NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 13, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, m, o, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 120 points |
| Genius Level | 84 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 8 | 6 | - | 1 | 2 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×5 DO×1 DR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ID×2 IT×1 |
| M | MI×3 |
| O | OD×1 OM×1 |
| R | RI×1 RO×1 |
| T | TI×3 TO×6 TR×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIM×1 DIR×2 DIT×2 DOR×1 DRO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IDI×2 ITT×1 |
| M | MID×1 MIR×1 MIT×1 |
| O | ODD×1 OMI×1 |
| R | RIO×1 ROT×1 |
| T | TID×1 TIM×2 TOM×1 TOR×5 TRI×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| do....... † | DO9 | A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind. |
| di.... | DI6 | A light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares. |
| di.. | DI4 | Soil or earth. |
| di... | DI5 | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| di... | DI5 | A short, simple verse or song. |
| dr... | DR5 | A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android). |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| od.... | OD6 | An odd or strange thing or opinion. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Arranged neatly and in order. |
| ti... | TI5 | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| ti...... | TI8 | The state of being timid; shyness. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.... | TO6 | A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane. |
| to.... | TO6 | Very hot and dry. |
| to....... | TO9 | The property of being torrid. |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
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.
- dormitory† (DO9)
- dimity (DI6)
- dirt (DI4)
- dirty (DI5)
- ditto (DI5)
- ditty (DI5)
- droid (DR5)
- idiom (ID5)
- idiot (ID5)
- itty (IT4)
- midi (MI4)
- mirror (MI6)
- mitt (MI4)
- oddity (OD6)
- omit (OM4)
- riot (RI4)
- roti (RO4)
- tidy (TI4)
- timid (TI5)
- timidity (TI8)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- toroid (TO6)
- torrid (TO6)
- torridity (TO9)
- trim (TR4)
- trio (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- dormitory† (noun): A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
- dimity (noun): A light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares.
- dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
- dirty (adjective): Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- ditty (noun): A short, simple verse or song.
- droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mirror (noun): A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- oddity (noun): An odd or strange thing or opinion.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- tidy (adjective): Arranged neatly and in order.
- timid (adjective): Lacking in courage or confidence.
- timidity (noun): The state of being timid; shyness.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- toroid (noun): A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
- torrid (adjective): Very hot and dry.
- torridity (noun): The property of being torrid.
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.