NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 11, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, m, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 104 points |
| Genius Level | 73 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| D | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| N | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DO×1 |
| H | HA×1 |
| M | MA×5 MO×6 |
| N | NA×3 NO×3 |
| O | |
| W | WA×2 WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADM×1 ADW×1 ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×1 DAW×1 DOW×1 |
| H | HAN×1 |
| M | MAD×2 MAM×1 MAN×2 MOA×1 MON×3 MOO×1 MOW×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 NOH×1 NOM×1 NOO×1 |
| O | |
| W | WAN×2 WOM×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| wo....... † | WO9 | The state or condition of being a woman. |
| ad... | AD5 | A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. |
| ad..... | AD7 | A woman working in advertising; a female adman. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| da.. | DA4 | To condemn to hell. |
| da.. | DA4 | To begin to brighten with daylight. |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. |
| ma...... | MA8 | A woman who is insane. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma..... | MA7 | The state or condition of being a human being. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo... | MO5 | An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible. |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | past participle of mow |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| no... | NO5 | A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| wo... | WO5 | An adult female human. |
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.
- womanhood† (WO9)
- adman (AD5)
- adwoman (AD7)
- anon (AN4)
- damn (DA4)
- dawn (DA4)
- down (DO4)
- hand (HA4)
- madman (MA6)
- madwoman (MA8)
- mammon (MA6)
- manhood (MA7)
- manna (MA5)
- moan (MO4)
- monad (MO5)
- mondo (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- mown (MO4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nohow (NO5)
- nomad (NO5)
- noon (NO4)
- wand (WA4)
- wanna (WA5)
- woman (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- womanhood† (noun): The state or condition of being a woman.
- adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
- adwoman (noun): A woman working in advertising; a female adman.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
- dawn (verb): To begin to brighten with daylight.
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- madwoman (noun): A woman who is insane.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- manhood (noun): The state or condition of being a human being.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- monad (noun): An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- mown (verb): past participle of mow
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- nomad (noun): A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- wand (noun): A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- woman (noun): An adult female human.