NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 14, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, l, p, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 209 points |
| Genius Level | 146 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| P | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Y | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×10 DY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 |
| L | LE×2 |
| N | NE×10 |
| P | PE×8 PL×1 |
| T | TE×7 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEN×3 DEP×4 DET×1 DYN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | END×1 ENT×1 |
| L | LEN×2 |
| N | NEE×5 NEN×1 NET×4 |
| P | PEE×1 PEN×7 PLE×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×5 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de......... † | DE11 | In a dependent manner. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make deep or deeper |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deepen |
| de.. | DE4 | A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of dent |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| de.... | DE6 | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of depend |
| de....... | DE9 | Relying upon; depending upon. |
| de..... | DE7 | Alternative form of détente |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | simple past tense and past participle of net |
| ne.... | NE6 | Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). |
| ne..... | NE7 | simple past tense and past participle of nettle |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To hang down; to cause something to hang down |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pend |
| pe..... | PE7 | Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended. |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pen |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Confinement; concealment. |
| pl.... | PL6 | A more-than-adequate amount. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| te.. | TE4 | To make a tender of; to offer or tender. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of tend |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of tent |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- dependently† (DE11)
- deepen (DE6)
- deepened (DE8)
- dent (DE4)
- dented (DE6)
- deny (DE4)
- depend (DE6)
- depended (DE8)
- dependent (DE9)
- detente (DE7)
- dyne (DY4)
- ended (EN5)
- entente (EN7)
- lend (LE4)
- lent (LE4)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
- needy (NE5)
- nene (NE4)
- netted (NE6)
- nettle (NE6)
- nettled (NE7)
- netty (NE5)
- peen (PE4)
- pend (PE4)
- pended (PE6)
- pendent (PE7)
- penne (PE5)
- penned (PE6)
- penny (PE5)
- pent (PE4)
- plenty (PL6)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- tend (TE4)
- tended (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tented (TE6)
- yenned (YE6)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- dependently† (adverb): In a dependent manner.
- deepen (verb): To make deep or deeper
- deepened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deepen
- dent (noun): A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
- dented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dent
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- depend (verb): To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
- depended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of depend
- dependent (adjective): Relying upon; depending upon.
- detente (noun): Alternative form of détente
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- netted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of net
- nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- nettled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nettle
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- pend (verb): To hang down; to cause something to hang down
- pended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pend
- pendent (adjective): Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pen
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
- plenty (noun): A more-than-adequate amount.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- tend (verb): To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
- tended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tend
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tent
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta