NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 9, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, l, r, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 135 points |
| Genius Level | 95 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| G | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| L | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| R | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DR×7 DU×7 DY×1 |
| G | GA×2 GL×2 GR×3 GU×1 |
| L | LA×5 |
| R | RA×1 RU×1 |
| U | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAL×1 DRA×3 DRU×2 DRY×2 DUA×3 DUL×4 DYA×1 |
| G | GAU×1 GAY×1 GLA×2 GRA×3 GUA×1 |
| L | LAD×1 LAG×2 LAR×1 LAU×1 |
| R | RAD×1 RUD×1 |
| U | |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. |
| dr.. | DR4 | Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Alternative form of druggie |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dr... | DR5 | In a dry manner. |
| du.. | DU4 | A pair or couple. |
| du.. | DU4 | Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components. |
| du.... | DU6 | In a dual manner; doubly |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du..... | DU7 | A stupid person; a fool. |
| du... | DU5 | In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre. |
| du.. | DU4 | In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| ga... | GA5 | very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| ga.... | GA6 | The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Pleased, happy, gratified. |
| gl.... | GL6 | In a glad manner; happily. |
| gr.. | GR4 | Abbreviation of graduate. |
| gr..... | GR7 | Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees |
| gr....... † | GR9 | In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly. |
| gu... | GU5 | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. |
| la.. | LA4 | The mistress of a household. |
| la..... | LA7 | Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group. |
| la....... | LA9 | In the manner of a laggard; sluggishly; slowly. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| la.. | LA4 | Praise or glorification. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ru... | RU5 | Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
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.
- daddy (DA5)
- dally (DA5)
- drag (DR4)
- draggy (DR6)
- dray (DR4)
- drug (DR4)
- druggy (DR6)
- dryad (DR5)
- dryly (DR5)
- duad (DU4)
- dual (DU4)
- dually (DU6)
- dull (DU4)
- dullard (DU7)
- dully (DU5)
- duly (DU4)
- dyad (DY4)
- gaudy (GA5)
- gaydar (GA6)
- glad (GL4)
- gladly (GL6)
- grad (GR4)
- gradual (GR7)
- gradually† (GR9)
- guard (GU5)
- lady (LA4)
- laggard (LA7)
- laggardly (LA9)
- lard (LA4)
- laud (LA4)
- radar (RA5)
- ruddy (RU5)
- yard (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dally (verb): To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- drag (noun): Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- draggy (adjective): Moving or developing very slowly; tending to drag on; dull.
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- drug (noun): A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
- druggy (noun): Alternative form of druggie
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dryly (adverb): In a dry manner.
- duad (noun): A pair or couple.
- dual (adjective): Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
- dually (adverb): In a dual manner; doubly
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dullard (noun): A stupid person; a fool.
- dully (adverb): In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
- duly (adverb): In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- gaudy (adjective): very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
- gaydar (noun): The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person.
- glad (adjective): Pleased, happy, gratified.
- gladly (adverb): In a glad manner; happily.
- grad (noun): Abbreviation of graduate.
- gradual (adjective): Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
- gradually† (adverb): In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
- guard (noun): A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- lady (noun): The mistress of a household.
- laggard (adjective): Lagging behind; taking more time than the others in a group.
- laggardly (adverb): In the manner of a laggard; sluggishly; slowly.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- laud (noun): Praise or glorification.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- ruddy (adjective): Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.