NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 30, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 111 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| D | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 15 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DI×7 DO×5 |
| I | ID×2 IN×2 |
| L | LA×2 LO×1 |
| N | NA×2 NO×1 |
| O | |
| T | TI×1 TO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAT×1 DIA×1 DIL×3 DIN×2 DIT×1 DOD×1 DOL×2 DON×1 DOO×1 |
| I | IDI×1 IDO×1 INL×2 |
| L | LAI×1 LAN×1 LOA×1 |
| N | NAD×1 NAI×1 NOD×1 |
| O | |
| T | TID×1 TOA×1 TOL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad........ † | AD10 | Supplemental or added to something. |
| di...... † | DI8 | The act of dilating. |
| ad...... | AD8 | The act of adding anything. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| di.. | DI4 | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.. | DO4 | A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. |
| do...... | DO8 | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| in.... | IN6 | simple past tense and past participle of inlay |
| in.... | IN6 | Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior. |
| la.. | LA4 | simple past tense and past participle of lay |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A burden; a weight to be carried. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| no... | NO5 | Of the nature of, or relating to, a node. |
| ti... | TI5 | Relating to tides. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense and past participle of tell |
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.
- additional† (AD10)
- dilation† (DI8)
- addition (AD8)
- data (DA4)
- dial (DI4)
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- dino (DI4)
- dint (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doll (DO4)
- dolt (DO4)
- donation (DO8)
- doodad (DO6)
- idiot (ID5)
- idol (ID4)
- inlaid (IN6)
- inland (IN6)
- laid (LA4)
- land (LA4)
- load (LO4)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nodal (NO5)
- tidal (TI5)
- toad (TO4)
- told (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- additional† (adjective): Supplemental or added to something.
- dilation† (noun): The act of dilating.
- addition (noun): The act of adding anything.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolt (noun): A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- donation (noun): A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
- inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
- laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nodal (adjective): Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
- tidal (adjective): Relating to tides.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- told (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tell