NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 26, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, h, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 64 words |
| Total Points | 277 points |
| Genius Level | 194 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| G | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| H | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| R | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 13 |
| T | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 15 | Σ | 24 | 16 | 12 | 8 | - | 2 | 2 | 64 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AA×1 AG×2 AO×1 AP×3 AR×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×1 GO×1 GR×5 |
| H | HA×2 HO×4 |
| O | OR×1 |
| P | PA×5 PH×2 PO×2 PR×3 |
| R | RA×8 RO×5 |
| T | TA×6 TH×1 TO×4 TR×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AAR×1 AGA×1 AGO×1 AOR×1 APA×1 APO×1 APP×1 ARG×1 ARH×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GAT×1 GOR×1 GRA×2 GRO×3 |
| H | HAR×2 HOA×1 HOO×1 HOR×2 |
| O | ORA×1 |
| P | PAR×5 PHA×1 PHO×1 POO×1 POR×1 PRA×1 PRO×2 |
| R | RAG×3 RAP×3 RAT×2 ROA×1 ROO×1 ROT×3 |
| T | TAP×1 TAR×5 THR×1 TOR×4 TRA×1 TRO×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| aa... | AA5 | In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry. |
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| ag... | AG5 | A place for gathering. |
| ao... | AO5 | The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| ap... | AP5 | Placed separately (in regard to space or time). |
| ap... | AP5 | on the left side of the boat |
| ap..... | AP7 | The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure. |
| ar... | AR5 | A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds. |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ga... | GA5 | Alligator. |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc. |
| gr... | GR5 | A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers. |
| gr.... | GR6 | An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace. |
| gr... | GR5 | Hulled grain. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr.... | GR6 | A small cave. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A white or greyish-white colour. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hurrah |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| or.... | OR6 | Someone who orates or delivers an oration. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| pa..... | PA7 | an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A company of paratroopers. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole. |
| ph..... | PH7 | The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty |
| ph........ † | PH10 | A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po.. | PO4 | A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| pr........ | PR10 | A person who disseminates news or rumour |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A convertible automobile. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A relationship of mutual trust and respect. A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Snatched, taken away; abducted. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A bird of prey. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A device (trap) used to catch rats. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro..... | RO7 | One who or that which rotates. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions). |
| ta.. | TA4 | Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. |
| ta... | TA5 | A card game played in various different variations. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A tarpaulin. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| th.... | TH6 | The front part of the neck. |
| to... | TO5 | the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.... | TO6 | A state of being inactive or stuporous. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| tr... | TR5 | A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
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.
- aargh (AA5)
- agar (AG4)
- agora (AG5)
- aorta (AO5)
- apart (AP5)
- aport (AP5)
- apparat (AP7)
- argot (AR5)
- arhat (AR5)
- attar (AT5)
- gator (GA5)
- gorp (GO4)
- graph (GR5)
- grappa (GR6)
- groat (GR5)
- grog (GR4)
- grotto (GR6)
- harp (HA4)
- hart (HA4)
- hoar (HO4)
- hoorah (HO6)
- hora (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- orator (OR6)
- paragraph (PA9)
- paratha (PA7)
- paratroop (PA9)
- parrot (PA6)
- part (PA4)
- pharaoh (PH7)
- photograph† (PH10)
- poor (PO4)
- port (PO4)
- prat (PR4)
- prop (PR4)
- propagator (PR10)
- raga (RA4)
- ragtag (RA6)
- ragtop (RA6)
- rapport (RA7)
- rapt (RA4)
- raptor (RA6)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattrap (RA7)
- roar (RO4)
- root (RO4)
- rotator (RO7)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- taproot (TA7)
- taro (TA4)
- tarot (TA5)
- tarp (TA4)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- throat (TH6)
- torah (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- torpor (TO6)
- tort (TO4)
- trap (TR4)
- troop (TR5)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- aargh (interjection): In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry.
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- agora (noun): A place for gathering.
- aorta (noun): The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- apart (adverb): Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
- aport (adverb): on the left side of the boat
- apparat (noun): The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
- argot (noun): A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- gator (noun): Alligator.
- gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- graph (noun): A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.
- grappa (noun): An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
- groat (noun): Hulled grain.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- grotto (noun): A small cave.
- harp (noun): A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type.
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
- hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
- hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- orator (noun): Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
- paragraph (noun): A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
- paratha (noun): an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.
- paratroop (noun): A company of paratroopers.
- parrot (noun): A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
- part (noun): A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole.
- pharaoh (noun): The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- photograph† (noun): A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- port (noun): A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
- prat (noun): A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- propagator (noun): A person who disseminates news or rumour
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ragtag (adjective): Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
- ragtop (noun): A convertible automobile.
- rapport (noun): A relationship of mutual trust and respect. A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
- rapt (adjective): Snatched, taken away; abducted.
- raptor (noun): A bird of prey.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattrap (noun): A device (trap) used to catch rats.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- rotator (noun): One who or that which rotates.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- taproot (noun): A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).
- taro (noun): Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- tarot (noun): A card game played in various different variations.
- tarp (noun): A tarpaulin.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- throat (noun): The front part of the neck.
- torah (noun): the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- torpor (noun): A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- trap (noun): A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
- troop (noun): A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.