NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 2, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 163 points |
| Genius Level | 114 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| V | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 10 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 AV×3 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LA×3 |
| R | RI×2 |
| T | TR×5 |
| V | VA×1 VI×9 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARR×1 AVA×2 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LAR×2 LAV×1 |
| R | RIV×2 |
| T | TRA×1 TRI×4 |
| V | VAR×1 VIA×1 VIL×1 VIR×4 VIT×3 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| tr........ † | TR10 | The quality of being trivial or unimportant. |
| tr....... † | TR9 | In a trivial manner. |
| vi...... † | VI8 | The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth. |
| ar..... | AR7 | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av.... | AV6 | An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu. |
| av.... | AV6 | A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. |
| la... | LA5 | An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or relating to a larva or larvae. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| ri... | RI5 | A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. |
| ri..... | RI7 | An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority. |
| tr..... | TR7 | Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information. |
| tr..... | TR7 | Ignorable; of little significance or value. |
| va.. | VA4 | To change with time or a similar parameter. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi... | VI5 | Of or relating to a biological virus. |
| vi..... | VI7 | In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The state of being virile. |
| vi... | VI5 | Relating to, or characteristic of life. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The capacity to live and develop. |
| vi..... | VI7 | In a manner that imparts vitality |
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.
- triviality† (TR10)
- trivially† (TR9)
- virality† (VI8)
- arrival (AR7)
- avail (AV5)
- avatar (AV6)
- aviary (AV6)
- larva (LA5)
- larval (LA6)
- lava (LA4)
- rival (RI5)
- rivalry (RI7)
- travail (TR7)
- trivia (TR6)
- trivial (TR7)
- vary (VA4)
- vial (VI4)
- villa (VI5)
- viral (VI5)
- virally (VI7)
- virility (VI8)
- vital (VI5)
- vitality (VI8)
- vitally (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- triviality† (noun): The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
- trivially† (adverb): In a trivial manner.
- virality† (noun): The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth.
- arrival (noun): The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- avatar (noun): An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
- aviary (noun): A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- larva (noun): An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
- larval (adjective): Of or relating to a larva or larvae.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- rival (noun): A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- rivalry (noun): An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
- travail (noun): Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
- trivia (noun): Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
- trivial (adjective): Ignorable; of little significance or value.
- vary (verb): To change with time or a similar parameter.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- viral (adjective): Of or relating to a biological virus.
- virally (adverb): In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing.
- virility (noun): The state of being virile.
- vital (adjective): Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- vitality (noun): The capacity to live and develop.
- vitally (adverb): In a manner that imparts vitality