NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 24, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | i, l, n, o, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 120 points |
| Genius Level | 84 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| P | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 27 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| I | |
|---|---|
| L | LI×1 LO×3 |
| N | |
| O | OP×1 |
| P | PI×5 PL×1 PO×10 PR×4 PU×7 |
| R | |
| U | UN×1 UP×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| I | |
|---|---|
| L | LIP×1 LOL×2 LOO×1 |
| N | |
| O | OPI×1 |
| P | PIL×2 PIN×2 PIP×1 PLO×1 POL×3 POO×3 POP×1 POR×2 POU×1 PRI×2 PRO×2 PUL×3 PUP×1 PUR×3 |
| R | |
| U | UNP×1 UPO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pu..... † | PU7 | To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of liposuction. |
| 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 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| op..... | OP7 | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pi..... | PI7 | A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A wing. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pin-up |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| 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 | 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. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po.... | PO6 | A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses. |
| po.. | PO4 | Pornography. |
| po... | PO5 | Pornographic |
| po.. | PO4 | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| pr... | PR5 | A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr..... | PR7 | A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other. Any of the pronouns by which a person prefers to be described, typically reflecting gender identity. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| pu.. | PU4 | One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. |
| pu.. | PU4 | To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit. |
| pu... | PU5 | A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance. |
| pu.. | PU4 | Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented. |
| un... | UN5 | To unfasten by removing a pin. |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
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.
- purloin† (PU7)
- lipo (LI4)
- lollipop (LO8)
- lollop (LO6)
- loop (LO4)
- opinion (OP7)
- pill (PI4)
- pillion (PI7)
- pinion (PI6)
- pinup (PI5)
- pippin (PI6)
- plop (PL4)
- polio (PO5)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- pool (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poplin (PO6)
- porn (PO4)
- porno (PO5)
- pour (PO4)
- prion (PR5)
- prior (PR5)
- pronoun (PR7)
- prop (PR4)
- puli (PU4)
- pull (PU4)
- pulp (PU4)
- pupil (PU5)
- purl (PU4)
- purr (PU4)
- unpin (UN5)
- upon (UP4)
Answer Definitions
- purloin† (verb): To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
- lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
- 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.
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- opinion (noun): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pillion (noun): A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider.
- pinion (noun): A wing.
- pinup (noun): Alternative form of pin-up
- pippin (noun): A seed
- 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.
- 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.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poplin (noun): A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.
- porn (noun): Pornography.
- porno (adjective): Pornographic
- pour (verb): To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- prion (noun): A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- pronoun (noun): A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other. Any of the pronouns by which a person prefers to be described, typically reflecting gender identity.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- puli (noun): One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat.
- pull (verb): To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- pulp (noun): A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit.
- pupil (noun): A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
- purl (noun): A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- purr (verb): Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
- unpin (verb): To unfasten by removing a pin.
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.