NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 22, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, m, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 127 points |
| Genius Level | 89 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| M | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| N | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×4 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×1 HO×6 HY×1 |
| M | MA×5 MO×6 MY×2 |
| N | NA×4 NO×2 |
| O | |
| R | RA×1 RO×1 |
| 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 | ANN×1 ANO×2 ANY×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAR×1 HOM×2 HON×2 HOR×2 HYM×1 |
| M | MAM×1 MAN×3 MAR×1 MOA×1 MON×1 MOO×2 MOR×2 MYN×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×2 NAR×1 NOO×1 NOR×1 |
| O | |
| R | RAY×1 ROA×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| an.... | AN6 | An anonymous person. |
| an.... | AN6 | anyhow |
| ha..... † | HA7 | Agreement or accord. |
| ho..... | HO7 | A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The property of being a homonym. |
| ho... | HO5 | recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration |
| ho...... | HO8 | Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| ho... | HO5 | Hard or bony, like an animal's horn. |
| hy.. | HY4 | A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A landed estate. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Morning. |
| mo... | MO5 | A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| my... | MY5 | Alternative spelling of myna |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | That which is normal or typical. |
| ra... | RA5 | A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
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.
- annoy (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- anonym (AN6)
- anyhoo (AN6)
- harmony† (HA7)
- homonym (HO7)
- homonymy (HO8)
- honor (HO5)
- honorary (HO8)
- horn (HO4)
- horny (HO5)
- hymn (HY4)
- mammon (MA6)
- manna (MA5)
- manor (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- maroon (MA6)
- moan (MO4)
- mono (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- moony (MO5)
- morn (MO4)
- moron (MO5)
- myna (MY4)
- mynah (MY5)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- nary (NA4)
- noon (NO4)
- norm (NO4)
- rayon (RA5)
- roan (RO4)
- yarn (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- anonym (noun): An anonymous person.
- anyhoo (adverb): anyhow
- harmony† (noun): Agreement or accord.
- homonym (noun): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- homonymy (noun): The property of being a homonym.
- honor (noun): recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration
- honorary (adjective): Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
- horn (noun): A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- horny (adjective): Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
- hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manor (noun): A landed estate.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- maroon (noun): An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- morn (noun): Morning.
- moron (noun): A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- mynah (noun): Alternative spelling of myna
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- norm (noun): That which is normal or typical.
- rayon (noun): A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.