NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 23, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, n, q, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 212 points |
| Genius Level | 148 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 12 |
| E | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| N | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| O | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| Q | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 15 |
| U | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Σ | 19 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×2 DO×8 DU×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×1 |
| N | NE×1 NO×8 |
| O | OD×1 ON×1 OU×3 |
| Q | QU×2 |
| T | TE×3 TO×12 |
| U | UD×1 UN×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEN×2 DOD×1 DON×4 DOT×3 DUN×1 DUO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | END×1 |
| N | NEO×1 NOD×2 NON×2 NOO×1 NOT×2 NOU×1 |
| O | ODE×1 ONT×1 OUT×3 |
| Q | QUO×2 |
| T | TEN×3 TOE×1 TON×3 TOO×3 TOQ×1 TOT×2 TOU×2 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×2 UNN×1 UNQ×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| un...... † | UN8 | Not quoted on the stock exchange. |
| de.... | DE6 | To indicate; to mark. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denote |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| do.. | DO4 | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dote |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dot |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| du..... | DU7 | Any picture printed in two shades of the same colour, such as a duotype or duograph. |
| en..... | EN7 | An annotation placed at the end of a document or chapter of a document. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no... | NO5 | A composition for nine instruments or nine voices. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. |
| no... | NO5 | Well known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| ou..... | OU7 | past participle of outdo |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense and past participle of out |
| qu... | QU5 | A quotation; a statement attributed to a person. |
| qu.... | QU6 | simple past and past participle of quote |
| te.... | TE6 | A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts. |
| te... | TE5 | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. |
| te..... | TE7 | Having one or more tenons. |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.. | TO4 | A specific pitch. |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tone |
| to... | TO5 | A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| to... | TO5 | A type of hat with no brim. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tote |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of tout |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not done. |
| un..... | UN7 | That has not been noted. |
| un..... | UN7 | Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- unquoted† (UN8)
- denote (DE6)
- denoted (DE7)
- dodo (DO4)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- donut (DO5)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- dotted (DO6)
- dunno (DU5)
- duotone (DU7)
- endnote (EN7)
- neon (NE4)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- nonet (NO5)
- noon (NO4)
- note (NO4)
- noted (NO5)
- noun (NO4)
- odeon (OD5)
- onto (ON4)
- outdo (OU5)
- outdone (OU7)
- outed (OU5)
- quote (QU5)
- quoted (QU6)
- tendon (TE6)
- tenon (TE5)
- tenoned (TE7)
- toed (TO4)
- tone (TO4)
- toned (TO5)
- tonne (TO5)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- toque (TO5)
- tote (TO4)
- toted (TO5)
- tout (TO4)
- touted (TO6)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- undone (UN6)
- unnoted (UN7)
- unquote (UN7)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- unquoted† (adjective): Not quoted on the stock exchange.
- denote (verb): To indicate; to mark.
- denoted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denote
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- doted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dote
- dotted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dot
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- duotone (noun): Any picture printed in two shades of the same colour, such as a duotype or duograph.
- endnote (noun): An annotation placed at the end of a document or chapter of a document.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- noted (adjective): Well known because of one's reputation; famous, celebrated.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- outdone (verb): past participle of outdo
- outed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of out
- quote (noun): A quotation; a statement attributed to a person.
- quoted (verb): simple past and past participle of quote
- tendon (noun): A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
- tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
- tenoned (adjective): Having one or more tenons.
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- tone (noun): A specific pitch.
- toned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tone
- tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- toque (noun): A type of hat with no brim.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- toted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tote
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- touted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tout
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- undone (adjective): Not done.
- unnoted (adjective): That has not been noted.
- unquote (interjection): Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.