NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 23, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, i, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 217 points |
| Genius Level | 152 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 21 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| T | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 15 | Σ | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ET×1 |
| H | HA×9 HE×9 HI×3 |
| I | IN×2 |
| L | LA×2 LE×1 LI×1 |
| N | NE×1 NI×3 |
| T | TA×1 TE×4 TH×8 TI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANN×1 ANT×1 ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ETH×1 |
| H | HAI×1 HAL×5 HAT×3 HEA×5 HEE×1 HEI×1 HEL×1 HEN×1 HIL×2 HIN×1 |
| I | INH×2 |
| L | LAT×2 LET×1 LIT×1 |
| N | NEA×1 NIN×3 |
| T | TAH×1 TEE×2 TEL×1 TEN×1 THA×3 THE×3 THI×2 TIL×1 TIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an........ † | AN10 | To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate. |
| an..... | AN7 | A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites, and beneath which the colony nests. |
| at..... | AT7 | A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| et.... | ET6 | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he..... | HE7 | Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| in...... | IN8 | intended for inhaling |
| in.... | IN6 | To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| la... | LA5 | To invite; bid; ask. |
| le.... | LE6 | Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. |
| li... | LI5 | To go. |
| ne... | NE5 | Beneath. |
| ni........ | NI10 | The ordinal form of the number nineteen. |
| ni....... | NI9 | The ordinal form of the number ninety. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te........ | TE10 | Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| th... | TH5 | A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. |
| 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 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
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.
- annihilate† (AN10)
- anthill (AN7)
- athlete (AT7)
- ethane (ET6)
- hail (HA4)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- halite (HA6)
- hall (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- hate (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- heal (HE4)
- health (HE6)
- heat (HE4)
- heath (HE5)
- heathen (HE7)
- heel (HE4)
- heinie (HE6)
- hell (HE4)
- henna (HE5)
- hill (HI4)
- hilt (HI4)
- hint (HI4)
- inhalant (IN8)
- inhale (IN6)
- lath (LA4)
- lathe (LA5)
- lethal (LE6)
- lithe (LI5)
- neath (NE5)
- nineteenth (NI10)
- ninetieth (NI9)
- ninth (NI5)
- tahini (TA6)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- telehealth (TE10)
- tenth (TE5)
- than (TH4)
- thane (TH5)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
- thin (TH4)
- thine (TH5)
- tilth (TI5)
- tithe (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- annihilate† (verb): To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
- anthill (noun): A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites, and beneath which the colony nests.
- athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- ethane (noun): An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
- hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- halite (noun): Native salt; sodium chloride NaCl as a mineral; rock salt.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heathen (adjective): Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- inhalant (adjective): intended for inhaling
- inhale (verb): To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
- lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- lithe (verb): To go.
- neath (preposition): Beneath.
- nineteenth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nineteen.
- ninetieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number ninety.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- tahini (noun): A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- telehealth (noun): Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- thane (noun): A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
- 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.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thine (determiner): Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.