NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 1, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, i, l, m, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 110 points |
| Genius Level | 77 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
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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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| L | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| M | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 18 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BL×2 BO×4 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×1 IT×1 |
| L | LI×2 LO×3 |
| M | MI×1 MO×5 |
| O | OB×1 OM×1 |
| T | TI×2 TO×7 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BLO×2 BOL×1 BOO×2 BOT×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMM×1 ITT×1 |
| L | LIL×1 LIM×1 LOB×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| M | MIT×1 MOB×1 MOL×1 MOO×1 MOT×2 |
| O | OBI×1 OMI×1 |
| T | TIL×2 TOI×1 TOL×1 TOM×3 TOO×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bl.. | BL4 | A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. |
| bl.... | BL6 | (Very) drunk or intoxicated. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. |
| bo... | BO5 | A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. |
| bo.... | BO6 | The lowest part of anything. |
| im........ † | IM10 | The quality of not moving. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| lo...... | LO8 | A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo...... † | MO8 | The ability to move; capacity for movement. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo...... | MO8 | The state of being motile (moving) |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| ob.. | OB4 | Death of a person. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed. |
| to.... | TO6 | A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
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.
- blot (BL4)
- blotto (BL6)
- bolt (BO4)
- boot (BO4)
- booty (BO5)
- bottom (BO6)
- immobility† (IM10)
- itty (IT4)
- lilt (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- lobotomy (LO8)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- mitt (MI4)
- mobility† (MO8)
- molt (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- motility (MO8)
- motto (MO5)
- obit (OB4)
- omit (OM4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- toil (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tomb (TO4)
- tomboy (TO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- blot (noun): A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- blotto (adjective): (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
- bolt (noun): A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- boot (noun): A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- booty (noun): A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
- bottom (noun): The lowest part of anything.
- immobility† (noun): The quality of not moving.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- lobotomy (noun): A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mobility† (noun): The ability to move; capacity for movement.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motility (noun): The state of being motile (moving)
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- obit (noun): Death of a person.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tomb (noun): A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
- tomboy (noun): A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.