NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 24, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, m, p, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 98 points |
| Genius Level | 69 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
If you're just here for a list of NYT Spelling Bee answers, Jump down to the answers ↓ (Spoiler Alert!).
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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| P | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AL×4 AM×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 |
| G | GA×9 GE×1 GL×3 |
| L | LE×1 |
| M | MA×2 ME×2 |
| P | PA×1 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGL×1 ALG×3 ALL×1 AMA×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAG×1 |
| G | GAG×3 GAL×3 GAM×2 GAP×1 GEL×1 GLA×1 GLE×2 |
| L | LEG×1 |
| M | MAG×2 MEG×2 |
| P | PAG×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
| ag.... | AG6 | Glowing with subdued light. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | plural of alga |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al.... | AL6 | To state under oath, to plead. |
| am..... | AM7 | An alloy containing mercury. |
| ea... | EA5 | Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To sing; charm; enchant. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| ga.. | GA4 | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Glamour. |
| gl... | GL5 | A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| le... | LE5 | Relating to the law or to lawyers. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A magician, wizard or sorcerer. |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| me.. | ME4 | Very large. |
| me...... † | ME8 | A large, multi-screen cinema |
| pa.. | PA4 | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
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.
- agape (AG5)
- agleam (AG6)
- alga (AL4)
- algae (AL5)
- algal (AL5)
- allege (AL6)
- amalgam (AM7)
- eagle (EA5)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gaggle (GA6)
- gala (GA4)
- gale (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- game (GA4)
- gamma (GA5)
- gape (GA4)
- gelee (GE5)
- glam (GL4)
- gleam (GL5)
- glee (GL4)
- legal (LE5)
- mage (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- mega (ME4)
- megaplex† (ME8)
- page (PA4)
Answer Definitions
- agape (adjective): In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- agleam (adjective): Glowing with subdued light.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algae (noun): plural of alga
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- allege (verb): To state under oath, to plead.
- amalgam (noun): An alloy containing mercury.
- eagle (noun): Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gaggle (noun): A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- gale (verb): To sing; charm; enchant.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- game (noun): A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gape (verb): To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- glam (noun): Glamour.
- gleam (noun): A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- legal (adjective): Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- mage (noun): A magician, wizard or sorcerer.
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- mega (adjective): Very large.
- megaplex† (noun): A large, multi-screen cinema
- page (noun): One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.