NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 25, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, h, i, l |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 117 points |
| Genius Level | 82 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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| B | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| N | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×5 BI×2 BL×4 |
| D | |
| H | HA×3 HI×1 |
| I | IN×2 |
| L | LA×3 LI×1 |
| N | NA×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANN×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAN×5 BIN×2 BLA×1 BLI×3 |
| D | |
| H | HAN×3 HIN×1 |
| I | INL×2 |
| L | LAI×1 LAN×2 LIB×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAI×2 NAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha...... † | HA8 | A pruning hook. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| ba... | BA5 | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A belt or strap that is part of a machine. |
| ba..... | BA7 | A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. |
| ba...... | BA8 | Alternative spelling of bandana |
| bi.. | BI4 | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| bi... | BI5 | The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women. |
| bl... | BL5 | Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. |
| bl... | BL5 | Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors. |
| bl... | BL5 | A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha...... | HA8 | A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| in.... | IN6 | simple past tense and past participle of inlay |
| in.... | IN6 | Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior. |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| li....... | LI9 | Relating or pertaining to the libido. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
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.
- handbill† (HA8)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- banal (BA5)
- banana (BA6)
- band (BA4)
- bandana (BA7)
- bandanna (BA8)
- bind (BI4)
- bindi (BI5)
- bland (BL5)
- blin (BL4)
- blind (BL5)
- blini (BL5)
- hand (HA4)
- handball (HA8)
- hind (HI4)
- inlaid (IN6)
- inland (IN6)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- land (LA4)
- libidinal (LI9)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nail (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
Answer Definitions
- handbill† (noun): A pruning hook.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- band (noun): A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
- bandana (noun): A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
- bandanna (noun): Alternative spelling of bandana
- bind (verb): To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- bindi (noun): The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
- bland (adjective): Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
- blin (verb): To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- blind (adjective): Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- blini (noun): A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handball (noun): A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
- inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- libidinal (adjective): Relating or pertaining to the libido.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nana (noun): A banana.