NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 11, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, d, e, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 19 words |
| Total Points | 89 points |
| Genius Level | 62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| C | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| E | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 19 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×5 BY×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CO×1 |
| D | DE×2 DO×1 DY×1 |
| E | ED×1 EY×1 |
| O | OB×2 OO×1 |
| T | TE×1 TO×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOD×1 BOO×2 BOY×2 BYT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | COY×1 |
| D | DEC×2 DOT×1 DYE×1 |
| E | EDD×1 EYE×1 |
| O | OBE×2 OOC×1 |
| T | TED×1 TOD×1 TOY×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo....... † | BO9 | simple past tense and past participle of boycott |
| bo.. | BO4 | Physical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. |
| bo... | BO5 | A stupid person. |
| bo... | BO5 | A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. |
| bo..... | BO7 | To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest. |
| by.. | BY4 | A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word. |
| co.... | CO6 | Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. |
| de... | DE5 | A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decoy |
| do... | DO5 | Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile. |
| dy.. | DY4 | simple past tense and past participle of dye |
| ed.. | ED4 | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. |
| ey.. | EY4 | Having eyes. |
| ob.. | OB4 | To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. |
| ob.... | OB6 | simple past tense and past participle of obey |
| oo.... | OO6 | A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte. |
| te... | TE5 | Abbreviation of teddy bear. |
| to... | TO5 | Clipping of hot toddy. |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of toy |
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.
- boycotted† (BO9)
- body (BO4)
- booby (BO5)
- booty (BO5)
- boycott (BO7)
- byte (BY4)
- coyote (CO6)
- decoy (DE5)
- decoyed (DE7)
- dotty (DO5)
- dyed (DY4)
- eddy (ED4)
- eyed (EY4)
- obey (OB4)
- obeyed (OB6)
- oocyte (OO6)
- teddy (TE5)
- toddy (TO5)
- toyed (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- boycotted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of boycott
- body (noun): Physical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
- booby (noun): A stupid person.
- booty (noun): A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
- boycott (verb): To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
- byte (noun): A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
- coyote (noun): Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
- decoy (noun): A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- decoyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoy
- dotty (adjective): Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
- dyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dye
- eddy (noun): A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- eyed (adjective): Having eyes.
- obey (verb): To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
- obeyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of obey
- oocyte (noun): A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
- teddy (noun): Abbreviation of teddy bear.
- toddy (noun): Clipping of hot toddy.
- toyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toy