NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 8, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, l, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 193 points |
| Genius Level | 135 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 29 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AP×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×2 GL×4 GO×2 |
| L | LO×3 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OP×1 |
| P | PA×12 PL×4 PO×12 PY×1 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | APO×1 APP×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GAL×2 GLO×4 GOO×2 |
| L | LOL×1 LOO×2 |
| N | NON×1 |
| O | OPA×1 |
| P | PAG×1 PAL×3 PAN×2 PAP×5 PAY×1 PLA×2 PLO×2 POG×1 POL×5 PON×2 POO×2 POP×2 PYL×1 |
| Y | YAP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| no........ † | NO10 | Alternative form of non-apology |
| po....... † | PO9 | Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon. |
| ap..... | AP7 | An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry). |
| ap.... | AP6 | To fill with horror; to dismay. |
| ap... | AP5 | To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) |
| ga.... | GA6 | The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. |
| ga... | GA5 | A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. |
| gl... | GL5 | Any gooey, viscous substance. |
| gl.... | GL6 | Having a glutinous, sloppy consistency; gloppy. |
| gl.. | GL4 | To stare in amazement. |
| gl.... | GL6 | gooey and viscous |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go... | GO5 | Having the consistency of goop. |
| 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. |
| lo... | LO5 | Having loops. |
| op.. | OP4 | A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch) |
| pa... | PA5 | Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions. |
| pa.... | PA6 | An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”). |
| pa.. | PA4 | Synonym of pedipalp. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe. |
| pa..... | PA7 | A splendid display of something. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having to do with the pope or the papacy. |
| pa..... | PA7 | in papal fashion |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record). |
| pl.. | PL4 | A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. |
| pl.. | PL4 | To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A tactic, strategy, or scheme. |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| 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..... | PO7 | A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines. |
| po... | PO5 | An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane. |
| po.. | PO4 | A stench, a bad smell. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| 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... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| py... | PY5 | A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
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.
- nonapology† (NO10)
- polygonal† (PO9)
- apology (AP7)
- appall (AP6)
- apply (AP5)
- gallop (GA6)
- galop (GA5)
- gloop (GL5)
- gloopy (GL6)
- glop (GL4)
- gloppy (GL6)
- goop (GO4)
- goopy (GO5)
- lollop (LO6)
- loop (LO4)
- loopy (LO5)
- opal (OP4)
- pagan (PA5)
- palapa (PA6)
- pall (PA4)
- palp (PA4)
- pang (PA4)
- panoply (PA7)
- papa (PA4)
- papal (PA5)
- papally (PA7)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- payola (PA6)
- plan (PL4)
- play (PL4)
- plop (PL4)
- ploy (PL4)
- pogo (PO4)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- polygon (PO7)
- polyp (PO5)
- pong (PO4)
- pony (PO4)
- pool (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- poppy (PO5)
- pylon (PY5)
- yappy (YA5)
Answer Definitions
- nonapology† (noun): Alternative form of non-apology
- polygonal† (adjective): Having many angles; hence characteristic of a polygon.
- apology (noun): An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
- appall (verb): To fill with horror; to dismay.
- apply (verb): To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
- gallop (noun): The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
- galop (noun): A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
- gloop (noun): Any gooey, viscous substance.
- gloopy (adjective): Having a glutinous, sloppy consistency; gloppy.
- glop (verb): To stare in amazement.
- gloppy (adjective): gooey and viscous
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- goopy (adjective): Having the consistency of goop.
- 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.
- loopy (adjective): Having loops.
- opal (noun): A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch)
- pagan (adjective): Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
- palapa (noun): An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
- pall (noun): Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
- palp (noun): Synonym of pedipalp.
- pang (noun): A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
- panoply (noun): A splendid display of something.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papal (adjective): Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- papally (adverb): in papal fashion
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- payola (noun): A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).
- plan (noun): A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- play (verb): To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- ploy (noun): A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- 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.
- polygon (noun): A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines.
- polyp (noun): An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
- pong (noun): A stench, a bad smell.
- pony (noun): A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- 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.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- pylon (noun): A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.