NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 7, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 251 points |
| Genius Level | 176 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| F | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| L | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| T | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | Σ | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×2 CO×12 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×3 FL×2 FO×4 |
| I | IC×2 IL×1 IN×5 IO×1 |
| L | LI×6 LO×3 |
| N | NO×3 |
| O | OC×1 OL×1 ON×1 |
| T | TI×6 TO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLI×2 COC×1 COF×1 COI×3 COL×2 CON×4 COT×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FIC×1 FIL×1 FIN×1 FLI×2 FOC×1 FOI×1 FOL×2 |
| I | ICO×2 ILL×1 INF×4 INT×1 ION×1 |
| L | LIC×1 LIF×2 LIL×1 LIN×1 LIO×1 LOC×1 LOI×1 LOT×1 |
| N | NON×2 NOT×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OLI×1 ONI×1 |
| T | TIF×1 TIL×2 TIN×3 TOI×1 TON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co...... † | CO8 | A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. |
| in........ † | IN10 | The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition. |
| cl... | CL5 | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.... | CO6 | A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial. |
| co.. | CO4 | A hairdo. |
| co.. | CO4 | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co... | CO5 | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). |
| co..... | CO7 | Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon. |
| co........ | CO10 | The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. |
| co.... | CO6 | Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| co....... | CO9 | A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. |
| fi..... | FI7 | Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Finished; over with. |
| fl... | FL5 | A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A fluttering or darting movement. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of focus |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo... | FO5 | Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in..... | IN7 | To thrust upon; to impose. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li.. | LI4 | To raise or rise. |
| li..... | LI7 | The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | plural of locus |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.... | LO6 | A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. |
| no........ | NO10 | Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| oc....... | OC9 | A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 10. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti..... | TI7 | A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. |
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.
- conflict† (CO8)
- infliction† (IN10)
- cliff (CL5)
- clinic (CL6)
- cocci (CO5)
- coffin (CO6)
- coif (CO4)
- coil (CO4)
- coin (CO4)
- colic (CO5)
- colonic (CO7)
- concoction (CO10)
- confit (CO6)
- conic (CO5)
- cotillion (CO9)
- fiction (FI7)
- fill (FI4)
- finito (FI6)
- flint (FL5)
- flit (FL4)
- foci (FO4)
- foil (FO4)
- folic (FO5)
- folio (FO5)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- illicit (IL7)
- infill (IN6)
- inflict (IN7)
- info (IN4)
- into (IN4)
- ionic (IO5)
- licit (LI5)
- lift (LI4)
- liftoff (LI7)
- lilt (LI4)
- lint (LI4)
- lion (LI4)
- loci (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- lotion (LO6)
- nonfiction (NO10)
- nonillion (NO9)
- notion (NO6)
- octillion (OC9)
- olio (OL4)
- onion (ON5)
- tiff (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tinct (TI5)
- tinfoil (TI7)
- tint (TI4)
- toil (TO4)
- tonic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- conflict† (noun): A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
- infliction† (noun): The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
- cliff (noun): A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- clinic (noun): A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coffin (noun): A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
- coif (noun): A hairdo.
- coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- colonic (adjective): Of, relating to, affecting or within the colon.
- concoction (noun): The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- confit (noun): Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- cotillion (noun): A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles.
- fiction (noun): Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- finito (adjective): Finished; over with.
- flint (noun): A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
- flit (noun): A fluttering or darting movement.
- foci (noun): plural of focus
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- folic (adjective): Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- inflict (verb): To thrust upon; to impose.
- info (noun): information.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- lift (verb): To raise or rise.
- liftoff (noun): The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loci (noun): plural of locus
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
- nonfiction (noun): Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- octillion (numeral): A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 10.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tinfoil (noun): A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- tonic (adjective): Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.