NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 11, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, h, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 86 points |
| Genius Level | 60 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| C | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 |
| W | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | Σ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×1 BI×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CH×3 CI×1 |
| E | ET×1 |
| H | HE×1 HI×1 |
| I | IT×1 |
| T | TE×1 TI×1 TW×3 |
| W | WH×3 WI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEW×1 BIT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CHI×3 CIT×1 |
| E | ETH×1 |
| H | HEC×1 HIT×1 |
| I | ITC×1 |
| T | TEC×1 TIT×1 TWI×3 |
| W | WHI×3 WIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be..... † | BE7 | To cast a spell upon. |
| bi... | BI5 | A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother. |
| bi.. | BI4 | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| et... | ET5 | Moral, relating to morals. |
| he.... | HE6 | Very busy with activity and confusion. |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| te.... | TE6 | One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| tw... | TW5 | Two times. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| tw.... | TW6 | A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. |
| wh... | WH5 | What, of those mentioned or implied. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wh... | WH5 | Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. |
| wi... | WI5 | A person who practices witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
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.
- bewitch† (BE7)
- bitch (BI5)
- bite (BI4)
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chit (CH4)
- cite (CI4)
- ethic (ET5)
- hectic (HE6)
- hitch (HI5)
- itch (IT4)
- techie (TE6)
- tithe (TI5)
- twice (TW5)
- twit (TW4)
- twitch (TW6)
- which (WH5)
- whit (WH4)
- white (WH5)
- witch (WI5)
- with (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- bewitch† (verb): To cast a spell upon.
- bitch (noun): A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother.
- bite (verb): To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- ethic (adjective): Moral, relating to morals.
- hectic (adjective): Very busy with activity and confusion.
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- techie (noun): One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- twice (adverb): Two times.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- twitch (noun): A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- which (determiner): What, of those mentioned or implied.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- white (adjective): Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- witch (noun): A person who practices witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
- with (preposition): Against.