NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 22, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, i, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 205 points |
| Genius Level | 144 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| F | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| U | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | Σ | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×10 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×2 FO×2 FU×2 |
| I | IC×2 IN×4 IO×1 |
| N | NO×4 |
| O | ON×2 |
| T | TI×2 TO×2 TU×2 |
| U | UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COF×1 COI×1 CON×4 COT×1 COU×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FIC×1 FIN×1 FON×1 FOU×1 FUN×1 FUT×1 |
| I | ICO×2 INF×1 INT×3 ION×1 |
| N | NON×1 NOO×1 NOT×1 NOU×1 |
| O | ONI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TIN×2 TON×1 TOO×1 TUI×1 TUN×1 |
| U | UNC×3 UNF×1 UNI×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.... | CO6 | A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co........ | CO10 | The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. |
| co.... | CO6 | Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| fi..... | FI7 | Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Finished; over with. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism. |
| fo... | FO5 | Something from which water flows. |
| fu...... † | FU8 | What something does or is used for. |
| fu... | FU5 | A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed. |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| no........ | NO10 | Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| tu... | TU5 | A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. |
| un..... | UN7 | A salve or ointment. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove cuffs from (someone) |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un... | UN5 | Not fit; not having the correct requirements. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- coconut (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coffin (CO6)
- coin (CO4)
- concoct (CO7)
- concoction (CO10)
- confit (CO6)
- conic (CO5)
- cotton (CO6)
- count (CO5)
- fiction (FI7)
- finito (FI6)
- font (FO4)
- fount (FO5)
- function† (FU8)
- futon (FU5)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- info (IN4)
- into (IN4)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuition (IN9)
- ionic (IO5)
- nonfiction (NO10)
- noon (NO4)
- notion (NO6)
- noun (NO4)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- tinct (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tonic (TO5)
- toon (TO4)
- tuition (TU7)
- tunic (TU5)
- unction (UN7)
- uncuff (UN6)
- uncut (UN5)
- unfit (UN5)
- union (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- coffin (noun): A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- concoction (noun): The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- confit (noun): Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- fiction (noun): Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
- finito (adjective): Finished; over with.
- font (noun): A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
- fount (noun): Something from which water flows.
- function† (noun): What something does or is used for.
- futon (noun): A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- info (noun): information.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- nonfiction (noun): Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tonic (adjective): Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- tunic (noun): A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- unction (noun): A salve or ointment.
- uncuff (verb): To remove cuffs from (someone)
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- unfit (adjective): Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.