NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 24, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, h, i, n |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 302 points |
| Genius Level | 211 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| D | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| P | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 31 | Σ | 17 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AP×6 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DE×7 DI×1 |
| E | EP×1 |
| H | HA×2 HE×3 HI×1 |
| I | |
| N | NA×2 NE×1 NI×2 |
| P | PA×11 PE×10 PI×10 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | APE×1 APH×1 API×1 APN×1 APP×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAP×2 DEA×2 DEE×3 DEP×2 DIP×1 |
| E | EPE×1 |
| H | HAP×2 HEA×3 HIP×1 |
| I | |
| N | NAP×2 NEA×1 NIN×1 NIP×1 |
| P | PAD×1 PAE×1 PAI×3 PAN×5 PAP×1 PEA×1 PEE×4 PEN×4 PEP×1 PIE×1 PIN×6 PIP×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| he..... † | HE7 | The kingpin. |
| pi..... † | PI7 | The head of a pin. |
| pi....... † | PI9 | Having a head that is unusually tapered or small. |
| ap.. | AP4 | simple past tense and past participle of ape |
| ap... | AP5 | Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. |
| ap... | AP5 | Relating to bees. |
| ap... | AP5 | The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended |
| ap...... | AP8 | simple past tense and past participle of append |
| da.... | DA6 | a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves. |
| da.... | DA6 | simple past tense and past participle of dap |
| de..... | DE7 | Deliberately impassive or expressionless. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadpan |
| de.. | DE4 | Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make deep or deeper |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deepen |
| de.... | DE6 | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of depend |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dip |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ha.... | HA6 | To occur or take place. |
| ha...... | HA8 | simple past tense and past participle of happen |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.... | HE6 | In a heap. |
| hi.... | HI6 | A teenager who imitated the beatniks. |
| na.. | NA4 | The back part of the neck. |
| na.... | NA6 | simple past tense and past participle of nap |
| ne.. | NE4 | The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. |
| ni..... | NI7 | The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle. |
| ni.... | NI6 | simple past tense and past participle of nip |
| pa.... | PA6 | Having padding. |
| pa... | PA5 | A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle. |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa.. | PA4 | An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. |
| pa.... | PA6 | In pain, especially in an emotional sense. |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having panes. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. |
| pa.... | PA6 | simple past tense and past participle of pan |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A female peafowl. |
| pe.. | PE4 | simple past tense and past participle of pee |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peep |
| pe.. | PE4 | To hang down; to cause something to hang down |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pend |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pen |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pep |
| pi.. | PI4 | Having two or more colors, especially black and white. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pine |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pin |
| pi...... | PI8 | Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pipe |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
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.
- headpin† (HE7)
- pinhead† (PI7)
- pinheaded† (PI9)
- aped (AP4)
- aphid (AP5)
- apian (AP5)
- apnea (AP5)
- append (AP6)
- appended (AP8)
- daphne (DA6)
- dapped (DA6)
- deadpan (DE7)
- deadpanned (DE10)
- deep (DE4)
- deepen (DE6)
- deepened (DE8)
- depend (DE6)
- depended (DE8)
- dipped (DI6)
- epee (EP4)
- happen (HA6)
- happened (HA8)
- heap (HE4)
- heaped (HE6)
- hippie (HI6)
- nape (NA4)
- napped (NA6)
- neap (NE4)
- ninepin (NI7)
- nipped (NI6)
- padded (PA6)
- paean (PA5)
- paid (PA4)
- pain (PA4)
- pained (PA6)
- panda (PA5)
- pane (PA4)
- paned (PA5)
- panini (PA6)
- panned (PA6)
- papa (PA4)
- peahen (PE6)
- peed (PE4)
- peen (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- peeped (PE6)
- pend (PE4)
- pended (PE6)
- penne (PE5)
- penned (PE6)
- pepped (PE6)
- pied (PI4)
- pine (PI4)
- pined (PI5)
- pinned (PI6)
- pinniped (PI8)
- pipe (PI4)
- piped (PI5)
- pippin (PI6)
Answer Definitions
- headpin† (noun): The kingpin.
- pinhead† (noun): The head of a pin.
- pinheaded† (adjective): Having a head that is unusually tapered or small.
- aped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ape
- aphid (noun): Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
- apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
- apnea (noun): The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
- append (verb): To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
- appended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of append
- daphne (noun): a small Eurasian shrub with sweet-scented flowers and, typically, evergreen leaves.
- dapped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dap
- deadpan (adjective): Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
- deadpanned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadpan
- deep (adjective): Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
- deepen (verb): To make deep or deeper
- deepened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deepen
- depend (verb): To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
- depended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of depend
- dipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dip
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- happen (verb): To occur or take place.
- happened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of happen
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- heaped (adjective): In a heap.
- hippie (noun): A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- nape (noun): The back part of the neck.
- napped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nap
- neap (noun): The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
- ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- nipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nip
- padded (adjective): Having padding.
- paean (noun): A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- pained (adjective): In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- pane (noun): An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
- paned (adjective): Having panes.
- panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
- panned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pan
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- peahen (noun): A female peafowl.
- peed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pee
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- peeped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peep
- pend (verb): To hang down; to cause something to hang down
- pended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pend
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pen
- pepped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pep
- pied (adjective): Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
- pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
- pined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pine
- pinned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pin
- pinniped (noun): Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- piped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pipe
- pippin (noun): A seed