New York Times NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Solution for December 9, 2025

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Today’s pangram is CORNBALL.

The word CORNBALL has no known definition.

ANAL is defined as a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.. It is also defined as of or related to the anus.

The word ANNAL has no known definition.

BALL is defined as a lavish dance requiring formal attire. It is also defined as United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989). It is also defined as a solid projectile that is shot by a musket. It is also defined as a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs. It is also defined as a compact mass. It is also defined as one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens. It is also defined as an object with a spherical shape. It is also defined as a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass. It is also defined as a pitch that is not in the strike zone. It is also defined as a spherical object used as a plaything. It is also defined as form into a ball by winding or rolling. It is also defined as round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games. It is also defined as the people assembled at a lavish formal dance.

BALLOON is defined as become inflated. It is also defined as large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air. It is also defined as ride in a hot-air balloon. It is also defined as small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck.

BANAL is defined as repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.

BLAB is defined as speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. It is also defined as divulge confidential information or secrets.

BLOB is defined as make a spot or mark onto. It is also defined as an indistinct shapeless form.

BLOC is defined as a group of countries in special alliance.

BOLA is defined as a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie. It is also defined as a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin.

BOLL is defined as the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.

BOLO is defined as long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin. It is also defined as a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.

CABAL is defined as a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. It is also defined as engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. It is also defined as a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot).

CABALA is defined as an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret. It is also defined as an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries.

CALL is defined as assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to. It is also defined as make a prediction about; tell in advance. It is also defined as order, request, or command to come. It is also defined as utter a sudden loud cry. It is also defined as pay a brief visit. It is also defined as the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date. It is also defined as a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement. It is also defined as a demand especially in the phrase. It is also defined as a telephone connection. It is also defined as a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition. It is also defined as greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name. It is also defined as demand payment of (a loan). It is also defined as give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance. It is also defined as get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone. It is also defined as the characteristic sound produced by a bird. It is also defined as make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands. It is also defined as a brief social visit. It is also defined as a demand for a show of hands in a card game. It is also defined as an instruction that interrupts the program being executed. It is also defined as a request. It is also defined as ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality. It is also defined as a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course. It is also defined as a visit in an official or professional capacity. It is also defined as call a meeting; invite or command to meet. It is also defined as challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense. It is also defined as challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of. It is also defined as consider or regard as being. It is also defined as declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee. It is also defined as indicate a decision in regard to. It is also defined as lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal. It is also defined as make a stop in a harbour. It is also defined as order or request or give a command for. It is also defined as order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role. It is also defined as read aloud to check for omissions or absentees. It is also defined as require the presentation of for redemption before maturation. It is also defined as rouse somebody from sleep with a call. It is also defined as send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message. It is also defined as (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee. It is also defined as stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather. It is also defined as utter a characteristic note or cry. It is also defined as utter in a loud voice or announce.

CALLA is defined as water arum. It is also defined as South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix.

The word CALLALOO has no known definition.

CANAL is defined as a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance. It is also defined as provide (a city) with a canal. It is also defined as (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion. It is also defined as long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation.

CANNONBALL is defined as a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon.

CANOLA is defined as vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids.

CARNAL is defined as marked by the appetites and passions of the body. It is also defined as of or relating to the body or flesh.

CAROL is defined as joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ. It is also defined as a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ). It is also defined as sing carols.

CLAN is defined as group of people related by blood or marriage.

CLOACA is defined as a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water. It is also defined as (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open.

COAL is defined as burn to charcoal. It is also defined as a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering. It is also defined as fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period. It is also defined as supply with coal. It is also defined as take in coal.

COLA is defined as carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope’ is a southernism in the United States). It is also defined as large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts.

The word COLCANNON has no known definition.

The word COLLAB has no known definition.

