NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 4, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, n, t, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 171 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| G | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| M | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 24 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EM×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×1 |
| I | IM×1 IT×3 |
| M | ME×9 MI×15 |
| N | |
| T | TE×3 TI×2 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EMI×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GIM×1 |
| I | IMM×1 ITE×3 |
| M | MEE×2 MEM×2 MEN×1 MET×2 MEZ×2 MIE×1 MIM×2 MIN×8 MIT×3 MIZ×1 |
| N | |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×1 TIM×2 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| em..... | EM7 | Noteworthy, remarkable, great. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| em...... | EM8 | present participle of emit |
| gi... | GI5 | Give me. |
| im...... | IM8 | about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| it..... | IT7 | To state in items, or by particulars |
| it....... † | IT9 | present participle of itemize |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me..... | ME7 | The act of persons or things that meet. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | present participle of meme |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.... | ME6 | present participle of mete |
| me.. | ME4 | Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative spelling of meze |
| mi.. | MI4 | Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mime |
| mi.. | MI4 | That which belongs to me. Used predicatively. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi...... | MI8 | To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce. |
| mi........ | MI10 | present participle of minimize |
| mi.... | MI6 | The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi..... | MI7 | present participle of mint |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mi.... | MI6 | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Mizzenmast. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te..... | TE7 | present participle of teem |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti.... | TI6 | An occurrence or event. |
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.
- eminent (EM7)
- emit (EM4)
- emitting (EM8)
- gimme (GI5)
- imminent (IM8)
- item (IT4)
- itemize (IT7)
- itemizing† (IT9)
- meet (ME4)
- meeting (ME7)
- meme (ME4)
- meming (ME6)
- mentee (ME6)
- mete (ME4)
- meting (ME6)
- meze (ME4)
- mezze (ME5)
- mien (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- miming (MI6)
- mine (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minimize (MI8)
- minimizing (MI10)
- mining (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- minting (MI7)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mitten (MI6)
- mizzen (MI6)
- teem (TE4)
- teeming (TE7)
- tenement (TE8)
- time (TI4)
- timing (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- eminent (adjective): Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- emitting (verb): present participle of emit
- gimme (contraction): Give me.
- imminent (adjective): about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- itemize (verb): To state in items, or by particulars
- itemizing† (verb): present participle of itemize
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meeting (noun): The act of persons or things that meet.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- meming (verb): present participle of meme
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- mete (verb): To measure.
- meting (verb): present participle of mete
- meze (noun): Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita.
- mezze (noun): Alternative spelling of meze
- mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- miming (verb): present participle of mime
- mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minimize (verb): To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
- minimizing (verb): present participle of minimize
- mining (noun): The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- minting (verb): present participle of mint
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mitten (noun): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
- mizzen (noun): Mizzenmast.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- teeming (verb): present participle of teem
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- timing (noun): An occurrence or event.