type.
- homograph† (noun): A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- morph (noun): A physical form representing some morpheme in language. It is a recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds.
- oompah (noun): Alternative spelling of oom-pah
- oomph (noun): Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- paragraph (noun): A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
- pharaoh (noun): The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- pharma (noun): The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- pogrom (noun): A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- pram (noun): A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- program (noun): A set of structured activities.
- prom (noun): A promenade concert.
- promo (noun): Clipping of promotion.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- ramp (noun): An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- romp (verb): To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.