NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 2, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, m, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 105 points |
| Genius Level | 74 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| N | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| T | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 |
|---|---|
| H | |
| M | MA×4 MO×4 |
| N | NA×3 NO×1 |
| O | ON×1 OT×1 |
| P | PA×2 PH×3 PO×2 |
| T | TA×1 TH×1 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | |
| M | MAM×1 MAN×3 MOA×1 MON×2 MOO×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×1 NAT×1 NOO×1 |
| O | ONT×1 OTT×1 |
| P | PAN×2 PHA×1 PHO×2 POM×1 PON×1 |
| T | TAM×1 THA×1 TOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma....... | MA9 | Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”). |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ot..... | OT7 | An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. |
| pa.... | PA6 | a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa |
| pa.. | PA4 | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation. |
| ph..... † | PH7 | A ghost or apparition. |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| ph.... | PH6 | The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson. |
| po..... | PO7 | Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. |
| po..... | PO7 | A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
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.
- anon (AN4)
- mammon (MA6)
- manhattan (MA9)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- moan (MO4)
- mono (MO4)
- month (MO5)
- moon (MO4)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- natant (NA6)
- noon (NO4)
- onto (ON4)
- ottoman (OT7)
- panama (PA6)
- pant (PA4)
- phantom† (PH7)
- phono (PH5)
- photon (PH6)
- pompano (PO7)
- pontoon (PO7)
- tampon (TA6)
- than (TH4)
- toon (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- manhattan (noun): Alternative spelling of Manhattan (“cocktail”).
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- ottoman (noun): An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
- panama (noun): a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
- pant (noun): A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- phantom† (noun): A ghost or apparition.
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- photon (noun): The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
- pompano (noun): Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
- pontoon (noun): A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
- tampon (noun): A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.