NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 30, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | h, i, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 142 points |
| Genius Level | 99 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| T | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 17 | Σ | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| H | HO×3 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×1 IR×1 |
| L | |
| N | NI×1 NO×3 |
| O | |
| R | RH×1 RI×2 RO×7 |
| T | TH×2 TI×1 TO×6 TR×8 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| H | HON×1 HOR×2 |
|---|---|
| I | INT×1 IRO×1 |
| L | |
| N | NIT×1 NOI×1 NOR×2 |
| O | |
| R | RHI×1 RIL×1 RIO×1 ROI×1 ROL×1 ROO×1 ROT×4 |
| T | THO×1 THR×1 TIN×1 TOR×6 TRI×5 TRO×3 |
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 ordinal form of the number one trillion. |
| ho... | HO5 | recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration |
| 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. |
| in... | IN5 | An introduction. |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| ni... | NI5 | the univalent NO2 functional group. |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no.. | NO4 | A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). |
| 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. |
| rh... | RH5 | Money. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta similar to fusilli. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ro...... | RO8 | To break up and turn soil using a rototiller. |
| th... | TH5 | A sharp protective spine of a plant. |
| th.... | TH6 | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify; to experience such a sensation. |
| ti..... | TI7 | Cheap, inferior; pretentious. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed). |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| to..... | TO7 | Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry, often containing chopped cherries and topped with almonds, crumbled macaroons, etc. |
| tr... | TR5 | A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. |
| tr...... | TR8 | A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr.... | TR6 | the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons |
| tr... | TR5 | A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
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.
- trillionth† (TR10)
- honor (HO5)
- horn (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- intro (IN5)
- iron (IR4)
- nitro (NI5)
- noir (NO4)
- nori (NO4)
- north (NO5)
- rhino (RH5)
- rill (RI4)
- riot (RI4)
- roil (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- rotini (RO6)
- rotor (RO5)
- rototill (RO8)
- thorn (TH5)
- thrill (TH6)
- tinhorn (TI7)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- torn (TO4)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tortoni (TO7)
- trill (TR5)
- trillion (TR8)
- trio (TR4)
- triton (TR6)
- troll (TR5)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- trillionth† (adjective): The ordinal form of the number one trillion.
- honor (noun): recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration
- 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.
- intro (noun): An introduction.
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- nitro (noun): the univalent NO2 functional group.
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- nori (noun): A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- 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.
- rhino (noun): Money.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- rotini (noun): A type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta similar to fusilli.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- rototill (verb): To break up and turn soil using a rototiller.
- thorn (noun): A sharp protective spine of a plant.
- thrill (verb): To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to electrify; to experience such a sensation.
- tinhorn (adjective): Cheap, inferior; pretentious.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tortoni (noun): Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry, often containing chopped cherries and topped with almonds, crumbled macaroons, etc.
- trill (noun): A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
- trillion (numeral): A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- triton (noun): the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
- troll (noun): A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.