NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 7, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, n, o, p, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 80 points |
| Genius Level | 56 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| T | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| W | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×1 DU×1 |
|---|---|
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OU×2 |
| P | PO×2 PU×4 |
| T | TO×1 TU×1 |
| U | UD×1 UN×4 UP×3 |
| W | WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DON×1 DUN×1 |
|---|---|
| N | NOU×1 |
| O | OUT×2 |
| P | POU×2 PUN×1 PUT×3 |
| T | TOU×1 TUT×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×1 UNT×1 UNW×2 UPD×1 UPO×1 UPT×1 |
| W | WOU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| 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. |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| ou.... | OU6 | Production; quantity produced, created, or completed. |
| po... | PO5 | A unit of weight in various measurement systems Ellipsis of pound weight. The translated name of various non-English units of measure |
| po.. | PO4 | To push out one's lips. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole. |
| pu..... † | PU7 | Alternative spelling of put-down |
| pu.... | PU6 | A play in which a batter is retired |
| pu.. | PU4 | The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| un... | UN5 | Not won. |
| un..... | UN7 | simple past tense and past participle of unwind |
| up.. | UP4 | A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
| up.... | UP6 | the residential part of a city, away from the commercial center |
| wo... | WO5 | An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body. |
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.
- donut (DO5)
- dunno (DU5)
- noun (NO4)
- outdo (OU5)
- output (OU6)
- pound (PO5)
- pout (PO4)
- punt (PU4)
- putdown† (PU7)
- putout (PU6)
- putt (PU4)
- tout (TO4)
- tutu (TU4)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- unto (UN4)
- unwon (UN5)
- unwound (UN7)
- updo (UP4)
- upon (UP4)
- uptown (UP6)
- wound (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- 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.
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- output (noun): Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
- pound (noun): A unit of weight in various measurement systems Ellipsis of pound weight. The translated name of various non-English units of measure
- pout (verb): To push out one's lips.
- punt (noun): A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
- putdown† (noun): Alternative spelling of put-down
- putout (noun): A play in which a batter is retired
- putt (noun): The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- unwon (adjective): Not won.
- unwound (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unwind
- updo (noun): A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.
- uptown (noun): the residential part of a city, away from the commercial center
- wound (noun): An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.