NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 14, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, f, k, l |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 55 points |
| Genius Level | 39 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| C | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| F | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| B | BL×1 BU×6 |
| C | CA×2 CL×2 CU×2 |
| F | FL×2 FU×2 |
| K | |
| L | LU×4 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| B | BLU×1 BUB×1 BUC×1 BUF×1 BUL×3 |
| C | CAU×2 CLU×2 CUF×1 CUL×1 |
| F | FLU×2 FUL×2 |
| K | |
| L | LUA×1 LUC×1 LUL×2 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bl... | BL5 | An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. |
| bu... | BU5 | Brother; used as term of familiar address. |
| bu.. | BU4 | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Size, specifically, volume. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. |
| ca... | CA5 | Caulking. |
| cl.. | CL4 | An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. The fees associated with belonging to such a club. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. |
| cu.. | CU4 | glove; mitten |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| fl.. | FL4 | An error; a mistake in the performance of an action. |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu...... † | FU8 | An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays. |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu.. | LU4 | Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
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.
- bluff (BL5)
- bubba (BU5)
- buck (BU4)
- buff (BU4)
- bulb (BU4)
- bulk (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- caul (CA4)
- caulk (CA5)
- club (CL4)
- cluck (CL5)
- cuff (CU4)
- cull (CU4)
- flub (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- full (FU4)
- fullback† (FU8)
- luau (LU4)
- luck (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
Answer Definitions
- bluff (noun): An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- bubba (noun): Brother; used as term of familiar address.
- buck (noun): A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad.
- buff (noun): Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bulk (noun): Size, specifically, volume.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- caul (noun): A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- caulk (noun): Caulking.
- club (noun): An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
- cluck (noun): The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
- cuff (noun): glove; mitten
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- flub (noun): An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- fullback† (noun): An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- luck (noun): Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.