COLLAR is defined as a figurative restraint. It is also defined as take into custody. It is also defined as a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over. It is also defined as the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). It is also defined as necklace that fits tightly around a woman’s neck. It is also defined as the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot. It is also defined as a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal’s neck as a harness or to identify it. It is also defined as anything worn or placed about the neck. It is also defined as a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part. It is also defined as furnish with a collar. It is also defined as seize by the neck or collar. It is also defined as (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal.

COLON is defined as the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos. It is also defined as a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. It is also defined as a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter). It is also defined as the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted.

COLOR is defined as any material used for its color. It is also defined as (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction. It is also defined as having or capable of producing colors. It is also defined as decorate with colors. It is also defined as give a deceptive explanation or excuse for. It is also defined as change color, often in an undesired manner. It is also defined as the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person’s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation. It is also defined as interest and variety and intensity. It is also defined as modify or bias. It is also defined as an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading. It is also defined as the timbre of a musical sound. It is also defined as a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect. It is also defined as affect as in thought or feeling. It is also defined as add color to.

COOL is defined as great coolness and composure under strain. It is also defined as marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional. It is also defined as make cool or cooler. It is also defined as loose heat. It is also defined as lose intensity. It is also defined as being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. It is also defined as fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept. It is also defined as inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color. It is also defined as neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat. It is also defined as psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike. It is also defined as the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature. It is also defined as used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis.

CORAL is defined as the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry. It is also defined as a variable color averaging a deep pink. It is also defined as marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs. It is also defined as of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color. It is also defined as unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces.

COROLLA is defined as (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth.

CORONAL is defined as flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes.

CORRAL is defined as a pen for cattle. It is also defined as arrange wagons so that they form a corral. It is also defined as collect or gather. It is also defined as enclose in a corral.

LABOR is defined as a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages. It is also defined as any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted. It is also defined as the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913. It is also defined as concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child. It is also defined as an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement. It is also defined as strive and make an effort to reach a goal. It is also defined as a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor’s interests and formerly the socialization of key industries. It is also defined as productive work (especially physical work done for wages). It is also defined as work hard. It is also defined as undergo the efforts of childbirth.

LLANO is defined as an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).

LOAN is defined as a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English. It is also defined as give temporarily; let have for a limited time. It is also defined as the temporary provision of money (usually at interest).

The word LOBO has no known definition.

LOCAL is defined as anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body. It is also defined as affecting only a restricted part or area of the body. It is also defined as public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops. It is also defined as relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area. It is also defined as of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

LOCO is defined as informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.

LOLL is defined as hang loosely or laxly. It is also defined as be lazy or idle.

LOON is defined as a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought. It is also defined as large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes. It is also defined as a worthless lazy fellow.

The word NONLOCAL has no known definition.

ORAL is defined as using speech rather than writing. It is also defined as of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located. It is also defined as an examination conducted by spoken communication. It is also defined as a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression. It is also defined as of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth.

The word ROBOCALL has no known definition.

ROLL is defined as a list of names. It is also defined as move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. It is also defined as cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis. It is also defined as move by turning over or rotating. It is also defined as a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells). It is also defined as small rounded bread either plain or sweet. It is also defined as show certain properties when being rolled. It is also defined as a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.). It is also defined as a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore. It is also defined as flatten or spread with a roller. It is also defined as the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. It is also defined as arrange or or coil around. It is also defined as the act of throwing dice. It is also defined as move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. It is also defined as sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity. It is also defined as boil vigorously. It is also defined as a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). It is also defined as the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling). It is also defined as move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion. It is also defined as a document that can be rolled up (as for storage). It is also defined as rotary motion of an object around its own axis. It is also defined as occur in soft rounded shapes. It is also defined as a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude. It is also defined as anything rolled up in cylindrical form. It is also defined as begin operating or running. It is also defined as emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound. It is also defined as execute a roll, in tumbling. It is also defined as move, rock, or sway from side to side. It is also defined as photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light. It is also defined as pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/. It is also defined as shape by rolling. It is also defined as take the shape of a roll or cylinder. It is also defined as walking with a swaying gait.

The word ROLLBAR has no known definition.

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