NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 13, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, k, r, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 120 points |
| Genius Level | 84 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| C | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| W | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 AT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 |
| K | KA×2 |
| R | RA×2 |
| T | TA×7 TR×4 |
| W | WA×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ART×1 ATT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CAR×3 CAT×2 |
| K | KAR×2 |
| R | RAT×2 |
| T | TAC×3 TAR×3 TAT×1 TRA×4 |
| W | WAR×2 WAT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| tr...... † | TR8 | A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| at..... | AT7 | To pull toward without touching. |
| ca... | CA5 | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A way or road for carts. |
| ca...... | CA8 | A waterspout. |
| ca... | CA5 | With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. |
| ka... | KA5 | A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. |
| ka.. | KA4 | A go-cart. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| ta... | TA5 | Of a substance, slightly sticky. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| tr... | TR5 | A mark left by something that has passed along. |
| tr... | TR5 | An area or expanse. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). |
| wa... | WA5 | Having warts. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
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.
- trackway† (TR8)
- arty (AR4)
- attack (AT6)
- attar (AT5)
- attract (AT7)
- carat (CA5)
- cart (CA4)
- cartway (CA7)
- cataract (CA8)
- catty (CA5)
- karat (KA5)
- kart (KA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ratty (RA5)
- tack (TA4)
- tacky (TA5)
- tact (TA4)
- tarry (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- track (TR5)
- tract (TR5)
- tray (TR4)
- wart (WA4)
- warty (WA5)
- watt (WA4)
Answer Definitions
- trackway† (noun): A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- attract (verb): To pull toward without touching.
- carat (noun): A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- cart (noun): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
- cartway (noun): A way or road for carts.
- cataract (noun): A waterspout.
- catty (adjective): With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
- karat (noun): A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.
- kart (noun): A go-cart.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- tacky (adjective): Of a substance, slightly sticky.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- track (noun): A mark left by something that has passed along.
- tract (noun): An area or expanse.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- wart (noun): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- warty (adjective): Having warts.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W