NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 24, 2021

Dec 24, 2021 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for December 24, 2021

Game Summary

Center Letter	O
Outer Letters	b, f, i, k, l, p
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	33 words
Total Points	87 points
Genius Level	61 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
B	6	2	1	-	-	9
F	4	1	-	-	2	7
I	-	-	-	-	-	-
K	2	-	-	-	-	2
L	5	-	1	-	1	7
O	1	-	-	-	-	1
P	6	1	-	-	-	7
Σ	24	4	2	-	3	33

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

B	BL×2 BO×7
F	FL×3 FO×4
I
K	KI×1 KO×1
L	LI×1 LO×6
O	OL×1
P	PL×1 PO×6

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

B	BLO×2 BOF×1 BOI×1 BOL×2 BOO×3
F	FLI×2 FLO×1 FOI×1 FOL×2 FOO×1
I
K	KIL×1 KOO×1
L	LIP×1 LOB×1 LOL×3 LOO×2
O	OLI×1
P	PLO×1 POL×3 POO×3

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)
bl..	BL4	A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
bl...	BL5	To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
bo...	BO5	Outstanding; very good or successful.
bo..	BO4	A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
bo..	BO4	The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
bo..	BO4	A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
bo..	BO4	An idiot; a fool.
bo....	BO6	Alternative spelling of boo-boo
bo..	BO4	A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
fl...... ^†	FL8	Alternative spelling of flip book
fl......	FL8	Alternative form of flip-flop
fl..	FL4	To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
fo..	FO4	A very thin sheet of metal.
fo...	FO5	a leaf of a book or manuscript
fo..	FO4	Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
fo..	FO4	A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
ki..	KI4	Clipping of kilogram.
ko..	KO4	An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
li..	LI4	Clipping of liposuction.
lo..	LO4	A wolf.
lo..	LO4	To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
lo......	LO8	An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
lo....	LO6	To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
lo..	LO4	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
lo..	LO4	A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
ol..	OL4	A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
pl..	PL4	A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
po...	PO5	Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
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	Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
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.

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.

blob (BL4)
bloop (BL5)
boffo (BO5)
boil (BO4)
boll (BO4)
bolo (BO4)
boob (BO4)
booboo (BO6)
book (BO4)
flipbook^† (FL8)
flipflop (FL8)
flop (FL4)
foil (FO4)
folio (FO5)
folk (FO4)
fool (FO4)
kilo (KI4)
kook (KO4)
lipo (LI4)
lobo (LO4)
loll (LO4)
lollipop (LO8)
lollop (LO6)
look (LO4)
loop (LO4)
olio (OL4)
plop (PL4)
polio (PO5)
poll (PO4)
polo (PO4)
poof (PO4)
pool (PO4)
poop (PO4)

Answer Definitions

blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
bloop (verb): To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
boffo (adjective): Outstanding; very good or successful.
boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
flipbook^† (noun): Alternative spelling of flip book
flipflop (noun): Alternative form of flip-flop
flop (verb): To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
folk (adjective): Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
kilo (noun): Clipping of kilogram.
kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
lobo (noun): A wolf.
loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
lollipop (noun): An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
polio (noun): Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
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.
poof (interjection): Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
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.