NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 4, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 210 points |
| Genius Level | 147 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 | Σ | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×3 DI×8 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 EV×4 |
| F | FI×1 |
| I | IN×7 IV×1 |
| N | |
| T | |
| V | VE×7 VI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×1 DEV×2 DIV×8 |
|---|---|
| E | END×1 ENV×1 EVE×3 EVI×1 |
| F | FIV×1 |
| I | INF×1 INV×6 IVI×1 |
| N | |
| T | |
| V | VEI×2 VEN×4 VET×1 VIE×1 VIN×1 VIV×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........ † | DE10 | explicitly defined |
| de.... | DE6 | To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp). |
| de...... | DE8 | Having had the veins removed. |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di...... | DI8 | A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually). |
| di.... | DI6 | Of or pertaining to a god. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divine |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| en.... | EN6 | A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus). |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of envy |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev..... | EV7 | Obviously true by simple observation. |
| fi.. | FI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 5. |
| in........ | IN10 | The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood). |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in...... | IN8 | fictional, made up, imaginary. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | simple past tense and past participle of invite |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Having veins or veinlike markings. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vent |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
| vi...... | VI8 | simple past tense and past participle of vivify |
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.
- definitive† (DE10)
- devein (DE6)
- deveined (DE8)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- dividend (DI8)
- divine (DI6)
- divined (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- endive (EN6)
- envied (EN6)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- event (EV5)
- evident (EV7)
- five (FI4)
- infinitive (IN10)
- invent (IN6)
- invented (IN8)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invited (IN7)
- invitee (IN7)
- ivied (IV5)
- vein (VE4)
- veined (VE6)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- vent (VE4)
- vented (VE6)
- vetted (VE6)
- vied (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
- vivid (VI5)
- vivified (VI8)
Answer Definitions
- definitive† (adjective): explicitly defined
- devein (verb): To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
- deveined (adjective): Having had the veins removed.
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- dividend (noun): A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
- divine (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god.
- divined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divine
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- endive (noun): A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- envied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of envy
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- evident (adjective): Obviously true by simple observation.
- five (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 5.
- infinitive (noun): The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- invented (adjective): fictional, made up, imaginary.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of invite
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- veined (adjective): Having veins or veinlike markings.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- vented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vent
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.
- vivified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vivify