NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 25, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, i, m, o, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 134 points |
| Genius Level | 94 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 12 |
| N | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| W | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | Σ | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×2 DO×5 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×1 |
| M | MI×7 MO×5 |
| N | NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | ON×2 |
| T | TI×1 TO×2 TW×1 |
| W | WI×4 WO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIN×2 DOM×2 DOW×3 |
|---|---|
| I | INT×1 |
| M | MID×1 MIN×6 MON×2 MOO×1 MOT×1 MOW×1 |
| N | NIT×1 NOO×1 NOT×1 |
| O | ONI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TIN×1 TOO×1 TOW×1 TWI×1 |
| W | WIN×4 WON×2 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| do...... | DO8 | Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. |
| do.... | DO6 | A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| do...... | DO8 | Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district |
| do...... | DO8 | in the same direction as the wind is blowing |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| mi..... † | MI7 | The part of a city between uptown and downtown |
| mi.. | MI4 | The ability of rational thought. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.... | MO6 | A state of progression from one place to another. |
| mo.. | MO4 | past participle of mow |
| ni.... | NI6 | A scatterbrained or stupid person. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) |
| tw.. | TW4 | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| wi.... | WI6 | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wo.. | WO4 | One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice. |
| wo.... | WO6 | A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. |
| wo...... | WO8 | Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon. |
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.
- dino (DI4)
- dint (DI4)
- dominion (DO8)
- domino (DO6)
- down (DO4)
- downtown (DO8)
- downwind (DO8)
- into (IN4)
- midtown† (MI7)
- mind (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minion (MI6)
- minnow (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- mondo (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- motion (MO6)
- mown (MO4)
- nitwit (NI6)
- noon (NO4)
- notion (NO6)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- tint (TI4)
- toon (TO4)
- town (TO4)
- twin (TW4)
- wind (WI4)
- window (WI6)
- winnow (WI6)
- wino (WI4)
- wont (WO4)
- wonton (WO6)
- woodwind (WO8)
Answer Definitions
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- dominion (noun): Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- domino (noun): A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- downtown (adjective): Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district
- downwind (adverb): in the same direction as the wind is blowing
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- midtown† (noun): The part of a city between uptown and downtown
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- minnow (noun): A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
- mown (verb): past participle of mow
- nitwit (noun): A scatterbrained or stupid person.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
- twin (noun): Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- window (noun): An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
- wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
- woodwind (noun): Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.