NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 19, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, o, r, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 163 points |
| Genius Level | 114 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| R | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 13 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×7 BR×2 BU×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×1 |
| H | HO×4 HU×2 |
| O | OU×2 |
| R | RO×1 |
| T | TH×8 TO×2 TR×3 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOH×1 BOO×2 BOR×1 BOT×1 BOU×2 BRO×2 BUR×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOT×1 |
| H | HOB×1 HOO×1 HOR×1 HOU×1 HUB×1 HUR×1 |
| O | OUG×1 OUT×1 |
| R | ROU×1 |
| T | THO×4 THR×3 THU×1 TOO×1 TOU×1 TRO×2 TRU×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo... | BO5 | A small stall for the display and sale of goods. |
| bo..... | BO7 | A fortified town. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. |
| bo... | BO5 | A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk. |
| bo.... | BO6 | simple past tense and past participle of buy. |
| br... | BR5 | Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. |
| br..... † | BR7 | simple past tense and past participle of bring |
| bu... | BU5 | a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names). |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day. |
| hu.... | HU6 | A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket. |
| hu.. | HU4 | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense of owe |
| ou........ | OU10 | simple past tense and past participle of outthink |
| ro... | RO5 | Not smooth; uneven. |
| th...... | TH8 | Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| th.... | TH6 | Despite that; however. |
| th..... | TH7 | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking. |
| th... | TH5 | To pound or beat rapidly or violently. |
| th..... | TH7 | From one side of an opening to the other. |
| th........ | TH10 | In every part of; all through. |
| th.. | TH4 | Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to... | TO5 | Strong and resilient; sturdy. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
| tr.... | TR6 | A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals. |
| tr... | TR5 | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
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.
- boho (BO4)
- boohoo (BO6)
- booth (BO5)
- borough (BO7)
- both (BO4)
- bough (BO5)
- bought (BO6)
- broth (BR5)
- brought† (BR7)
- burgh (BU5)
- goth (GO4)
- hobo (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- hour (HO4)
- hubbub (HU6)
- hurt (HU4)
- ought (OU5)
- outthought (OU10)
- rough (RO5)
- thorough (TH8)
- thou (TH4)
- though (TH6)
- thought (TH7)
- throb (TH5)
- through (TH7)
- throughout (TH10)
- thug (TH4)
- tooth (TO5)
- tough (TO5)
- troth (TR5)
- trough (TR6)
- truth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- booth (noun): A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- borough (noun): A fortified town.
- both (determiner): Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- bough (noun): A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
- bought (verb): simple past tense and past participle of buy.
- broth (noun): Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
- brought† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bring
- burgh (noun): a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- hour (noun): A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
- hubbub (noun): A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
- hurt (verb): To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- ought (verb): simple past tense of owe
- outthought (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outthink
- rough (adjective): Not smooth; uneven.
- thorough (adjective): Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- though (adverb): Despite that; however.
- thought (noun): Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
- throb (verb): To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- through (preposition): From one side of an opening to the other.
- throughout (preposition): In every part of; all through.
- thug (noun): Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- tough (adjective): Strong and resilient; sturdy.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
- trough (noun): A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
- truth (noun): True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.