NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 12, 2019

Dec 12, 2019 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for December 12, 2019

Game Summary

Center Letter	O
Outer Letters	g, i, l, m, x, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	22 words
Total Points	84 points
Genius Level	59 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
G	1	2	5	-	1	9
I	-	1	-	-	-	1
L	5	-	-	-	-	5
M	2	1	-	-	1	4
O	2	-	-	-	-	2
X	-	-	-	-	-	-
Y	1	-	-	-	-	1
Σ	11	4	5	-	2	22

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

G	GI×1 GL×4 GO×4
I	IG×1
L	LI×1 LO×4
M	MI×1 MO×3
O	OI×1 OL×1
X
Y	YO×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

G	GIG×1 GLO×4 GOG×1 GOL×1 GOO×2
I	IGL×1
L	LIM×1 LOG×2 LOL×1 LOO×1
M	MIX×1 MOI×1 MOL×1 MOM×1
O	OIL×1 OLI×1
X
Y	YOG×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)
gi....	GI6	A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
gl..	GL4	To steal, to grab.
gl...	GL5	Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
gl......	GL8	In a gloomy manner.
gl....	GL6	Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
go....	GO6	Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
go...	GO5	God!
go....	GO6	A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
go....	GO6	The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
ig...	IG5	A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
li..	LI4	Clipping of limousine.
lo..	LO4	A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
lo..	LO4	Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
lo..	LO4	To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
lo..	LO4	A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
mi...... ^†	MI8	The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails.
mo..	MO4	To toil, to work hard.
mo..	MO4	A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
mo...	MO5	Mother.
oi..	OI4	Relating to or resembling oil.
ol..	OL4	A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
yo..	YO4	A devotee or adherent of yoga.

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.

gigolo (GI6)
glom (GL4)
gloom (GL5)
gloomily (GL8)
gloomy (GL6)
goggly (GO6)
golly (GO5)
googly (GO6)
googol (GO6)
igloo (IG5)
limo (LI4)
logo (LO4)
logy (LO4)
loll (LO4)
loom (LO4)
mixology^† (MI8)
moil (MO4)
moll (MO4)
mommy (MO5)
oily (OI4)
olio (OL4)
yogi (YO4)

Answer Definitions

gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
glom (verb): To steal, to grab.
gloom (noun): Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
gloomily (adverb): In a gloomy manner.
gloomy (adjective): Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.
goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
golly (interjection): God!
googly (noun): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
mixology^† (noun): The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails.
moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
mommy (noun): Mother.
oily (adjective): Relating to or resembling oil.
olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
yogi (noun): A devotee or adherent of yoga.