NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 26, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, m, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 163 points |
| Genius Level | 114 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| H | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| L | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 |
| M | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 12 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | Σ | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HE×6 HO×3 |
| L | LE×3 LO×6 |
| M | ME×5 MO×7 |
| N | NE×1 NO×1 |
| O | OL×1 OM×2 |
| T | TE×3 TH×1 TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELE×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HEE×1 HEL×5 HOL×2 HOT×1 |
| L | LEM×1 LEN×2 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×3 LOT×1 |
| M | MEL×3 MEN×1 MET×1 MOH×1 MOL×4 MOT×2 |
| N | NET×1 NOE×1 |
| O | OLE×1 OME×2 |
| T | TEL×3 THO×1 TOL×1 TOO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| el..... | EL7 | One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| he.. | HE4 | The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. |
| he.... | HE6 | A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| le... | LE5 | A yellowish citrus fruit. |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| le... | LE5 | Slow (45–60 bpm). |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me... | ME5 | Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including the honeydew and the cantaloupes, and the horned melon. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others Genus Benincasa, a winter melon Genus Momordica, the bitter melon |
| me.. | ME4 | Molten material, the product of melting. |
| me..... † | ME7 | a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes |
| me.... | ME6 | A quality of endurance and courage. |
| mo... | MO5 | The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo.... | MO6 | Melted. |
| mo... | MO5 | A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there. |
| mo.... | MO6 | To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| om.... | OM6 | Alternative form of omelette |
| om...... | OM8 | A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with cheese, chives or other foodstuffs. |
| te...... | TE8 | A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te.... | TE6 | A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation |
| th... | TH5 | To suffer. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
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.
- element (EL7)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- helm (HE4)
- helmet (HE6)
- hole (HO4)
- holt (HO4)
- hotel (HO5)
- lemon (LE5)
- lent (LE4)
- lento (LE5)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- melee (ME5)
- melon (ME5)
- melt (ME4)
- menthol† (ME7)
- mettle (ME6)
- mohel (MO5)
- mole (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- molt (MO4)
- molten (MO6)
- motel (MO5)
- mottle (MO6)
- nettle (NE6)
- noel (NO4)
- oleo (OL4)
- omelet (OM6)
- omelette (OM8)
- telethon (TE8)
- tell (TE4)
- telnet (TE6)
- thole (TH5)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- tootle (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- element (noun): One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- helm (noun): The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.
- helmet (noun): A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- lemon (noun): A yellowish citrus fruit.
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- lento (adjective): Slow (45–60 bpm).
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- melon (noun): Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including the honeydew and the cantaloupes, and the horned melon. Genus Citrullus, the watermelon and others Genus Benincasa, a winter melon Genus Momordica, the bitter melon
- melt (noun): Molten material, the product of melting.
- menthol† (noun): a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes
- mettle (noun): A quality of endurance and courage.
- mohel (noun): The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.
- mole (noun): A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- molten (adjective): Melted.
- motel (noun): A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.
- mottle (verb): To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
- nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- omelet (noun): Alternative form of omelette
- omelette (noun): A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with cheese, chives or other foodstuffs.
- telethon (noun): A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- telnet (noun): A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation
- thole (verb): To suffer.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.