NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 11, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, f, h, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 106 points |
| Genius Level | 74 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| H | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| L | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FA×2 FL×4 FU×2 |
| H | HA×3 HE×1 HU×3 |
| L | LU×5 |
| T | TA×1 TU×5 |
| U | UL×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FAT×1 FAU×1 FLA×1 FLU×3 FUE×1 FUL×1 |
| H | HAT×1 HAU×2 HEA×1 HUF×1 HUL×2 |
| L | LUA×1 LUL×2 LUT×2 |
| T | TAU×1 TUF×2 TUL×1 TUT×2 |
| U | ULU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fa..... | FA7 | Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate. |
| fa... | FA5 | A defect; something that detracts from perfection. |
| fl.... | FL6 | A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl... | FL5 | A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| ha..... † | HA7 | Evoking a feeling of hatred. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. |
| ha... | HA5 | Obsolete form of haut, haught (“high; haughty”). |
| he....... † | HE9 | Beneficial to bodily health. |
| hu.. | HU4 | A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. |
| hu.. | HU4 | A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. |
| hu.. | HU4 | The outer covering of a fruit or seed. |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| tu.... | TU6 | A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu... | TU5 | A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ul..... | UL7 | to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy |
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.
- fateful (FA7)
- fault (FA5)
- flauta (FL6)
- flue (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- flute (FL5)
- fuel (FU4)
- full (FU4)
- hateful† (HA7)
- haul (HA4)
- haute (HA5)
- healthful† (HE9)
- huff (HU4)
- hula (HU4)
- hull (HU4)
- luau (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- lute (LU4)
- luteal (LU6)
- taut (TA4)
- tuffet (TU6)
- tuft (TU4)
- tulle (TU5)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- ululate (UL7)
Answer Definitions
- fateful (adjective): Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
- fault (noun): A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
- flauta (noun): A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- flute (noun): A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- hateful† (adjective): Evoking a feeling of hatred.
- haul (verb): To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
- haute (adjective): Obsolete form of haut, haught (“high; haughty”).
- healthful† (adjective): Beneficial to bodily health.
- huff (noun): A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
- hula (noun): A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
- hull (noun): The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lute (noun): A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- luteal (adjective): Of or pertaining to the corpus luteum
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- tuffet (noun): A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tulle (noun): A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- ululate (verb): to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy