NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 24, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, l, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 229 points |
| Genius Level | 160 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| G | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 35 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 7 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×2 DI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 EG×1 |
| G | GE×6 GI×8 GL×11 GU×10 |
| I | |
| L | LE×3 LI×1 LU×3 |
| T | TU×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×2 DIG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDG×2 EGG×1 |
| G | GEL×6 GIG×3 GIL×5 GLE×1 GLI×2 GLU×8 GUI×6 GUL×3 GUT×1 |
| I | |
| L | LED×1 LEG×2 LIE×1 LUG×3 |
| T | TUG×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.... | DE6 | A great flood or rain. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deluge |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| ed.. | ED4 | The boundary line of a surface. |
| ed... | ED5 | simple past tense and past participle of edge |
| eg... | EG5 | simple past tense and past participle of egg |
| ge.. | GE4 | Money. In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax. |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past tense and past participle of geld |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge... | GE5 | Very cold; icy or frosty. |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past tense and past participle of gel |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| gi.... | GI6 | To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner. |
| gi..... | GI7 | simple past tense and past participle of giggle |
| gi... | GI5 | an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period). |
| gi.. | GI4 | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. |
| gi.... | GI6 | simple past tense and past participle of gild |
| gi.. | GI4 | a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals |
| gi.... | GI6 | Having gills |
| gi.. | GI4 | Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl... | GL5 | To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly. |
| gl.... | GL6 | simple past tense and past participle of glide |
| gl.. | GL4 | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. |
| gl... | GL5 | simple past tense and past participle of glue |
| gl.. | GL4 | The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. |
| gl..... | GL7 | simple past tense and past participle of glug |
| gl.. | GL4 | An excess, too much. |
| gl... | GL5 | A gluteal muscle. |
| gl.... | GL6 | plural of gluteus |
| gl..... | GL7 | simple past tense and past participle of glut |
| gu... | GU5 | Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past tense and past participle of guide |
| gu... | GU5 | A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages. |
| gu... | GU5 | Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. |
| gu... | GU5 | Responsibility for wrongdoing. |
| gu..... † | GU7 | simple past tense and past participle of guilt |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past tense and past participle of gull |
| gu.... | GU6 | The throat or esophagus. |
| gu.... | GU6 | Eviscerated. |
| le... | LE5 | A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery. |
| le.... | LE6 | Having legs of a certain specified type or number. |
| le... | LE5 | A legitimate; a legitimate actor. |
| li... | LI5 | A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. |
| lu... | LU5 | simple past tense and past participle of luge |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lug |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tug |
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.
- deluge (DE6)
- deluged (DE7)
- digit (DI5)
- edge (ED4)
- edged (ED5)
- egged (EG5)
- geld (GE4)
- gelded (GE6)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelid (GE5)
- gelled (GE6)
- gelt (GE4)
- giggle (GI6)
- giggled (GI7)
- gigue (GI5)
- gild (GI4)
- gilded (GI6)
- gill (GI4)
- gilled (GI6)
- gilt (GI4)
- glee (GL4)
- glide (GL5)
- glided (GL6)
- glue (GL4)
- glued (GL5)
- glug (GL4)
- glugged (GL7)
- glut (GL4)
- glute (GL5)
- glutei (GL6)
- glutted (GL7)
- guide (GU5)
- guided (GU6)
- guild (GU5)
- guile (GU5)
- guilt (GU5)
- guilted† (GU7)
- gull (GU4)
- gulled (GU6)
- gullet (GU6)
- gutted (GU6)
- ledge (LE5)
- legged (LE6)
- legit (LE5)
- liege (LI5)
- luge (LU4)
- luged (LU5)
- lugged (LU6)
- tugged (TU6)
Answer Definitions
- deluge (noun): A great flood or rain.
- deluged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deluge
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- edge (noun): The boundary line of a surface.
- edged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edge
- egged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of egg
- geld (noun): Money. In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
- gelded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of geld
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gelid (adjective): Very cold; icy or frosty.
- gelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gel
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- giggle (verb): To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner.
- giggled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of giggle
- gigue (noun): an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
- gild (verb): To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- gilded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gild
- gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- gilled (adjective): Having gills
- gilt (noun): Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- glide (verb): To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- glided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glide
- glue (noun): A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
- glued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glue
- glug (noun): The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
- glugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glug
- glut (noun): An excess, too much.
- glute (noun): A gluteal muscle.
- glutei (noun): plural of gluteus
- glutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glut
- guide (noun): Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
- guided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of guide
- guild (noun): A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.
- guile (noun): Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
- guilt (noun): Responsibility for wrongdoing.
- guilted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of guilt
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- gulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gull
- gullet (noun): The throat or esophagus.
- gutted (adjective): Eviscerated.
- ledge (noun): A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
- legged (adjective): Having legs of a certain specified type or number.
- legit (noun): A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
- liege (noun): A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- luge (noun): A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- luged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of luge
- lugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lug
- tugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tug