NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 14, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, h, l, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 138 points |
| Genius Level | 97 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| B | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| L | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AC×1 AL×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×7 BE×1 BL×3 |
| C | CA×7 CH×3 CL×1 |
| E | EA×1 |
| H | HA×3 HE×3 |
| L | LA×2 LE×1 |
| W | WA×2 WE×1 WH×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×1 ACH×1 ALL×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×4 BAL×2 BAW×1 BEA×1 BLA×2 BLE×1 |
| C | CAB×3 CAC×1 CAL×3 CHA×2 CHE×1 CLA×1 |
| E | EAC×1 |
| H | HAL×3 HEA×2 HEE×1 |
| L | LAB×1 LAC×1 LEA×1 |
| W | WAL×2 WEA×1 WHA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch...... † | CH8 | Capable of being chewed. |
| ab.. | AB4 | Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.... | BA6 | To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds |
| ba.. | BA4 | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| ba... | BA5 | Alternative form of Babel |
| ba.. | BA4 | Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. |
| be... | BE5 | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.. | BL4 | Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Pale; bleak. |
| ca... | CA5 | A secret political clique or faction. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of Kabballah |
| ca... | CA5 | A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A telephone conversation; a phone call. |
| ca... | CA5 | A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. |
| ca...... | CA8 | That can be called. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Chewing tobacco. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he...... | HE8 | Receptive to treatment or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | Alternative spelling of hee-haw |
| la... | LA5 | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. |
| la.. | LA4 | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. |
| le... | LE5 | A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A ridge or low barrier. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| we.. | WE4 | Wealth, riches. |
| wh... | WH5 | Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. |
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.
- chewable† (CH8)
- able (AB4)
- ache (AC4)
- allele (AL6)
- baba (BA4)
- babble (BA6)
- babe (BA4)
- babel (BA5)
- bale (BA4)
- ball (BA4)
- bawl (BA4)
- beach (BE5)
- blab (BL4)
- blah (BL4)
- bleach (BL6)
- cabal (CA5)
- cabala (CA6)
- cable (CA5)
- cache (CA5)
- call (CA4)
- calla (CA5)
- callable (CA8)
- challah (CH7)
- chaw (CH4)
- claw (CL4)
- each (EA4)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- heal (HE4)
- healable (HE8)
- heehaw (HE6)
- label (LA5)
- lace (LA4)
- leach (LE5)
- wale (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- weal (WE4)
- whale (WH5)
Answer Definitions
- chewable† (adjective): Capable of being chewed.
- able (adjective): Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babble (verb): To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
- babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
- babel (noun): Alternative form of Babel
- bale (noun): Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- bawl (verb): To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
- beach (noun): The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blah (noun): Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- bleach (adjective): Pale; bleak.
- cabal (noun): A secret political clique or faction.
- cabala (proper noun): Alternative spelling of Kabballah
- cable (noun): A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
- callable (adjective): That can be called.
- challah (noun): A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- chaw (noun): Chewing tobacco.
- claw (noun): A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healable (adjective): Receptive to treatment or cure.
- heehaw (noun): Alternative spelling of hee-haw
- label (noun): A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.
- lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- leach (noun): A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- wale (noun): A ridge or low barrier.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- weal (noun): Wealth, riches.
- whale (noun): Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.