NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 10, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, n, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 101 points |
| Genius Level | 71 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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| C | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| D | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 7 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | Σ | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AH×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CH×3 CO×4 |
| D | DA×1 |
| H | HA×1 HO×6 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 |
| O | |
| W | WA×1 WH×1 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 AHC×1 ANC×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CHA×2 CHO×1 COA×1 COH×1 CON×1 COW×1 |
| D | DAC×1 |
| H | HAN×1 HOD×1 HON×1 HOO×3 HOW×1 |
| N | NAC×1 NOH×1 |
| O | |
| W | WAH×1 WHO×1 WOO×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac... | AC5 | The sound of a sneeze. |
| ah.... | AH6 | Alternative spelling of achoo |
| an... | AN5 | A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Chewing tobacco. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Food, especially snacks. |
| co... | CO5 | A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. |
| 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. |
| co..... † | CO7 | One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. |
| da... | DA5 | A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ho... | HO5 | Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers. |
| ho.... | HO6 | boss, leader |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel. |
| na... | NA5 | A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| wa... | WA5 | Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. |
| wh.. | WH4 | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
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.
- achoo (AC5)
- ahchoo (AH6)
- ancho (AN5)
- chad (CH4)
- chaw (CH4)
- chow (CH4)
- coach (CO5)
- coho (CO4)
- conch (CO5)
- cowhand† (CO7)
- dacha (DA5)
- hand (HA4)
- hodad (HO5)
- honcho (HO6)
- hooch (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- howdah (HO6)
- nacho (NA5)
- nohow (NO5)
- wahoo (WA5)
- whoa (WH4)
- woohoo (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- achoo (interjection): The sound of a sneeze.
- ahchoo (interjection): Alternative spelling of achoo
- ancho (noun): A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
- chad (noun): Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
- chaw (noun): Chewing tobacco.
- chow (noun): Food, especially snacks.
- coach (noun): A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- 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.
- cowhand† (noun): One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
- dacha (noun): A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- hodad (noun): Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers.
- honcho (noun): boss, leader
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- howdah (noun): A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
- nacho (noun): A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- wahoo (noun): Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
- whoa (interjection): Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.