NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 4, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, h, l, n, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| D | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 AN×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CH×3 CL×3 |
| D | DA×1 |
| H | HA×4 |
| L | LA×1 |
| N | NA×3 |
| P | PA×5 PL×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALP×2 ANA×1 APP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×2 CAN×2 CHA×3 CLA×3 |
| D | DAC×1 |
| H | HAL×2 HAN×2 |
| L | LAN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 |
| P | PAL×2 PAN×1 PAP×2 PLA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al.... | AL6 | A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. |
| al... | AL5 | The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To fill with horror; to dismay. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A telephone conversation; a phone call. |
| ca... | CA5 | A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. |
| ca... | CA5 | An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A man, a fellow. |
| cl.. | CL4 | simple past tense and past participle of clothe |
| cl.. | CL4 | A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. |
| da... | DA5 | A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha...... † | HA8 | A single clap of the hands |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”). |
| pa.. | PA4 | Synonym of pedipalp. |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having to do with the pope or the papacy. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, 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.
- alpaca (AL6)
- alpha (AL5)
- anal (AN4)
- appall (AP6)
- call (CA4)
- calla (CA5)
- canal (CA5)
- cancan (CA6)
- chad (CH4)
- challah (CH7)
- chap (CH4)
- clad (CL4)
- clan (CL4)
- clap (CL4)
- dacha (DA5)
- halal (HA5)
- hall (HA4)
- hand (HA4)
- handclap† (HA8)
- land (LA4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- pall (PA4)
- palp (PA4)
- panda (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- papal (PA5)
- plan (PL4)
Answer Definitions
- alpaca (noun): A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
- alpha (noun): The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- appall (verb): To fill with horror; to dismay.
- call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
- canal (noun): An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- chad (noun): Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
- challah (noun): A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- chap (noun): A man, a fellow.
- clad (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clothe
- clan (noun): A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
- clap (noun): The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- dacha (noun): A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handclap† (noun): A single clap of the hands
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- pall (noun): Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
- palp (noun): Synonym of pedipalp.
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papal (adjective): Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- plan (noun): A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.