NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 21, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, n, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 225 points |
| Genius Level | 158 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 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| D | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| G | 8 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| N | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| V | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | Σ | 13 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AG×5 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 |
| E | ED×2 EG×2 EN×2 |
| G | GA×11 GE×2 GN×1 |
| N | NA×1 NE×2 |
| T | TA×3 TE×2 |
| V | VA×1 VE×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×1 ADV×2 AGA×2 AGE×3 AVE×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 |
| E | EDG×2 EGA×1 EGG×1 ENG×2 |
| G | GAD×2 GAG×3 GAN×2 GAT×2 GAV×2 GEN×2 GNA×1 |
| N | NAG×1 NEG×2 |
| T | TAG×1 TAN×2 TEE×2 |
| V | VAN×1 VEG×4 |
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....... † | AD9 | Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end. |
| ad........ † | AD10 | simple past tense and past participle of advantage |
| ad... | AD5 | An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. |
| ag... | AG5 | A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two. |
| ag... | AG5 | A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity. |
| ag.. | AG4 | Old. |
| ag.... | AG6 | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| ag... | AG5 | One who exerts power, or has the power to act |
| av.... | AV6 | To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer. |
| av..... | AV7 | simple past tense and past participle of avenge |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| ed.. | ED4 | The boundary line of a surface. |
| ed... | ED5 | simple past tense and past participle of edge |
| eg.. | EG4 | a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc. |
| eg... | EG5 | simple past tense and past participle of egg |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of engage |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gad |
| ga.... | GA6 | A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | past participle of gag |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gang |
| ga.. | GA4 | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| ga... | GA5 | simple past and past participle of gate |
| ga.... | GA6 | A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras |
| ga.. | GA4 | simple past tense of give |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A gentleman. |
| gn.. | GN4 | Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera. |
| na.... | NA6 | simple past tense and past participle of nag |
| ne.... | NE6 | To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict. |
| ne..... | NE7 | simple past and past participle of negate |
| ta.... | TA6 | Having a tag; labeled. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. |
| te..... | TE7 | Brushwood for fences and hedges. |
| te...... | TE8 | aged between thirteen and nineteen inclusive; teenage |
| va..... | VA7 | An advantage. |
| ve... | VE5 | Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use. |
| ve...... | VE8 | To grow or sprout. |
| ve....... | VE9 | simple past tense and past participle of vegetate |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of veg |
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.
- advantage† (AD9)
- advantaged† (AD10)
- adage (AD5)
- agate (AG5)
- agave (AG5)
- aged (AG4)
- agenda (AG6)
- agent (AG5)
- avenge (AV6)
- avenged (AV7)
- dang (DA4)
- edge (ED4)
- edged (ED5)
- egad (EG4)
- egged (EG5)
- engage (EN6)
- engaged (EN7)
- gadded (GA6)
- gadget (GA6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gagged (GA6)
- gang (GA4)
- ganged (GA6)
- gate (GA4)
- gated (GA5)
- gavage (GA6)
- gave (GA4)
- gene (GE4)
- gent (GE4)
- gnat (GN4)
- nagged (NA6)
- negate (NE6)
- negated (NE7)
- tagged (TA6)
- tang (TA4)
- tangent (TA7)
- teenage (TE7)
- teenaged (TE8)
- vantage (VA7)
- vegan (VE5)
- vegetate (VE8)
- vegetated (VE9)
- vegged (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- advantage† (noun): Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
- advantaged† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of advantage
- adage (noun): An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- agate (noun): A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
- agave (noun): A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
- aged (adjective): Old.
- agenda (noun): A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
- agent (noun): One who exerts power, or has the power to act
- avenge (verb): To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
- avenged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of avenge
- dang (verb): Damn.
- edge (noun): The boundary line of a surface.
- edged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edge
- egad (interjection): a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc.
- egged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of egg
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- engaged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of engage
- gadded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gad
- gadget (noun): A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gagged (verb): past participle of gag
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- ganged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gang
- gate (noun): A doorlike structure outside a house.
- gated (verb): simple past and past participle of gate
- gavage (noun): A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
- gave (verb): simple past tense of give
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- gent (noun): A gentleman.
- gnat (noun): Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
- nagged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nag
- negate (verb): To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
- negated (verb): simple past and past participle of negate
- tagged (adjective): Having a tag; labeled.
- tang (noun): A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
- tangent (noun): A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
- teenage (noun): Brushwood for fences and hedges.
- teenaged (adjective): aged between thirteen and nineteen inclusive; teenage
- vantage (noun): An advantage.
- vegan (adjective): Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
- vegetate (verb): To grow or sprout.
- vegetated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vegetate
- vegged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of veg