NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 27, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, n, o, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 155 points |
| Genius Level | 109 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| R | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| U | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×7 CR×1 CU×3 |
|---|---|
| N | NO×1 NU×1 |
| O | OC×1 OU×3 |
| R | RO×1 RU×5 |
| T | TO×2 TR×2 TU×4 |
| U | UN×2 |
| Y | YO×1 YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×1 CON×2 COU×4 CRO×1 CUR×2 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| N | NOU×1 NUT×1 |
| O | OCC×1 OUT×3 |
| R | ROU×1 RUN×4 RUT×1 |
| T | TOU×2 TRO×1 TRY×1 TUR×2 TUT×2 |
| U | UNC×1 UNT×1 |
| Y | YOU×1 YUR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond. |
| co..... | CO7 | An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| co..... † | CO7 | An area of land; a district, region. |
| co.... | CO6 | An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana). |
| co... | CO5 | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. |
| cr..... | CR7 | A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread. |
| cu... | CU5 | One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu... | NU5 | Containing nuts. |
| oc... | OC5 | To happen or take place. |
| ou.... | OU6 | A loud cry or uproar. |
| ou... | OU5 | A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To run faster than. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone. |
| ru... | RU5 | Fluid; capable of flowing. |
| ru.... | RU6 | Something that has been run out. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| ru... | RU5 | Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted. |
| ru... | RU5 | Imprinted with ruts. |
| to.. | TO4 | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tr... | TR5 | Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once. |
| tr.... | TR6 | A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre. |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| tu..... | TU7 | The act of coming forth. |
| tu... | TU5 | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| yo.. | YO4 | Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). |
| yu.. | YU4 | A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). |
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.
- coconut (CO7)
- concur (CO6)
- contour (CO7)
- count (CO5)
- country† (CO7)
- county (CO6)
- court (CO5)
- crouton (CR7)
- curry (CU5)
- curt (CU4)
- cutout (CU6)
- noun (NO4)
- nutty (NU5)
- occur (OC5)
- outcry (OU6)
- outro (OU5)
- outrun (OU6)
- rout (RO4)
- runny (RU5)
- runout (RU6)
- runt (RU4)
- runty (RU5)
- rutty (RU5)
- tour (TO4)
- tout (TO4)
- trout (TR5)
- tryout (TR6)
- turn (TU4)
- turnout (TU7)
- tutor (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- uncut (UN5)
- unto (UN4)
- your (YO4)
- yurt (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- concur (verb): To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
- contour (noun): An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- country† (noun): An area of land; a district, region.
- county (noun): An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
- court (noun): An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- crouton (noun): A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
- curry (noun): One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
- curt (adjective): Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- nutty (adjective): Containing nuts.
- occur (verb): To happen or take place.
- outcry (noun): A loud cry or uproar.
- outro (noun): A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.
- outrun (verb): To run faster than.
- rout (noun): A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.
- runny (adjective): Fluid; capable of flowing.
- runout (noun): Something that has been run out.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- runty (adjective): Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted.
- rutty (adjective): Imprinted with ruts.
- tour (noun): A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- trout (noun): Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
- tryout (noun): A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- turnout (noun): The act of coming forth.
- tutor (noun): One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- your (determiner): Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
- yurt (noun): A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).