NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 20, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, k, m, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 154 points |
| Genius Level | 108 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| C | 4 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 14 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 9 | Σ | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×4 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CI×2 CO×2 CR×8 |
| I | |
| K | KA×2 KO×1 |
| M | MA×4 MI×3 MO×2 |
| O | OK×1 OR×1 |
| R | RA×1 RI×1 RO×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARC×1 ARI×1 ARM×1 ARO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAR×2 CIR×2 COI×1 COR×1 CRA×2 CRI×1 CRO×5 |
| I | |
| K | KAR×2 KOR×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAR×3 MIC×2 MIR×1 MOO×1 MOR×1 |
| O | OKR×1 ORC×1 |
| R | RAC×1 RIC×1 ROA×2 ROC×2 ROM×1 ROO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| mi........ † | MI10 | A microscopic crack |
| ar.. | AR4 | A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar... | AR5 | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. |
| ar... | AR5 | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other. |
| ca... | CA5 | A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. |
| ci... | CI5 | Approximately, about, around |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| co.. | CO4 | The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. |
| co.. | CO4 | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. |
| cr... | CR5 | To form cracks. |
| cr.. | CR4 | To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. |
| cr... | CR5 | A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.) |
| cr... | CR5 | A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr... | CR5 | A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. |
| cr... | CR5 | A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. |
| ka... | KA5 | The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. |
| ka.... | KA6 | Of or pertaining to karma. |
| ko... | KO5 | A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts. |
| ma... | MA5 | Very large in scope or scale. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| mi... | MI5 | Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified. |
| 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. |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| mo..... | MO7 | A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding. |
| ok.. | OK4 | The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. |
| or.. | OR4 | A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other |
| ri.. | RI4 | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Clipping of romantic comedy. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
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.
- microcrack† (MI10)
- arco (AR4)
- aria (AR4)
- armor (AR5)
- aroma (AR5)
- carioca (CA7)
- carom (CA5)
- circa (CI5)
- cirri (CI5)
- coir (CO4)
- cork (CO4)
- crack (CR5)
- cram (CR4)
- crick (CR5)
- croak (CR5)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crock (CR5)
- crook (CR5)
- karma (KA5)
- karmic (KA6)
- korma (KO5)
- macro (MA5)
- maraca (MA6)
- mark (MA4)
- marm (MA4)
- micro (MI5)
- mirror (MI6)
- moor (MO4)
- morocco (MO7)
- okra (OK4)
- orca (OR4)
- rack (RA4)
- rick (RI4)
- roam (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- rock (RO4)
- rococo (RO6)
- romcom (RO6)
- rook (RO4)
- room (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- microcrack† (noun): A microscopic crack
- arco (adverb): A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- carioca (noun): A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
- carom (noun): A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
- circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
- cork (noun): The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- crack (verb): To form cracks.
- cram (verb): To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- crick (noun): A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
- croak (noun): A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crock (noun): A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
- crook (noun): A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- karma (noun): The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
- karmic (adjective): Of or pertaining to karma.
- korma (noun): A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts.
- macro (adjective): Very large in scope or scale.
- maraca (noun): A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- mark (noun): Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- micro (adjective): Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
- 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.
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- morocco (noun): A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding.
- okra (noun): The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
- rack (noun): A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
- rick (noun): Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- rock (noun): A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
- rook (noun): A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).