New York Times NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Solution for December 17, 2023

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Today’s pangram is IMPATIENT.

IMPATIENT is defined as (usually followed by `to’) full of eagerness. It is also defined as restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition.

The word APEMAN has no known definition.

The word APEMEN has no known definition.

APIAN is defined as relating to or having the characteristics of bees.

APNEA is defined as transient cessation of respiration.

APPETITE is defined as a feeling of craving something.

ATTEMPT is defined as make an effort or attempt. It is also defined as enter upon an activity or enterprise. It is also defined as the act of attacking. It is also defined as earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.

EPEE is defined as a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.

IMPENITENT is defined as not penitent or remorseful. It is also defined as impervious to moral persuasion.

INAPT is defined as not elegant or graceful in expression.

INEPT is defined as revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse. It is also defined as generally incompetent and ineffectual. It is also defined as not elegant or graceful in expression.

INPATIENT is defined as a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated.

The word NAMETAPE has no known definition.

NAPE is defined as the back side of the neck.

NEAP is defined as a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.

NINEPIN is defined as a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles.

PAEAN is defined as a formal expression of praise. It is also defined as (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).

PAIN is defined as cause emotional anguish or make miserable. It is also defined as a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder. It is also defined as cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. It is also defined as emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid. It is also defined as a somatic sensation of acute discomfort. It is also defined as something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. It is also defined as a bothersome annoying person.

PAINT is defined as a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating. It is also defined as makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks. It is also defined as (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court. It is also defined as apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil. It is also defined as apply paint to; coat with paint. It is also defined as make a painting. It is also defined as make a painting of.

The word PAMPA has no known definition.

PANAMA is defined as a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown. It is also defined as a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903.

PANE is defined as street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. It is also defined as sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors. It is also defined as a panel or section of panels in a wall or door.

PANINI is defined as Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC).

PANT is defined as a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open. It is also defined as (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately. It is also defined as breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted. It is also defined as the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine). It is also defined as utter while panting, as if out of breath.

PANTIE is defined as short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).

PAPA is defined as an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.

PATE is defined as the top of the head. It is also defined as liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned.

PATENT is defined as clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. It is also defined as an official document granting a right or privilege. It is also defined as a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention. It is also defined as grant rights to; grant a patent for. It is also defined as make open to sight or notice. It is also defined as obtain a patent for. It is also defined as (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage.

PATENTEE is defined as the inventor to whom a patent is issued.

PATIENT is defined as the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause. It is also defined as a person who requires medical care. It is also defined as enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance.

PATINA is defined as a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper). It is also defined as a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling. It is also defined as an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood).

PEAT is defined as partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried.

PEEN is defined as the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes).

PEEP is defined as a secret look. It is also defined as the short weak cry of a young bird. It is also defined as make high-pitched sounds. It is also defined as appear as though from hiding. It is also defined as cause to appear. It is also defined as look furtively. It is also defined as speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice.

PENITENT is defined as feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds. It is also defined as (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor).

PENMAN is defined as informal terms for journalists.

PENMEN is defined as informal terms for journalists.

PENNANT is defined as a long flag; often tapering. It is also defined as the award given to the champion. It is also defined as a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering).

PENNE is defined as pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends.

PENT is defined as closely confined.

The word PENTANE has no known definition.

The word PEPITA has no known definition.

The word PETIT has no known definition.

PETITE is defined as very small. It is also defined as a garment size for short or slender women.

PIMP is defined as someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce). It is also defined as arrange for sexual partners for others.

PINATA is defined as plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks.

PINE is defined as have a desire for something or someone who is not present. It is also defined as a coniferous tree. It is also defined as straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus.

PINT is defined as a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches. It is also defined as a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters. It is also defined as a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart.

PIPE is defined as a hollow cylindrical shape. It is also defined as a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco. It is also defined as a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.. It is also defined as utter a shrill cry. It is also defined as the flues and stops on a pipe organ. It is also defined as a tubular wind instrument. It is also defined as play on a pipe. It is also defined as transport by pipeline. It is also defined as trim with piping.

PIPET is defined as measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube.

PIPETTE is defined as measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube.

PIPIT is defined as a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage.

PIPPIN is defined as any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red.

PITA is defined as usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling.

The word PITAPAT has no known definition.

TAMP is defined as press down tightly. It is also defined as a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.).

TAPA is defined as a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark. It is also defined as the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus.

TAPE is defined as measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths. It is also defined as a recording made on magnetic tape. It is also defined as register electronically. It is also defined as record on videotape. It is also defined as memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information. It is also defined as a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening. It is also defined as fasten or attach with tape. It is also defined as the finishing line for a foot race.

TEEPEE is defined as a Native American tent; usually of conical shape.

TEMP is defined as a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis.

The word TEMPI has no known definition.

TEMPT is defined as induce into action by using one’s charm. It is also defined as provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. It is also defined as dispose or incline or entice to. It is also defined as give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting. It is also defined as try presumptuously. It is also defined as try to seduce.

TENPIN is defined as one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling.

TEPEE is defined as a Native American tent; usually of conical shape.

TIEPIN is defined as a pin used to hold the tie in place.

TIMPANI is defined as a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it.

TIPPET is defined as a woman’s fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten.

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