NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 3, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, m, p, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 236 points |
| Genius Level | 165 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| E | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 8 |
| M | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| N | 8 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 11 |
| P | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| V | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 21 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AN×3 AP×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 EM×2 EN×3 EV×2 |
| M | MA×5 ME×3 |
| N | NA×7 NE×4 |
| P | PA×8 PE×6 |
| T | TE×5 |
| V | VA×1 VE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AME×1 ANT×3 APE×2 APN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAT×1 EMA×2 ENA×1 ENE×1 ENT×1 EVE×2 |
| M | MAN×4 MAV×1 MEA×2 MEN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAM×2 NAN×1 NAP×1 NAT×1 NAV×1 NEA×3 NEN×1 |
| P | PAE×1 PAN×3 PAT×2 PAV×2 PEE×1 PEN×5 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×4 |
| V | VAN×1 VEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| an.. | AN4 | A price or cost, as in up the ante. |
| an..... | AN7 | A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal. |
| an...... | AN8 | plural of antenna |
| ap.... | AP6 | A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine. |
| ap.... | AP6 | plural of apeman |
| ap... | AP5 | The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. |
| ea... | EA5 | past participle of eat |
| em..... | EM7 | Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if from a source. |
| em..... | EM7 | To come from a source; issue from. |
| en... | EN5 | A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family. |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| ma... | MA5 | An expert in a given field. |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of mean |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| na...... | NA8 | A kind of nametag that can be sewn onto clothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.. | NA4 | The back part of the neck. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na.. | NA4 | The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. |
| ne.. | NE4 | Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. |
| ne.... | NE6 | To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| pa... | PA5 | A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle. |
| pa.... | PA6 | a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa |
| pa.. | PA4 | An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation. |
| pa.... | PA6 | An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent. A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods. A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period. A specific grant of ownership of a piece of real property; a land patent. |
| pa...... | PA8 | One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| pa...... † | PA8 | A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A scribe, or person who copies texts. |
| pe.... | PE6 | plural of penman |
| pe..... | PE7 | A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition. The broad pennant flown by commodores. The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship. The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions. |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Confinement; concealment. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te.... | TE6 | One who holds a lease (a tenancy). |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| va.. | VA4 | A weather vane. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
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.
- amen (AM4)
- ante (AN4)
- antenna (AN7)
- antennae (AN8)
- apeman (AP6)
- apemen (AP6)
- apnea (AP5)
- eaten (EA5)
- emanant (EM7)
- emanate (EM7)
- enate (EN5)
- enema (EN5)
- entente (EN7)
- even (EV4)
- event (EV5)
- manatee (MA7)
- mane (MA4)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- maven (MA5)
- mean (ME4)
- meant (ME5)
- mentee (ME6)
- naan (NA4)
- name (NA4)
- nametape (NA8)
- nana (NA4)
- nape (NA4)
- natant (NA6)
- nave (NA4)
- neap (NE4)
- neat (NE4)
- neaten (NE6)
- nene (NE4)
- paean (PA5)
- panama (PA6)
- pane (PA4)
- pant (PA4)
- patent (PA6)
- patentee (PA8)
- pavane (PA6)
- pavement† (PA8)
- peen (PE4)
- penman (PE6)
- penmen (PE6)
- pennant (PE7)
- penne (PE5)
- pent (PE4)
- teen (TE4)
- tenant (TE6)
- tenement (TE8)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- vane (VA4)
- vent (VE4)
Answer Definitions
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- ante (noun): A price or cost, as in up the ante.
- antenna (noun): A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
- antennae (noun): plural of antenna
- apeman (noun): A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
- apemen (noun): plural of apeman
- apnea (noun): The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
- eaten (verb): past participle of eat
- emanant (adjective): Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.
- emanate (verb): To come from a source; issue from.
- enate (noun): A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- manatee (noun): Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- maven (noun): An expert in a given field.
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- meant (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mean
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- nametape (noun): A kind of nametag that can be sewn onto clothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nape (noun): The back part of the neck.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- neap (noun): The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
- neat (adjective): Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- neaten (verb): To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- paean (noun): A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- panama (noun): a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
- pane (noun): An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
- pant (noun): A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- patent (noun): An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent. A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods. A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period. A specific grant of ownership of a piece of real property; a land patent.
- patentee (noun): One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent.
- pavane (noun): A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- pavement† (noun): A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- penman (noun): A scribe, or person who copies texts.
- penmen (noun): plural of penman
- pennant (noun): A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition. The broad pennant flown by commodores. The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship. The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tenant (noun): One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- vane (noun): A weather vane.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.