NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 18, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 6 | - | 2 | 11 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CO×5 CR×5 |
|---|---|
| I | IR×3 |
| L | LO×1 LY×1 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | |
| R | RI×2 RO×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIR×1 COI×1 COL×1 COR×3 CRO×4 CRY×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IRO×3 |
| L | LOR×1 LYR×1 |
| N | NOI×1 NOR×1 |
| O | |
| R | RIC×1 RIL×1 ROC×1 ROI×1 ROL×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... † | CO7 | In a corny manner. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| co.. | CO4 | The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. |
| co... | CO5 | The spectral composition of visible light. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof. |
| co... | CO5 | Boring and unoriginal. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr... | CR5 | A close friend. |
| cr... | CR5 | To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner. |
| cr..... | CR7 | Of or pertaining to cryonics. |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| ir.... | IR6 | (Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. |
| ir... | IR5 | The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement. |
| lo... | LO5 | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods |
| ly... | LY5 | Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no.. | NO4 | A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). |
| ri... | RI5 | An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| 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. |
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.
- cornily† (CO7)
- cirri (CI5)
- coir (CO4)
- color (CO5)
- corn (CO4)
- corny (CO5)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crony (CR5)
- croon (CR5)
- cryonic (CR7)
- iron (IR4)
- ironic (IR6)
- irony (IR5)
- lorry (LO5)
- lyric (LY5)
- noir (NO4)
- nori (NO4)
- ricin (RI5)
- rill (RI4)
- rococo (RO6)
- roil (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- cornily† (adverb): In a corny manner.
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
- color (noun): The spectral composition of visible light.
- corn (noun): Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof.
- corny (adjective): Boring and unoriginal.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crony (noun): A close friend.
- croon (verb): To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.
- cryonic (adjective): Of or pertaining to cryonics.
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- ironic (adjective): (Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- irony (noun): The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement.
- lorry (noun): A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods
- lyric (adjective): Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- nori (noun): A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- ricin (noun): An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- 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.