NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 24, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, o, u, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 173 points |
| Genius Level | 121 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| T | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | 1 | 21 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×3 DO×3 DU×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×1 ET×2 |
| F | FE×3 FO×2 |
| O | OU×4 |
| T | TE×4 TO×9 TU×8 |
| U | |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×1 DET×2 DOT×3 DUE×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×1 ETO×1 ETU×1 |
| F | FEE×1 FET×2 FOO×2 |
| O | OUT×4 |
| T | TEE×1 TEF×1 TEX×2 TOE×1 TOF×2 TOO×2 TOT×2 TOU×2 TUF×3 TUT×3 TUX×2 |
| U | |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ou...... † | OU8 | simple past tense and past participle of outfox |
| de.. | DE4 | Quick and neat in action; skillful. |
| de... | DE5 | Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of detox |
| 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.. | DU4 | A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of duet |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| et...... | ET8 | Alternative spelling of étouffée |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe... | FE5 | simple past tense and past participle of fete |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of foot |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense and past participle of out |
| ou.... | OU6 | to beat in a competition of wits |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te.. | TE4 | A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. |
| te.. | TE4 | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of text |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.... | TO6 | a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard |
| to.. | TO4 | A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| 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 |
| tu.... | TU6 | A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.... | TU6 | Having tufts. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| tu.... | TU6 | A typically black formal jacket worn by men. |
| tu...... | TU8 | Dressed in a tuxedo. |
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.
- outfoxed† (OU8)
- deft (DE4)
- detox (DE5)
- detoxed (DE7)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- dotted (DO6)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- effete (EF6)
- etouffee (ET8)
- etude (ET5)
- feet (FE4)
- fete (FE4)
- feted (FE5)
- foot (FO4)
- footed (FO6)
- outdo (OU5)
- outed (OU5)
- outfox (OU6)
- teed (TE4)
- teff (TE4)
- text (TE4)
- texted (TE6)
- toed (TO4)
- toffee (TO6)
- tofu (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- tote (TO4)
- toted (TO5)
- tout (TO4)
- touted (TO6)
- tuffet (TU6)
- tuft (TU4)
- tufted (TU6)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutted (TU6)
- tutu (TU4)
- tuxedo (TU6)
- tuxedoed (TU8)
Answer Definitions
- outfoxed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outfox
- deft (adjective): Quick and neat in action; skillful.
- detox (noun): Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
- detoxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of detox
- 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
- duet (noun): A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- duetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duet
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- etouffee (noun): Alternative spelling of étouffée
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- feted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fete
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- footed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of foot
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- outed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of out
- outfox (verb): to beat in a competition of wits
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
- text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- texted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of text
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- toffee (noun): a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard
- tofu (noun): A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- 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
- tuffet (noun): A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tufted (adjective): Having tufts.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- tuxedo (noun): A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
- tuxedoed (adjective): Dressed in a tuxedo.