NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 30, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, i, l, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 236 points |
| Genius Level | 165 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 25 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 10 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×6 FL×6 FO×10 FR×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×4 GR×2 |
| I | IN×4 |
| L | |
| N | |
| O | OF×1 |
| R | RI×4 RO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIF×1 FIL×3 FIN×1 FIR×1 FLI×2 FLO×4 FOG×1 FOI×2 FOL×1 FOO×2 FOR×4 FRI×2 FRO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOL×2 GOO×2 GRI×2 |
| I | INF×4 |
| L | |
| N | |
| O | OFF×1 |
| R | RIF×4 ROO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl...... † | FL8 | A floor. |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fill |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fi.... | FI6 | The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery. |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| fl...... | FL8 | Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. |
| fl... | FL5 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fog |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of foil |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fool |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of forge |
| fo... | FO5 | To let pass, to leave alone, to let go. |
| fo...... | FO8 | present participle of forgo |
| fo..... | FO7 | Abandoned, deserted, left behind. |
| fr... | FR5 | A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim. |
| fr...... | FR8 | present participle of fringe |
| fr.. | FR4 | Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of golf |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of goof |
| gr..... | GR7 | A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. |
| gr..... | GR7 | Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature) |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle of infringe |
| of.... | OF6 | The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of riff |
| ri...... | RI8 | present participle and gerund of riffle |
| ri..... | RI7 | The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles. |
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.
- flooring† (FL8)
- fifing (FI6)
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filling (FI7)
- fining (FI6)
- firing (FI6)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- flog (FL4)
- flogging (FL8)
- floor (FL5)
- fogging (FO7)
- foil (FO4)
- foiling (FO7)
- folio (FO5)
- fool (FO4)
- fooling (FO7)
- forging (FO7)
- forgo (FO5)
- forgoing (FO8)
- forlorn (FO7)
- frill (FR5)
- fringing (FR8)
- frog (FR4)
- golf (GO4)
- golfing (GO7)
- goof (GO4)
- goofing (GO7)
- griffin (GR7)
- griffon (GR7)
- infill (IN6)
- infilling (IN9)
- info (IN4)
- infringing (IN10)
- offing (OF6)
- riff (RI4)
- riffing (RI7)
- riffling (RI8)
- rifling (RI7)
- roof (RO4)
- roofing (RO7)
Answer Definitions
- flooring† (noun): A floor.
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- filing (noun): Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filling (verb): present participle of fill
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- firing (noun): The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- flogging (noun): Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
- floor (noun): The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- fogging (verb): present participle of fog
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiling (verb): present participle of foil
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooling (verb): present participle of fool
- forging (verb): present participle of forge
- forgo (verb): To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
- forgoing (verb): present participle of forgo
- forlorn (adjective): Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
- frill (noun): A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
- fringing (verb): present participle of fringe
- frog (noun): Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- golfing (verb): present participle of golf
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goofing (verb): present participle of goof
- griffin (noun): A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
- griffon (noun): Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- info (noun): information.
- infringing (verb): present participle of infringe
- offing (noun): The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffing (verb): present participle of riff
- riffling (verb): present participle and gerund of riffle
- rifling (noun): The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- roofing (noun): Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.