NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 28, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, i, l, n, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 178 points |
| Genius Level | 125 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| G | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EG×1 EN×1 EX×6 |
| G | GE×5 GI×1 GL×2 |
| I | IC×1 IN×2 |
| L | LE×2 LI×5 |
| N | NE×3 NI×4 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEI×1 CEL×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EGG×1 ENG×1 EXC×3 EXE×1 EXI×2 |
| G | GEL×2 GEN×3 GIG×1 GLE×2 |
| I | ICI×1 INC×1 INN×1 |
| L | LEG×1 LEN×1 LIC×1 LIE×2 LIN×2 |
| N | NEG×2 NEN×1 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIG×1 NIN×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ex....... † | EX9 | present participle of excel |
| ce..... | CE7 | The overhead closure of a room. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| ex... | EX5 | To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. |
| ex........ | EX10 | The quality of being excellent; brilliance |
| ex.. | EX4 | executive, executive officer |
| ex... | EX5 | The state of being banished from one's home or country. |
| ex..... | EX7 | present participle of exile |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge..... | GE7 | present participle of gel |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gi.... | GI6 | To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| in..... | IN7 | To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| le..... | LE7 | A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle. |
| le...... | LE8 | Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li... | LI5 | A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| ne...... | NE8 | Alternative form of négligée |
| ne........ | NE10 | The state of being negligent. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.... | NI6 | A minor complaint or problem. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
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.
- excelling† (EX9)
- ceiling (CE7)
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- egging (EG6)
- engine (EN6)
- excel (EX5)
- excellence (EX10)
- exec (EX4)
- exile (EX5)
- exiling (EX7)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelling (GE7)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- giggle (GI6)
- glee (GL4)
- glen (GL4)
- icicle (IC6)
- incline (IN7)
- innie (IN5)
- legging (LE7)
- lenience (LE8)
- lice (LI4)
- liege (LI5)
- lien (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- negligee (NE8)
- negligence (NE10)
- nene (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- niggle (NI6)
- nine (NI4)
Answer Definitions
- excelling† (verb): present participle of excel
- ceiling (noun): The overhead closure of a room.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- excel (verb): To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
- excellence (noun): The quality of being excellent; brilliance
- exec (noun): executive, executive officer
- exile (noun): The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- exiling (verb): present participle of exile
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gelling (verb): present participle of gel
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- giggle (verb): To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- glen (noun): A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- incline (verb): To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- legging (noun): A covering, usually of leather, worn from knee to ankle.
- lenience (noun): Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- liege (noun): A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- negligee (noun): Alternative form of négligée
- negligence (noun): The state of being negligent.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- niggle (noun): A minor complaint or problem.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.