NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 4, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, n, o, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 129 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| C | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 16 |
| H | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AH×1 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×6 CH×1 CO×8 CY×1 |
| H | HA×1 HO×2 |
| N | NA×1 |
| O | |
| V | VA×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×2 AHC×1 ANC×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAN×5 CHA×1 COA×1 COC×3 COH×1 CON×2 COO×1 CYA×1 |
| H | HAV×1 HON×1 HOO×1 |
| N | NAC×1 |
| O | |
| V | VAC×1 |
| Y |
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. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Suffering from aches, sore. |
| ah.... | AH6 | Alternative spelling of achoo |
| an... | AN5 | A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder. |
| an..... † | AN7 | Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca... | CA5 | A generally accepted principle; a rule. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. |
| ch.... | CH6 | uncertain, risky, hazardous |
| co... | CO5 | A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| 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.... | CO6 | One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels. |
| co.. | CO4 | A black person. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| ha... | HA5 | Widespread devastation and destruction. |
| ho.... | HO6 | boss, leader |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| na... | NA5 | A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos. |
| va..... | VA7 | An unoccupied position or job. |
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)
- achy (AC4)
- ahchoo (AH6)
- ancho (AN5)
- anchovy† (AN7)
- cacao (CA5)
- cancan (CA6)
- cannon (CA6)
- canny (CA5)
- canon (CA5)
- canyon (CA6)
- chancy (CH6)
- coach (CO5)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coho (CO4)
- conch (CO5)
- convoy (CO6)
- coon (CO4)
- cyan (CY4)
- havoc (HA5)
- honcho (HO6)
- hooch (HO5)
- nacho (NA5)
- vacancy (VA7)
Answer Definitions
- achoo (interjection): The sound of a sneeze.
- achy (adjective): Suffering from aches, sore.
- ahchoo (interjection): Alternative spelling of achoo
- ancho (noun): A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
- anchovy† (noun): Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- cannon (noun): A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- canon (noun): A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- canyon (noun): A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
- chancy (adjective): uncertain, risky, hazardous
- coach (noun): A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- 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.
- convoy (noun): One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- coon (noun): A black person.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- havoc (noun): Widespread devastation and destruction.
- honcho (noun): boss, leader
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- nacho (noun): A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.
- vacancy (noun): An unoccupied position or job.