NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 25, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, g, i, n, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 309 points |
| Genius Level | 216 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| G | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 11 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| L | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| N | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| W | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | Σ | 19 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×3 FL×7 FO×8 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×4 GL×2 GO×5 |
| I | IG×1 IN×3 |
| L | LI×3 LO×10 |
| N | NI×1 NO×1 |
| O | OG×1 OI×1 OL×1 OO×1 |
| W | WI×4 WO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIL×3 FLI×2 FLO×5 FOI×2 FOL×3 FOO×2 FOW×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIG×2 GIL×2 GLO×2 GOG×1 GOL×2 GOO×2 |
| I | IGL×1 INF×3 |
| L | LIN×2 LIO×1 LOG×3 LOI×1 LOL×2 LON×2 LOO×1 LOW×1 |
| N | NIG×1 NON×1 |
| O | OGL×1 OIL×1 OLI×1 OOL×1 |
| W | WIG×1 WIL×3 WOL×2 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl..... † | FL7 | present participle of flow |
| fo....... † | FO9 | Coming next, either in sequence or in time. |
| wo..... † | WO7 | present participle of wolf |
| fi.... | FI6 | Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fill |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| fl...... | FL8 | Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude. |
| fl... | FL5 | past participle of fly |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of foil |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.... | FO6 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fool |
| fo.. | FO4 | A bird. |
| gi...... | GI8 | present participle of giggle |
| gi.... | GI6 | A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. |
| gi.. | GI4 | a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gill |
| gl.. | GL4 | To emit light as if heated. |
| gl..... | GL7 | present participle of glow |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of goggle |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of golf |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of google |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| in.... | IN6 | The act or process of flowing in or into |
| li... | LI5 | Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. |
| li.... | LI6 | A covering for the inside surface of something. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of log |
| lo... | LO5 | A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of loll |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of long |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.... | LO6 | present participle of low |
| ni...... | NI8 | present participle of niggle |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| og.... | OG6 | Action of the verb to ogle. |
| oi.... | OI6 | present participle of oil |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| wi...... | WI8 | present participle of wiggle |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
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.
- flowing† (FL7)
- following† (FO9)
- wolfing† (WO7)
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filling (FI7)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- flog (FL4)
- flogging (FL8)
- flow (FL4)
- flown (FL5)
- foil (FO4)
- foiling (FO7)
- folio (FO5)
- follow (FO6)
- fool (FO4)
- fooling (FO7)
- fowl (FO4)
- giggling (GI8)
- gigolo (GI6)
- gill (GI4)
- gilling (GI7)
- glow (GL4)
- glowing (GL7)
- goggling (GO8)
- golf (GO4)
- golfing (GO7)
- googling (GO8)
- googol (GO6)
- igloo (IG5)
- infill (IN6)
- infilling (IN9)
- inflow (IN6)
- lingo (LI5)
- lining (LI6)
- lion (LI4)
- logging (LO7)
- login (LO5)
- logo (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolling (LO7)
- long (LO4)
- longing (LO7)
- loon (LO4)
- lowing (LO6)
- niggling (NI8)
- nonillion (NO9)
- ogling (OG6)
- oiling (OI6)
- olio (OL4)
- oolong (OO6)
- wiggling (WI8)
- will (WI4)
- willing (WI7)
- willow (WI6)
- wolf (WO4)
- wool (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- flowing† (verb): present participle of flow
- following† (adjective): Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
- wolfing† (verb): present participle of wolf
- filing (noun): Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filling (verb): present participle of fill
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- flogging (noun): Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
- flow (noun): Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- flown (verb): past participle of fly
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiling (verb): present participle of foil
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- follow (verb): To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooling (verb): present participle of fool
- fowl (noun): A bird.
- giggling (verb): present participle of giggle
- gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
- gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- gilling (verb): present participle of gill
- glow (verb): To emit light as if heated.
- glowing (verb): present participle of glow
- goggling (verb): present participle of goggle
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- golfing (verb): present participle of golf
- googling (verb): present participle of google
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- inflow (noun): The act or process of flowing in or into
- lingo (noun): Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- lining (noun): A covering for the inside surface of something.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- logging (verb): present participle of log
- login (noun): A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolling (verb): present participle of loll
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longing (verb): present participle of long
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- lowing (verb): present participle of low
- niggling (verb): present participle of niggle
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- ogling (noun): Action of the verb to ogle.
- oiling (verb): present participle of oil
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- wiggling (verb): present participle of wiggle
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willing (adjective): Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- wolf (noun): Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.