NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 4, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, h, l, m, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 79 points |
| Genius Level | 55 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FL×1 FO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×3 |
| L | LO×4 |
| M | MO×6 MU×1 |
| O | |
| T | TH×1 TO×7 TU×3 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FLO×1 FOO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HOL×1 HOO×1 HOT×1 |
| L | LOF×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 LOU×1 |
| M | MOL×1 MOO×1 MOT×2 MOU×2 MUT×1 |
| O | |
| T | THO×1 TOF×1 TOL×1 TOO×4 TOU×1 TUF×1 TUM×1 TUT×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl... | FL5 | To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho..... | HO7 | The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. |
| lo.. | LO4 | air, the air; the sky, the heavens. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| lo.. | LO4 | A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| mo... | MO5 | The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| mo...... † | MO8 | The amount that will fit in a mouth. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| to.. | TO4 | A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to...... | TO8 | a small amount, especially a small alcoholic drink |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.... | TU6 | Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
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.
- flout (FL5)
- foot (FO4)
- holt (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotfoot (HO7)
- loft (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- lout (LO4)
- molt (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- moth (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- mouth (MO5)
- mouthful† (MO8)
- mutt (MU4)
- thou (TH4)
- tofu (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothful (TO8)
- tout (TO4)
- tuft (TU4)
- tumult (TU6)
- tutu (TU4)
Answer Definitions
- flout (verb): To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotfoot (noun): The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
- loft (noun): air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- lout (noun): A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- mouth (noun): The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- mouthful† (noun): The amount that will fit in a mouth.
- mutt (noun): A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- tofu (noun): A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothful (noun): a small amount, especially a small alcoholic drink
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tumult (noun): Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.