NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 28, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, u, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 172 points |
| Genius Level | 120 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 10 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| L | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| U | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AL×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 EG×1 EL×1 |
| G | GA×12 GE×1 GL×4 GU×4 |
| L | LA×3 LE×4 LU×2 |
| U | UG×1 |
| V | VA×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGU×1 ALG×3 ALL×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAG×1 EGG×1 ELE×1 |
| G | GAG×3 GAL×4 GAU×1 GAV×3 GAY×1 GEL×1 GLE×1 GLU×3 GUA×1 GUL×3 |
| L | LAG×1 LAL×1 LAV×1 LEA×1 LEG×3 LUG×2 |
| U | UGL×1 |
| V | VAG×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity. |
| ag.. | AG4 | An acute fever. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | plural of alga |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al.... | AL6 | To state under oath, to plead. |
| ea... | EA5 | Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| el... | EL5 | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To sing; charm; enchant. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era. |
| ga... | GA5 | A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard |
| ga.... | GA6 | A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras |
| ga.. | GA4 | simple past tense of give |
| ga... | GA5 | Rent. |
| ga... | GA5 | Cheerfully; in a gay manner. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. |
| gl... | GL5 | Viscous and adhesive, as glue. |
| gl.. | GL4 | The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. |
| gu... | GU5 | A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava. |
| gu... | GU5 | Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s). |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| gu... | GU5 | A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. |
| la... | LA5 | Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. |
| la...... | LA8 | Horseplay, fooling around. |
| la.... | LA6 | A washing. |
| le.... | LE6 | A group or association of cooperating members. |
| le... | LE5 | Relating to the law or to lawyers. |
| le..... | LE7 | As permitted by law; not contrary to law. |
| le... | LE5 | Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. |
| lu..... | LU7 | The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings. |
| ug.. | UG4 | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| va... | VA5 | Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms. |
| va..... † | VA7 | In a vague manner. |
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.
- agave (AG5)
- ague (AG4)
- alga (AL4)
- algae (AL5)
- algal (AL5)
- allege (AL6)
- eagle (EA5)
- eggy (EG4)
- elegy (EL5)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gaggle (GA6)
- gala (GA4)
- gale (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- galley (GA6)
- gauge (GA5)
- gavage (GA6)
- gave (GA4)
- gavel (GA5)
- gayly (GA5)
- gelee (GE5)
- glee (GL4)
- glue (GL4)
- gluey (GL5)
- glug (GL4)
- guava (GU5)
- gulag (GU5)
- gull (GU4)
- gully (GU5)
- laggy (LA5)
- lallygag (LA8)
- lavage (LA6)
- league (LE6)
- legal (LE5)
- legally (LE7)
- leggy (LE5)
- luge (LU4)
- luggage (LU7)
- ugly (UG4)
- vague (VA5)
- vaguely† (VA7)
Answer Definitions
- agave (noun): A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
- ague (noun): An acute fever.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algae (noun): plural of alga
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- allege (verb): To state under oath, to plead.
- eagle (noun): Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- elegy (noun): A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gaggle (noun): A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- gale (verb): To sing; charm; enchant.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- galley (noun): A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
- gauge (noun): A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
- gavage (noun): A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
- gave (verb): simple past tense of give
- gavel (noun): Rent.
- gayly (adverb): Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- glue (noun): A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
- gluey (adjective): Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
- glug (noun): The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
- guava (noun): A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- gulag (noun): Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- gully (noun): A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
- laggy (adjective): Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
- lallygag (noun): Horseplay, fooling around.
- lavage (noun): A washing.
- league (noun): A group or association of cooperating members.
- legal (adjective): Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- legally (adverb): As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
- leggy (adjective): Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- luge (noun): A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- luggage (noun): The bags and other containers that hold a traveller's belongings.
- ugly (adjective): Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
- vague (adjective): Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
- vaguely† (adverb): In a vague manner.