NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 20, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, p, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 276 points |
| Genius Level | 193 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</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 17 |
| T | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 18 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×2 EL×5 EP×3 EX×11 |
| I | IC×1 IL×1 |
| L | LI×3 |
| P | PE×9 PI×7 PL×1 |
| T | TE×8 TI×5 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CIT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ECL×2 ELE×2 ELI×2 ELL×1 EPE×1 EPI×2 EXC×3 EXE×1 EXI×3 EXP×4 |
| I | ICI×1 ILE×1 |
| L | LIC×1 LIT×2 |
| P | PEC×1 PEE×2 PEL×3 PEP×1 PET×2 PIE×1 PIL×1 PIP×3 PIX×2 PLI×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEL×4 TEP×1 TEX×2 TIL×1 TIP×2 TIT×2 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ec...... | EC8 | Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles. |
| ec...... | EC8 | The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| el.... | EL6 | To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| el...... | EL8 | Of or pertaining to an ellipse. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ep.. | EP4 | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. |
| ep....... | EP9 | Of or relating to epilepsy. |
| ex... | EX5 | To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. |
| ex.... | EX6 | To exclude; to specify as being an exception. |
| ex.... | EX6 | To stir the emotions of. |
| ex.. | EX4 | executive, executive officer |
| ex... | EX5 | The state of being banished from one's home or country. |
| ex.... | EX6 | Of or pertaining to exile. |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| ex.... | EX6 | To predict or believe that something will happen |
| ex... | EX5 | To eject or erupt. |
| ex...... | EX8 | One who is expelled. |
| ex...... † | EX8 | Very specific, clear, or detailed. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| il.. | IL4 | Holm oak (Quercus ilex). |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. |
| pe...... | PE8 | A thin skin or film. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion. |
| pe... | PE5 | Petite: small, little. |
| pe.... | PE6 | fairly short and of slim build. |
| pi... | PI5 | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pipette |
| pi..... | PI7 | A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. |
| pi... | PI5 | One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. |
| pi... | PI5 | A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. |
| pl.. | PL4 | Alternative spelling of plié |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te...... | TE8 | Alternative form of Teletext |
| te... | TE5 | A network of teletypes. |
| te... | TE5 | Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| te.. | TE4 | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| te..... | TE7 | Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.... | TI6 | A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front. |
| ti.... | TI6 | An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- cite (CI4)
- eclectic (EC8)
- ecliptic (EC8)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- elicit (EL6)
- elite (EL5)
- elliptic (EL8)
- epee (EP4)
- epic (EP4)
- epileptic (EP9)
- excel (EX5)
- except (EX6)
- excite (EX6)
- exec (EX4)
- exile (EX5)
- exilic (EX6)
- exit (EX4)
- expect (EX6)
- expel (EX5)
- expellee (EX8)
- explicit† (EX8)
- icicle (IC6)
- ilex (IL4)
- lice (LI4)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- pectic (PE6)
- peel (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- pellet (PE6)
- pellicle (PE8)
- pelt (PE4)
- peptic (PE6)
- petit (PE5)
- petite (PE6)
- piece (PI5)
- pile (PI4)
- pipe (PI4)
- pipet (PI5)
- pipette (PI7)
- pixel (PI5)
- pixie (PI5)
- plie (PL4)
- teepee (TE6)
- teletext (TE8)
- telex (TE5)
- telic (TE5)
- tell (TE4)
- tepee (TE5)
- text (TE4)
- textile (TE7)
- tile (TI4)
- tippet (TI6)
- tipple (TI6)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- eclectic (adjective): Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
- ecliptic (noun): The great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- elicit (verb): To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- elliptic (adjective): Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- epic (noun): An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- epileptic (adjective): Of or relating to epilepsy.
- excel (verb): To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
- except (verb): To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
- excite (verb): To stir the emotions of.
- exec (noun): executive, executive officer
- exile (noun): The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- exilic (adjective): Of or pertaining to exile.
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- expect (verb): To predict or believe that something will happen
- expel (verb): To eject or erupt.
- expellee (noun): One who is expelled.
- explicit† (adjective): Very specific, clear, or detailed.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- ilex (noun): Holm oak (Quercus ilex).
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- pectic (adjective): Of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- pellet (noun): A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- pellicle (noun): A thin skin or film.
- pelt (noun): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it.
- peptic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.
- petit (adjective): Petite: small, little.
- petite (adjective): fairly short and of slim build.
- piece (noun): A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- pile (noun): A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- pipet (noun): Alternative form of pipette
- pipette (noun): A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
- pixel (noun): One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
- pixie (noun): A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
- plie (noun): Alternative spelling of plié
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- teletext (noun): Alternative form of Teletext
- telex (noun): A network of teletypes.
- telic (adjective): Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- textile (noun): Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- tippet (noun): A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
- tipple (noun): An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.