NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 22, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, i, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 194 points |
| Genius Level | 136 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| D | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| N | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| O | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| R | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AN×5 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DI×2 DO×1 DR×1 |
| I | IN×2 IR×2 |
| N | NA×7 NI×1 NO×5 |
| O | ON×2 OR×2 |
| R | RA×9 RI×1 RO×2 |
| Y | YA×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADO×1 AND×2 ANI×1 ANN×1 ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 DAR×1 DIN×2 DON×1 DRA×1 |
| I | IND×1 INR×1 IRO×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×2 NAI×1 NAN×2 NAR×1 NIN×1 NOI×1 NON×1 NOO×2 NOR×1 |
| O | ONI×2 ORD×2 |
| R | RAD×2 RAI×2 RAN×4 RAY×1 RIN×1 ROA×1 RON×1 |
| Y | YAR×1 YON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| no...... † | NO8 | Not derived from dairy sources. |
| or...... † | OR8 | A person with authority; authority, ordinance. A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese. A devotional manual; a book setting our rules for proper conduct. A courier; someone delivering mail or post. A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass. A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation. The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death. |
| ad... | AD5 | To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. |
| an..... | AN7 | A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side |
| an..... | AN7 | A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one). |
| an... | AN5 | A negatively charged ion. |
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| da... | DA5 | A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| di... | DI5 | The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| dr... | DR5 | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole |
| in.... | IN6 | Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building. |
| in.... | IN6 | An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion. |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| ir... | IR5 | The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no..... | NO7 | The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day. |
| no.. | NO4 | A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.... | ON6 | Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell. |
| or.... | OR6 | To prearrange unalterably. |
| ra.... | RA6 | English Wikipedia has an article on:radianWikipedia In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad |
| ra... | RA5 | The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra... | RA5 | marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra... | RA5 | Random; arbitrary. |
| ra... | RA5 | Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ra... | RA5 | A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. |
| ri.. | RI4 | tree bark |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
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.
- nondairy† (NO8)
- ordinary† (OR8)
- adorn (AD5)
- andiron (AN7)
- android (AN7)
- anion (AN5)
- annoy (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- dandy (DA5)
- darn (DA4)
- dinar (DI5)
- dino (DI4)
- donor (DO5)
- drain (DR5)
- indoor (IN6)
- inroad (IN6)
- iron (IR4)
- irony (IR5)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nadir (NA5)
- naiad (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- nary (NA4)
- ninny (NI5)
- noir (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- noonday (NO7)
- nori (NO4)
- onion (ON5)
- oniony (ON6)
- ordain (OR6)
- radian (RA6)
- radon (RA5)
- rain (RA4)
- rainy (RA5)
- rand (RA4)
- rando (RA5)
- randy (RA5)
- rani (RA4)
- rayon (RA5)
- rind (RI4)
- roan (RO4)
- rondo (RO5)
- yarn (YA4)
- yond (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- nondairy† (adjective): Not derived from dairy sources.
- ordinary† (noun): A person with authority; authority, ordinance. A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese. A devotional manual; a book setting our rules for proper conduct. A courier; someone delivering mail or post. A rule, or book of rules, prescribing the order of service, especially of Mass. A judge with the authority to deal with cases himself or herself rather than by delegation. The chaplain of Newgate prison, who prepared condemned prisoners for death.
- adorn (verb): To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- andiron (noun): A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side
- android (noun): A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
- anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- dandy (noun): A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dinar (noun): The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- drain (noun): A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
- indoor (adjective): Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.
- inroad (noun): An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- irony (noun): The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nadir (noun): The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noonday (noun): The time of noon; the time of day when the sun is highest in the sky, especially on a hot day.
- nori (noun): A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- oniony (adjective): Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.
- ordain (verb): To prearrange unalterably.
- radian (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:radianWikipedia In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad
- radon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rainy (adjective): marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rando (adjective): Random; arbitrary.
- randy (adjective): Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- rayon (noun): A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- rind (noun): tree bark
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- yond (adjective): further; more distant