NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 29, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, k, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 113 points |
| Genius Level | 79 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 |
| C | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| D | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| T | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AP×2 AT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 |
| D | DA×2 DR×1 |
| K | KA×2 |
| P | PA×2 PR×1 |
| R | RA×3 |
| T | TA×6 TR×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×1 APA×1 APP×1 ATT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CAR×2 CAT×1 |
| D | DAR×1 DAT×1 DRA×1 |
| K | KAR×2 |
| P | PAC×1 PAR×1 PRA×1 |
| R | RAP×1 RAT×2 |
| T | TAC×2 TAP×1 TAR×3 TRA×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit |
| ap... | AP5 | Placed separately (in regard to space or time). |
| ap..... | AP7 | The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure. |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| at..... | AT7 | To pull toward without touching. |
| ca... | CA5 | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. |
| ca...... | CA8 | A waterspout. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| ka... | KA5 | A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. |
| ka.. | KA4 | A go-cart. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Snatched, taken away; abducted. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A device (trap) used to catch rats. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| 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. |
| tr... | TR5 | A mark left by something that has passed along. |
| tr...... † | TR8 | touchpad |
| tr... | TR5 | An area or expanse. |
| 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. |
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.
- adapt (AD5)
- apart (AP5)
- apparat (AP7)
- attack (AT6)
- attar (AT5)
- attract (AT7)
- carat (CA5)
- cart (CA4)
- cataract (CA8)
- dart (DA4)
- data (DA4)
- drat (DR4)
- karat (KA5)
- kart (KA4)
- pact (PA4)
- part (PA4)
- prat (PR4)
- rapt (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattrap (RA7)
- tack (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- tapa (TA4)
- tarp (TA4)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- track (TR5)
- trackpad† (TR8)
- tract (TR5)
- trap (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- adapt (verb): To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
- apart (adverb): Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
- apparat (noun): The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- attract (verb): To pull toward without touching.
- carat (noun): A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- cart (noun): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
- cataract (noun): A waterspout.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- karat (noun): A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.
- kart (noun): A go-cart.
- pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
- part (noun): A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole.
- prat (noun): A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.
- rapt (adjective): Snatched, taken away; abducted.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattrap (noun): A device (trap) used to catch rats.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- 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.
- track (noun): A mark left by something that has passed along.
- trackpad† (noun): touchpad
- tract (noun): An area or expanse.
- 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.