NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 26, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, g, i, k, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 152 points |
| Genius Level | 106 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| B | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 18 |
| C | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| G | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | Σ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×14 BI×4 |
| C | CA×3 |
| G | GA×1 GI×1 |
| I | |
| K | KI×1 |
| N | NA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAA×1 BAB×2 BAC×2 BAG×1 BAK×1 BAN×7 BIK×2 BIN×2 |
| C | CAB×3 |
| G | GAB×1 GIB×1 |
| I | |
| K | KIC×1 |
| N | NAB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab... | AB5 | plural form of an ancient bead calculator. |
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| ba.... | BA6 | The bleating of a sheep. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba..... † | BA7 | Support, especially financial. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bag |
| ba.... | BA6 | present participle of bake. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A sudden percussive noise. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bang |
| ba.. | BA4 | An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. |
| ba..... | BA7 | The business of managing a bank. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of ban |
| bi.... | BI6 | The sport of riding a bicycle. |
| bi.... | BI6 | A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel. |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of binge |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of bin |
| ca.... | CA6 | A cabin or hut for relaxing. |
| ca..... | CA7 | present participle of cab |
| ca... | CA5 | A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gab |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of gibe |
| ki...... | KI8 | A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity. |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nab |
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.
- abaci (AB5)
- aback (AB5)
- baaing (BA6)
- baba (BA4)
- babka (BA5)
- back (BA4)
- backing† (BA7)
- bagging (BA7)
- baking (BA6)
- banana (BA6)
- banc (BA4)
- bang (BA4)
- banging (BA7)
- bank (BA4)
- banking (BA7)
- banning (BA7)
- biking (BI6)
- bikini (BI6)
- binging (BI7)
- binning (BI7)
- cabana (CA6)
- cabbing (CA7)
- cabin (CA5)
- gabbing (GA7)
- gibing (GI6)
- kickback (KI8)
- nabbing (NA7)
Answer Definitions
- abaci (noun): plural form of an ancient bead calculator.
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- baaing (noun): The bleating of a sheep.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- backing† (noun): Support, especially financial.
- bagging (verb): present participle of bag
- baking (verb): present participle of bake.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- banc (noun): A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
- bang (noun): A sudden percussive noise.
- banging (verb): present participle of bang
- bank (noun): An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- banking (noun): The business of managing a bank.
- banning (verb): present participle of ban
- biking (noun): The sport of riding a bicycle.
- bikini (noun): A brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
- binging (verb): present participle of binge
- binning (verb): present participle of bin
- cabana (noun): A cabin or hut for relaxing.
- cabbing (verb): present participle of cab
- cabin (noun): A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.
- gabbing (verb): present participle of gab
- gibing (verb): present participle of gibe
- kickback (noun): A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
- nabbing (verb): present participle of nab