NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 18, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, n, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 208 points |
| Genius Level | 146 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| W | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 |
| I | |
| N | |
| O | OW×2 |
| P | PE×2 PI×1 PO×1 |
| W | WE×8 WI×17 WO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOW×3 |
|---|---|
| E | END×2 |
| I | |
| N | |
| O | OWE×1 OWN×1 |
| P | PEE×1 PEW×1 PIN×1 POW×1 |
| W | WED×1 WEE×5 WEN×2 WID×5 WIE×1 WIN×9 WIP×2 WOO×5 WOW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pi...... † | PI8 | The wood of a pine |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of down |
| do...... | DO8 | in the same direction as the wind is blowing |
| en... | EN5 | To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”). |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of endow |
| ow.. | OW4 | simple past tense and past participle of owe |
| ow... | OW5 | simple past tense and past participle of own |
| pe.... | PE6 | A short or small person; a small object. |
| pe... | PE5 | The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus). |
| po.... | PO6 | A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman. |
| we.... | WE6 | Joined in marriage. |
| we.. | WE4 | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weed |
| we.... | WE6 | Alternative form of wienie |
| we.. | WE4 | To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy. |
| we.... | WE6 | A sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience. |
| we.. | WE4 | To turn; change, to adapt. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wend |
| wi.. | WI4 | Having a large physical extent from side to side. |
| wi... | WI5 | To become wide or wider. |
| wi..... | WI7 | simple past tense and past participle of widen |
| wi... | WI5 | A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower. |
| wi.... | WI6 | A wiener. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| wi.... | WI6 | simple past tense and past participle of wind |
| wi.... | WI6 | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. |
| wi...... | WI8 | The trachea. |
| wi.. | WI4 | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%. |
| wi... | WI5 | simple past tense and past participle of wine |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi...... | WI8 | simple past tense and past participle of winnow |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wi.. | WI4 | To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. |
| wi... | WI5 | simple past tense and past participle of wipe |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Covered with trees. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Made of wood. |
| wo...... | WO8 | Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon. |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of woo |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of wow |
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.
- pinewood† (PI8)
- down (DO4)
- downed (DO6)
- downwind (DO8)
- endow (EN5)
- endowed (EN7)
- owed (OW4)
- owned (OW5)
- peewee (PE6)
- pewee (PE5)
- powwow (PO6)
- wedded (WE6)
- weed (WE4)
- weeded (WE6)
- weenie (WE6)
- weep (WE4)
- weepie (WE6)
- wend (WE4)
- wended (WE6)
- wide (WI4)
- widen (WI5)
- widened (WI7)
- widow (WI5)
- widowed (WI7)
- wienie (WI6)
- wind (WI4)
- winded (WI6)
- window (WI6)
- windpipe (WI8)
- wine (WI4)
- wined (WI5)
- winnow (WI6)
- winnowed (WI8)
- wino (WI4)
- wipe (WI4)
- wiped (WI5)
- wood (WO4)
- wooded (WO6)
- wooden (WO6)
- woodwind (WO8)
- wooed (WO5)
- wowed (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- pinewood† (noun): The wood of a pine
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- downed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of down
- downwind (adverb): in the same direction as the wind is blowing
- endow (verb): To provide with a dower (“the portion that a widow receives from her deceased husband's property”) or a dowry (“property given to a bride”).
- endowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endow
- owed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of owe
- owned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of own
- peewee (noun): A short or small person; a small object.
- pewee (noun): The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus).
- powwow (noun): A ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
- wedded (adjective): Joined in marriage.
- weed (noun): Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
- weeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weed
- weenie (noun): Alternative form of wienie
- weep (verb): To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- weepie (noun): A sad or sentimental film, often portraying troubled romance, designed to elicit a tearfully emotional response from its audience.
- wend (verb): To turn; change, to adapt.
- wended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wend
- wide (adjective): Having a large physical extent from side to side.
- widen (verb): To become wide or wider.
- widened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of widen
- widow (noun): A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- widowed (adjective): Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower.
- wienie (noun): A wiener.
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- winded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wind
- window (noun): An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
- windpipe (noun): The trachea.
- wine (noun): An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
- wined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wine
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- winnowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of winnow
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- wipe (verb): To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface.
- wiped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wipe
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- wooded (adjective): Covered with trees.
- wooden (adjective): Made of wood.
- woodwind (noun): Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.
- wooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of woo
- wowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wow