NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 24, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, n, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 131 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| H | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| U | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Y | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CH×2 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×1 ET×1 EU×1 EY×1 |
| H | HE×1 |
| N | NE×2 |
| T | TE×10 TH×4 TU×2 |
| U | UN×1 |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 CHU×2 CUT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ENT×1 ETC×1 EUN×1 EYE×1 |
| H | HEN×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NET×1 |
| T | TEC×2 TEE×4 TEN×3 TET×1 THE×4 TUN×1 TUT×1 |
| U | UNT×1 |
| Y | YEC×2 YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ch... | CH5 | A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. |
| ch..... † | CH7 | A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. |
| cu... | CU5 | Alternative form of cutie |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| eu.... | EU6 | A castrated human male. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
| te... | TE5 | Technical, of or related to technology. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| te.... | TE6 | Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th.... | TH6 | From there, from that place or from that time. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yech |
| ye.. | YE4 | An exclamation of disgust. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- cent (CE4)
- chute (CH5)
- chutney† (CH7)
- cute (CU4)
- cutey (CU5)
- entente (EN7)
- etch (ET4)
- eunuch (EU6)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- hence (HE5)
- nene (NE4)
- netty (NE5)
- tech (TE4)
- techy (TE5)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenth (TE5)
- tetchy (TE6)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- thence (TH6)
- they (TH4)
- tune (TU4)
- tutee (TU5)
- untune (UN6)
- yecch (YE5)
- yech (YE4)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- chute (noun): A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
- chutney† (noun): A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers.
- cute (adjective): Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
- cutey (noun): Alternative form of cutie
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- eunuch (noun): A castrated human male.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- tech (noun): Technology.
- techy (adjective): Technical, of or related to technology.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- tetchy (adjective): Synonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- thence (adverb): From there, from that place or from that time.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- yecch (interjection): Alternative spelling of yech
- yech (interjection): An exclamation of disgust.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta