NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 14, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 196 points |
| Genius Level | 137 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 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| E | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 15 |
| L | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AL×2 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CH×4 CL×2 CO×5 |
| E | EA×1 EC×2 EN×1 |
| H | HA×4 HE×7 HO×4 |
| L | LE×3 LO×2 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 |
| O |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×2 ALC×1 ALO×1 ANC×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CHA×4 CLE×1 CLO×1 COA×1 COC×2 COH×1 CON×1 |
| E | EAC×1 ECH×2 ENH×1 |
| H | HAL×4 HEA×1 HEE×1 HEL×3 HEN×2 HOL×1 HON×2 HOO×1 |
| L | LEA×1 LEC×1 LEE×1 LOA×1 LOC×1 |
| N | NAC×1 NON×1 |
| O |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| no......... † | NO11 | Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment. |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| ac... | AC5 | The sound of a sneeze. |
| al..... | AL7 | Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). |
| al... | AL5 | Good wishes, love. |
| an... | AN5 | A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. |
| ch.... | CH6 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| ch..... | CH7 | The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen. |
| ch..... | CH7 | The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. |
| cl.... | CL6 | To grip or hold fast. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth. |
| co... | CO5 | A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. |
| co..... | CO7 | The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses. |
| co...... | CO8 | plural of cochlea |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co... | CO5 | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| ec..... | EC7 | A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. |
| ec.. | EC4 | A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. |
| en..... | EN7 | To lift, raise up. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho.... | HO6 | boss, leader |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| le... | LE5 | A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| lo... | LO5 | A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A lake. |
| na... | NA5 | A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos. |
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.
- nonchalance† (NO11)
- ache (AC4)
- achoo (AC5)
- alcohol (AL7)
- aloha (AL5)
- ancho (AN5)
- cache (CA5)
- challah (CH7)
- chance (CH6)
- chancel (CH7)
- channel (CH7)
- clench (CL6)
- cloche (CL6)
- coach (CO5)
- cochlea (CO7)
- cochleae (CO8)
- coho (CO4)
- conch (CO5)
- each (EA4)
- echelon (EC7)
- echo (EC4)
- enhance (EN7)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- halo (HA4)
- heal (HE4)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hence (HE5)
- henna (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- honcho (HO6)
- hone (HO4)
- hooch (HO5)
- leach (LE5)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- loach (LO5)
- loch (LO4)
- nacho (NA5)
Answer Definitions
- nonchalance† (noun): Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- achoo (interjection): The sound of a sneeze.
- alcohol (noun): Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
- aloha (noun): Good wishes, love.
- ancho (noun): A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- challah (noun): A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- chance (noun): An opportunity or possibility.
- chancel (noun): The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
- channel (noun): The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
- clench (verb): To grip or hold fast.
- cloche (noun): A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
- coach (noun): A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- cochlea (noun): The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
- cochleae (noun): plural of cochlea
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- conch (noun): A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- echelon (noun): A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
- echo (noun): A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- enhance (verb): To lift, raise up.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halo (noun): A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- honcho (noun): boss, leader
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- leach (noun): A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- loach (noun): A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.
- loch (noun): A lake.
- nacho (noun): A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.