NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 23, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, h, i, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 237 points |
| Genius Level | 166 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| N | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| T | 10 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 20 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CH×2 CI×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×3 ET×4 EY×1 |
| H | HE×1 HI×2 |
| I | IN×3 IT×3 |
| N | NE×1 NI×7 |
| T | TE×11 TH×6 TI×6 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 CHI×2 CIT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ENT×3 ETC×1 ETH×3 EYE×1 |
| H | HEC×1 HIN×1 HIT×1 |
| I | INC×2 INT×1 ITC×2 ITT×1 |
| N | NET×1 NIC×1 NIN×5 NIT×1 |
| T | TEC×3 TEE×4 TEN×3 TET×1 THE×4 THI×2 TIN×5 TIT×1 |
| Y | YEN×1 YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| en.... | EN6 | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form. |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| et... | ET5 | Moral, relating to morals. |
| et.... | ET6 | Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins. |
| et....... † | ET9 | The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| he.... | HE6 | Very busy with activity and confusion. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| in.... | IN6 | To provide an incentive to (a person or organization). |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| it... | IT5 | (of a condition) Characterized by itching. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A small detail or distinction. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni........ | NI10 | The ordinal form of the number nineteen. |
| ni....... | NI9 | The ordinal form of the number ninety. |
| ni.... | NI6 | The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
| te.... | TE6 | One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers. |
| te... | TE5 | Technical, of or related to technology. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| te.... | TE6 | Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th.... | TH6 | From there, from that place or from that time. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- cent (CE4)
- chit (CH4)
- chitin (CH6)
- cite (CI4)
- city (CI4)
- entente (EN7)
- entice (EN6)
- entity (EN6)
- etch (ET4)
- ethic (ET5)
- ethnic (ET6)
- ethnicity† (ET9)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- hectic (HE6)
- hint (HI4)
- hitch (HI5)
- incent (IN6)
- incite (IN6)
- intent (IN6)
- itch (IT4)
- itchy (IT5)
- itty (IT4)
- netty (NE5)
- nicety (NI6)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nineteenth (NI10)
- ninetieth (NI9)
- ninety (NI6)
- ninth (NI5)
- nite (NI4)
- tech (TE4)
- techie (TE6)
- techy (TE5)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenth (TE5)
- tetchy (TE6)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- thence (TH6)
- they (TH4)
- thin (TH4)
- thine (TH5)
- tinct (TI5)
- tine (TI4)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- tithe (TI5)
- yente (YE5)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- chitin (noun): A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- entity (noun): That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- ethic (adjective): Moral, relating to morals.
- ethnic (adjective): Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
- ethnicity† (noun): The common characteristics of a group of people, especially regarding ancestry, culture, language or national experiences.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- hectic (adjective): Very busy with activity and confusion.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- incent (verb): To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- itchy (adjective): (of a condition) Characterized by itching.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- nicety (noun): A small detail or distinction.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nineteenth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nineteen.
- ninetieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number ninety.
- ninety (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- tech (noun): Technology.
- techie (noun): One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
- techy (adjective): Technical, of or related to technology.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- tetchy (adjective): Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- thence (adverb): From there, from that place or from that time.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thine (determiner): Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.