NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 3, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, m, p, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 176 points |
| Genius Level | 123 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| C | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| H | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 7 |
| M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| P | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 11 |
| R | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AR×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CH×5 CR×5 |
| H | HA×7 |
| M | MA×7 |
| P | PA×7 PH×2 PR×2 |
| R | RA×2 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 ARC×1 ARM×1 ARR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAM×2 CAR×2 CHA×5 CRA×5 |
| H | HAM×1 HAP×1 HAR×5 |
| M | MAM×3 MAR×4 |
| P | PAM×1 PAP×4 PAR×2 PHA×2 PRA×2 |
| R | RAC×1 RAM×1 |
| Y | YAP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.. | AC4 | Suffering from aches, sore. |
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures. |
| ca... | CA5 | Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. |
| ca... | CA5 | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| ch... | CH5 | Clipping of champion. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A man, a fellow. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch... | CH5 | An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). |
| ch... | CH5 | Careful, cautious, shy, wary. |
| cr.. | CR4 | To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. |
| cr... | CR5 | A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled. |
| cr.... | CR6 | Characterised by cramp. |
| cr.. | CR4 | The husk of grain; chaff. |
| cr.... | CR6 | Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful. |
| ha... | HA5 | Resembling or characteristic of ham. |
| ha... | HA5 | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous. |
| ha... | HA5 | A sin. |
| ha.. | HA4 | physical injury; hurt; damage |
| 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. |
| ha... | HA5 | A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds. |
| ha... | HA5 | To plunder, pillage, assault. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). |
| ma.... | MA6 | A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument. |
| ma... | MA5 | A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma... | MA5 | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The office of the pope. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | To burn the surface of, to scorch. |
| pa... | PA5 | To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.). |
| ph.... | PH6 | The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector. |
| ph...... † | PH8 | A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Mildly risqué. |
| ra.. | RA4 | An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
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.
- achy (AC4)
- arch (AR4)
- army (AR4)
- array (AR5)
- camp (CA4)
- campy (CA5)
- carp (CA4)
- carry (CA5)
- champ (CH5)
- chap (CH4)
- char (CH4)
- charm (CH5)
- chary (CH5)
- cram (CR4)
- cramp (CR5)
- crampy (CR6)
- crap (CR4)
- crappy (CR6)
- hammy (HA5)
- happy (HA5)
- haram (HA5)
- harm (HA4)
- harp (HA4)
- harpy (HA5)
- harry (HA5)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammary (MA7)
- maraca (MA6)
- march (MA5)
- marm (MA4)
- marry (MA5)
- pampa (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- papacy (PA6)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- parch (PA5)
- parry (PA5)
- pharma (PH6)
- pharmacy† (PH8)
- pram (PR4)
- pray (PR4)
- racy (RA4)
- ramp (RA4)
- yappy (YA5)
Answer Definitions
- achy (adjective): Suffering from aches, sore.
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- army (noun): A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- camp (noun): An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
- campy (adjective): Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
- carp (noun): Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
- carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- champ (noun): Clipping of champion.
- chap (noun): A man, a fellow.
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- charm (noun): An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- chary (adjective): Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
- cram (verb): To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- cramp (noun): A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
- crampy (adjective): Characterised by cramp.
- crap (noun): The husk of grain; chaff.
- crappy (adjective): Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
- hammy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- happy (adjective): Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
- haram (noun): A sin.
- harm (noun): physical injury; hurt; damage
- 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.
- harpy (noun): A mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.
- harry (verb): To plunder, pillage, assault.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mammary (adjective): Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
- maraca (noun): A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- march (noun): A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marry (verb): To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papacy (noun): The office of the pope.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- parch (verb): To burn the surface of, to scorch.
- parry (verb): To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
- pharma (noun): The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.
- pharmacy† (noun): A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.
- pram (noun): A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- pray (verb): To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
- racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
- ramp (noun): An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.