NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 19, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, m, o, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 133 points |
| Genius Level | 93 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</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×3 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LA×1 LL×1 LO×2 |
| M | MA×4 MO×5 |
| N | NA×3 NO×4 |
| O | |
| P | PA×3 PL×2 PO×3 |
| R | RO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANN×1 ANO×1 APR×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LAM×1 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOO×1 |
| M | MAM×1 MAN×2 MAR×1 MOA×1 MON×1 MOO×1 MOR×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×1 NAP×1 NON×1 NOO×1 NOR×2 |
| O | |
| P | PAN×2 PAR×1 PLA×2 POM×1 POR×2 |
| R | ROA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ap... | AP5 | An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. |
| la..... | LA7 | A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A landed estate. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | Morning. |
| mo... | MO5 | A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.... | NA6 | A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. |
| no...... | NO8 | Not containing a dipole. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | That which is normal or typical. |
| no.... | NO6 | According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern. |
| pa.... | PA6 | a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa |
| pa...... | PA8 | An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area. |
| pa........ † | PA10 | That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and hypothesized abilities like telepathy. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. |
| pl.... | PL6 | Of or pertaining to a plane. |
| po..... | PO7 | Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. |
| po.. | PO4 | Pornography. |
| po... | PO5 | Pornographic |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
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.
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- apron (AP5)
- lampoon (LA7)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- mammon (MA6)
- manna (MA5)
- manor (MA5)
- maroon (MA6)
- moan (MO4)
- mono (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- morn (MO4)
- moron (MO5)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- napalm (NA6)
- nonpolar (NO8)
- noon (NO4)
- norm (NO4)
- normal (NO6)
- panama (PA6)
- panorama (PA8)
- paranormal† (PA10)
- plan (PL4)
- planar (PL6)
- pompano (PO7)
- porn (PO4)
- porno (PO5)
- roan (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- apron (noun): An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
- lampoon (noun): A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manor (noun): A landed estate.
- maroon (noun): An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- morn (noun): Morning.
- moron (noun): A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- napalm (noun): A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas.
- nonpolar (adjective): Not containing a dipole.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- norm (noun): That which is normal or typical.
- normal (adjective): According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
- panama (noun): a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
- panorama (noun): An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
- paranormal† (adjective): That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and hypothesized abilities like telepathy.
- plan (noun): A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- planar (adjective): Of or pertaining to a plane.
- pompano (noun): Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
- porn (noun): Pornography.
- porno (adjective): Pornographic
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in