NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 19, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, n, o, r, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 153 points |
| Genius Level | 107 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| H | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 12 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| W | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | Σ | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×5 HO×7 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OA×1 |
| R | |
| T | TH×8 TO×2 TR×1 |
| W | WA×1 WH×3 WO×2 WR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARH×1 ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAR×2 HAT×2 HAW×1 HOA×1 HON×1 HOO×2 HOR×3 |
| N | NOH×1 NOR×1 |
| O | OAT×1 |
| R | |
| T | THA×3 THO×1 THR×3 THW×1 TOO×1 TOR×1 TRO×1 |
| W | WAH×1 WHA×2 WHO×1 WOO×1 WOR×1 WRA×1 WRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha...... † | HA8 | Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| at..... | AT7 | From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over. |
| ha.... | HA6 | A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ho.. | HO4 | A white or greyish-white colour. |
| ho... | HO5 | recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hurrah |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| no... | NO5 | One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N. |
| oa.. | OA4 | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| th... | TH5 | A sharp protective spine of a plant. |
| th.... | TH6 | The front part of the neck. |
| th... | TH5 | To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. |
| th.... | TH6 | past participle of throw |
| th.... | TH6 | Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to... | TO5 | the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
| wa... | WA5 | Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wh..... | WH7 | A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural) |
| wh.. | WH4 | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| wo... | WO5 | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. |
| wr... | WR5 | Great anger. |
| wr... | WR5 | Full of anger; wrathful. |
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.
- hawthorn† (HA8)
- arhat (AR5)
- athwart (AT7)
- harrow (HA6)
- hart (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hoar (HO4)
- honor (HO5)
- hoorah (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hora (HO4)
- horn (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- nohow (NO5)
- north (NO5)
- oath (OA4)
- than (TH4)
- that (TH4)
- thaw (TH4)
- thorn (TH5)
- throat (TH6)
- throw (TH5)
- thrown (TH6)
- thwart (TH6)
- tooth (TO5)
- torah (TO5)
- troth (TR5)
- wahoo (WA5)
- what (WH4)
- whatnot (WH7)
- whoa (WH4)
- woohoo (WO6)
- worth (WO5)
- wrath (WR5)
- wroth (WR5)
Answer Definitions
- hawthorn† (noun): Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- athwart (adverb): From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- harrow (noun): A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
- honor (noun): recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration
- hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
- horn (noun): A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- north (noun): One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N.
- oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- thorn (noun): A sharp protective spine of a plant.
- throat (noun): The front part of the neck.
- throw (verb): To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
- thrown (verb): past participle of throw
- thwart (adjective): Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- torah (noun): the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
- wahoo (noun): Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- whatnot (noun): A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural)
- whoa (interjection): Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- worth (adjective): Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- wrath (noun): Great anger.
- wroth (adjective): Full of anger; wrathful.