NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 20, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, h, i, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 122 points |
| Genius Level | 85 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| C | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AA×1 AC×2 AG×1 AR×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CH×6 CI×2 CR×2 |
| G | GA×1 GR×3 |
| H | HA×2 HI×1 |
| I | |
| P | PA×5 PI×1 PR×1 |
| R | RA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AAR×1 ACA×2 AGA×1 ARC×2 ARI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAR×2 CHA×4 CHI×2 CIG×1 CIR×1 CRA×2 |
| G | GAG×1 GRA×3 |
| H | HAI×1 HAR×1 HIG×1 |
| I | |
| P | PAI×1 PAP×1 PAR×3 PIC×1 PRI×1 |
| R | RAG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gr..... † | GR7 | Drawn, pictorial. |
| aa... | AA5 | In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| ar..... | AR7 | A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.). |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of carpus |
| ch.. | CH4 | A female gypsy. |
| ch... | CH5 | An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A man, a fellow. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. |
| ch... | CH5 | A Latin-American girl; a Latina. |
| ci... | CI5 | A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked. |
| ci... | CI5 | Approximately, about, around |
| cr.. | CR4 | A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock. |
| cr.. | CR4 | The husk of grain; chaff. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| gr... | GR5 | A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers. |
| gr.... | GR6 | An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type. |
| hi....... | HI9 | An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| pa... | PA5 | To burn the surface of, to scorch. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand. |
| pr..... | PR7 | Phallic. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
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.
- graphic† (GR7)
- aargh (AA5)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- agar (AG4)
- arch (AR4)
- archaic (AR7)
- aria (AR4)
- carp (CA4)
- carpi (CA5)
- chai (CH4)
- chair (CH5)
- chap (CH4)
- char (CH4)
- chia (CH4)
- chica (CH5)
- cigar (CI5)
- circa (CI5)
- crag (CR4)
- crap (CR4)
- gaga (GA4)
- graph (GR5)
- grappa (GR6)
- hair (HA4)
- harp (HA4)
- highchair (HI9)
- pair (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- paragraph (PA9)
- parch (PA5)
- pariah (PA6)
- pica (PI4)
- priapic (PR7)
- raga (RA4)
Answer Definitions
- graphic† (adjective): Drawn, pictorial.
- aargh (interjection): In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- archaic (noun): A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- carp (noun): Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
- carpi (noun): plural of carpus
- chai (noun): A female gypsy.
- chair (noun): An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
- chap (noun): A man, a fellow.
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- chia (noun): A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
- chica (noun): A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
- cigar (noun): A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
- circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
- crag (noun): A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.
- crap (noun): The husk of grain; chaff.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- graph (noun): A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.
- grappa (noun): An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- harp (noun): A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type.
- highchair (noun): An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers.
- pair (noun): Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- paragraph (noun): A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
- parch (verb): To burn the surface of, to scorch.
- pariah (noun): Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
- pica (noun): A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- priapic (adjective): Phallic.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.