NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 16, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, m, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 156 points |
| Genius Level | 109 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| M | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Y | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 7 | 9 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EE×1 EM×1 EN×3 EY×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 IM×1 IN×1 IT×1 |
| L | LE×2 LI×2 |
| M | ME×1 MI×1 MY×1 |
| N | NE×2 NI×2 |
| T | TE×1 TI×4 |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EEL×1 EMI×1 ENE×1 ENM×1 ENT×1 EYE×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 IMM×1 INT×1 ITT×1 |
| L | LEN×2 LIL×1 LIN×1 |
| M | MEL×1 MIN×1 MYE×1 |
| N | NET×2 NIN×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TIM×1 TIN×3 |
| Y | YEL×1 YEN×1 YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| em....... † | EM9 | In an eminent or prominent manner. |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| en.... | EN6 | The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. |
| en.... | EN6 | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| im........ † | IM10 | In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon. |
| in...... | IN8 | In an intent or focused manner. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| le....... | LE9 | In a lenient manner. |
| le.... | LE6 | leniency, mercy, forgiveness |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| li... | LI5 | Covered with lint. |
| me... | ME5 | Having a high tendency to melt. |
| mi... | MI5 | Having a flavour or essence of mint. |
| my.... | MY6 | A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| ni.... | NI6 | The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| ti.... | TI6 | Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt. |
| ti.... | TI6 | In a tiny way. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- eely (EE4)
- eminently† (EM9)
- enemy (EN5)
- enmity (EN6)
- entity (EN6)
- eyelet (EY6)
- illy (IL4)
- imminently† (IM10)
- intently (IN8)
- itty (IT4)
- leniently (LE9)
- lenity (LE6)
- lily (LI4)
- linty (LI5)
- melty (ME5)
- minty (MI5)
- myelin (MY6)
- nettly (NE6)
- netty (NE5)
- ninety (NI6)
- ninny (NI5)
- teeny (TE5)
- timely (TI6)
- tinily (TI6)
- tinny (TI5)
- tiny (TI4)
- yell (YE4)
- yente (YE5)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eminently† (adverb): In an eminent or prominent manner.
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- enmity (noun): The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
- entity (noun): That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- imminently† (adverb): In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon.
- intently (adverb): In an intent or focused manner.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- leniently (adverb): In a lenient manner.
- lenity (noun): leniency, mercy, forgiveness
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- linty (adjective): Covered with lint.
- melty (adjective): Having a high tendency to melt.
- minty (adjective): Having a flavour or essence of mint.
- myelin (noun): A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves.
- nettly (adjective): Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- ninety (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- timely (adjective): Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
- tinily (adverb): In a tiny way.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.