NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 30, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, f, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 102 points |
| Genius Level | 71 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</th><th>8 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| C | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| F | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CO×6 CR×4 |
| F | FO×1 FR×2 |
| K | KA×2 KO×1 KR×1 |
| O | OF×1 OK×1 |
| R | RA×1 RO×2 |
| T | TA×1 TO×2 TR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | COA×1 COC×2 COO×2 COR×1 CRA×1 CRO×3 |
| F | FOR×1 FRA×1 FRO×1 |
| K | KAR×2 KOO×1 KRA×1 |
| O | OFF×1 OKR×1 |
| R | RAC×1 ROC×1 ROO×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TOC×1 TOO×1 TRA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| co...... | CO8 | Alternative spelling of coat rack |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co...... | CO8 | A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co..... | CO7 | Alternative spelling of cook-off |
| co.. | CO4 | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. |
| cr... | CR5 | To form cracks. |
| cr... | CR5 | A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. |
| cr... | CR5 | A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. |
| cr... | CR5 | A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting. |
| fr... | FR5 | To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking). |
| fr... | FR5 | A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body. |
| ka... | KA5 | A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy. |
| ka.. | KA4 | A go-cart. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| kr... | KR5 | A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper. |
| of...... † | OF8 | Alternative spelling of off-track |
| ok.. | OK4 | The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other |
| ro.. | RO4 | A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| to.. | TO4 | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| tr... | TR5 | A mark left by something that has passed along. |
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.
- attack (AT6)
- coatrack (CO8)
- cock (CO4)
- cockatoo (CO8)
- cook (CO4)
- cookoff (CO7)
- cork (CO4)
- crack (CR5)
- croak (CR5)
- crock (CR5)
- crook (CR5)
- fork (FO4)
- frack (FR5)
- frock (FR5)
- karat (KA5)
- kart (KA4)
- kook (KO4)
- kraft (KR5)
- offtrack† (OF8)
- okra (OK4)
- rack (RA4)
- rock (RO4)
- rook (RO4)
- tack (TA4)
- tock (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- track (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- coatrack (noun): Alternative spelling of coat rack
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- cockatoo (noun): A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cookoff (noun): Alternative spelling of cook-off
- cork (noun): The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- crack (verb): To form cracks.
- croak (noun): A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
- crock (noun): A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
- crook (noun): A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- fork (noun): Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows: A utensil with spikes used to put solid food into the mouth, or to hold food down while cutting.
- frack (verb): To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
- frock (noun): A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
- karat (noun): A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.
- kart (noun): A go-cart.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- kraft (noun): A kind of strong, smooth brown wrapping paper.
- offtrack† (adjective): Alternative spelling of off-track
- okra (noun): The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- rack (noun): A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
- rock (noun): A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- rook (noun): A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- tock (noun): A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- track (noun): A mark left by something that has passed along.