NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 7, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, n, p, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 139 points |
| Genius Level | 97 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 18 |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 22 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AP×1 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| L | LL×1 LO×5 |
| N | NO×3 |
| O | OP×1 OR×1 |
| P | PA×3 PL×1 PO×12 PR×2 |
| R | RO×3 |
| U | UN×2 UP×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANO×1 APR×1 AUR×2 |
|---|---|
| L | LLA×1 LOA×1 LOL×2 LOO×2 |
| N | NON×1 NOO×1 NOU×1 |
| O | OPA×1 ORA×1 |
| P | PAL×1 PAR×2 PLO×1 POL×3 POO×3 POP×3 POR×2 POU×1 PRO×2 |
| R | ROA×2 ROL×1 |
| U | UNP×1 UNR×1 UPO×1 UPR×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. |
| ap... | AP5 | An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. |
| au.... | AU6 | An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. |
| au..... | AU7 | Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| no...... | NO8 | Not containing a dipole. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| 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. |
| op.. | OP4 | A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch) |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Paleness; want of color; pallidity; wanness. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room |
| pa... | PA5 | Word of mouth. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| po... | PO5 | Of or having a pole or polarity. |
| po.. | PO4 | A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. |
| po.. | PO4 | A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po.... | PO6 | Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po..... | PO7 | Common among the general public; generally accepted. |
| po.. | PO4 | Pornography. |
| po... | PO5 | Pornographic |
| po.. | PO4 | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| pr..... | PR7 | A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other. Any of the pronouns by which a person prefers to be described, typically reflecting gender identity. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| un....... † | UN9 | Lacking popularity. |
| un.... | UN6 | To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled. |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
| up.... | UP6 | Tumultuous, noisy excitement. |
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)
- apron (AP5)
- aurora (AU6)
- auroral (AU7)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lollop (LO6)
- loon (LO4)
- loop (LO4)
- nonpolar (NO8)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- opal (OP4)
- oral (OR4)
- pallor (PA6)
- parlor (PA6)
- parol (PA5)
- plop (PL4)
- polar (PO5)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- pool (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poplar (PO6)
- poppa (PO5)
- popular (PO7)
- porn (PO4)
- porno (PO5)
- pour (PO4)
- pronoun (PR7)
- prop (PR4)
- roan (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- unpopular† (UN9)
- unroll (UN6)
- upon (UP4)
- uproar (UP6)
Answer Definitions
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- apron (noun): An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
- aurora (noun): An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
- auroral (adjective): Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- nonpolar (adjective): Not containing a dipole.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- 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.
- opal (noun): A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch)
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- pallor (noun): Paleness; want of color; pallidity; wanness.
- parlor (noun): The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room
- parol (adjective): Word of mouth.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- polar (adjective): Of or having a pole or polarity.
- poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poplar (noun): Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- popular (adjective): Common among the general public; generally accepted.
- porn (noun): Pornography.
- porno (adjective): Pornographic
- pour (verb): To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- pronoun (noun): A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other. Any of the pronouns by which a person prefers to be described, typically reflecting gender identity.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- unpopular† (adjective): Lacking popularity.
- unroll (verb): To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.
- uproar (noun): Tumultuous, noisy excitement.