NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 16, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, i, n, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 284 points |
| Genius Level | 199 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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 |
| D | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| I | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| N | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| T | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 | Σ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 5 | - | 4 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×5 AN×3 AP×1 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DI×2 DO×1 |
| I | ID×1 IN×4 IO×1 |
| N | NA×2 NO×2 |
| O | ON×1 OP×1 |
| P | PA×5 PI×9 PO×4 |
| T | TA×4 TI×3 TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×2 ADD×1 ADO×2 ANN×1 ANO×1 ANT×1 APP×1 ATO×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAT×1 DIN×1 DIT×1 DON×1 |
| I | IDI×1 INA×1 INI×1 INT×2 IOT×1 |
| N | NAT×2 NOT×2 |
| O | ONT×1 OPT×1 |
| P | PAI×1 PAN×2 PAT×2 PIN×5 PIP×1 PIT×3 POI×1 PON×1 POT×2 |
| T | TAI×1 TAN×1 TAP×1 TAT×1 TIN×1 TIP×1 TIT×1 TOA×1 TOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad........ † | AD10 | The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. |
| ad...... † | AD8 | The act of adopting. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| ad... | AD5 | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit |
| ad...... | AD8 | The act of adding anything. |
| ad... | AD5 | To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
| an........ | AN10 | A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. |
| an.... | AN6 | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| ap..... | AP7 | To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement. |
| at.. | AT4 | On the top of. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do...... | DO8 | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| in... | IN5 | Unapt |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in........ | IN10 | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na.... | NA6 | A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. |
| no...... | NO8 | The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| op.... | OP6 | One of a set of choices that can be made. |
| pa... | PA5 | A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied. |
| pa.... | PA6 | An honorary title for a learned man or scholar. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A paten, flat type of dish. |
| pa... | PA5 | A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Alternative form of piñata |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America. |
| pi...... | PI8 | The point of a pin. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) : one half quart 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or approximately 18.62 fluid ounces [551 millilitres] for dry goods (a US dry pint). 1.696 liters 12 fluid ounces |
| pi... | PI5 | A horse with a patchy coloration that includes white. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat |
| pi... | PI5 | A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber). |
| po... | PO5 | A discrete division of something. An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. |
| po..... | PO7 | A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge. |
| po.... | PO6 | The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant. |
| po.... | PO6 | A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The very topmost point. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
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.
- adaptation† (AD10)
- adoption† (AD8)
- adapt (AD5)
- addition (AD8)
- adopt (AD5)
- annotation (AN10)
- anoint (AN6)
- anti (AN4)
- appoint (AP7)
- atop (AT4)
- attain (AT6)
- data (DA4)
- dint (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- donation (DO8)
- idiot (ID5)
- inapt (IN5)
- initiation (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- intonation (IN10)
- iota (IO4)
- natant (NA6)
- nation (NA6)
- notation (NO8)
- notion (NO6)
- onto (ON4)
- option (OP6)
- paint (PA5)
- pandit (PA6)
- pant (PA4)
- patina (PA6)
- patio (PA5)
- pinata (PI6)
- pinot (PI5)
- pinpoint (PI8)
- pint (PI4)
- pinto (PI5)
- pipit (PI5)
- pita (PI4)
- pitapat (PI7)
- piton (PI5)
- point (PO5)
- pontoon (PO7)
- potato (PO6)
- potion (PO6)
- taint (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tapa (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- tint (TI4)
- tiptop (TI6)
- titan (TI5)
- toad (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- adaptation† (noun): The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- adoption† (noun): The act of adopting. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- adapt (verb): To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
- addition (noun): The act of adding anything.
- adopt (verb): To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
- annotation (noun): A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
- anoint (verb): To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- appoint (verb): To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
- atop (preposition): On the top of.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- donation (noun): A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- inapt (adjective): Unapt
- initiation (noun): The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intonation (noun): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- nation (noun): A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- notation (noun): The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- option (noun): One of a set of choices that can be made.
- paint (noun): A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
- pandit (noun): An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
- pant (noun): A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- patina (noun): A paten, flat type of dish.
- patio (noun): A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
- pinata (noun): Alternative form of piñata
- pinot (noun): Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
- pinpoint (noun): The point of a pin.
- pint (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) : one half quart 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or approximately 18.62 fluid ounces [551 millilitres] for dry goods (a US dry pint). 1.696 liters 12 fluid ounces
- pinto (noun): A horse with a patchy coloration that includes white.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- pita (noun): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
- pitapat (verb): Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
- piton (noun): A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
- point (noun): A discrete division of something. An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- pontoon (noun): A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
- potato (noun): The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
- potion (noun): A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiptop (noun): The very topmost point.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.