NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 10, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, n, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 117 points |
| Genius Level | 82 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| P | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×2 |
| N | NE×1 |
| O | OO×1 OP×1 |
| P | PE×5 PO×4 |
| T | TE×1 TO×1 TY×3 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COP×1 COT×1 COY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ECO×1 ECT×1 |
| N | NET×1 |
| O | OOC×1 OPP×1 |
| P | PEN×1 PEO×1 PEP×1 PET×1 PEY×1 PON×1 POP×1 POT×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TON×1 TYC×1 TYP×2 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co.. | CO4 | The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original. |
| co..... | CO7 | Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy |
| co.... | CO6 | Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. |
| ec..... | EC7 | A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment. |
| ec.... | EC6 | A copy, usually contrasted with the original, or archetype. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte. |
| op....... | OP9 | The act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree. |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe... | PE5 | A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| po..... † | PO7 | Power, authority. |
| po... | PO5 | A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| ty.... | TY6 | A wealthy and powerful business person. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A typographical error. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- copy (CO4)
- cottony (CO7)
- coyote (CO6)
- ecotype (EC7)
- ectype (EC6)
- netty (NE5)
- oocyte (OO6)
- opponency (OP9)
- penny (PE5)
- peony (PE5)
- peppy (PE5)
- petty (PE5)
- peyote (PE6)
- pony (PO4)
- poppy (PO5)
- potency† (PO7)
- potty (PO5)
- teeny (TE5)
- tony (TO4)
- tycoon (TY6)
- type (TY4)
- typo (TY4)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- copy (noun): The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
- cottony (adjective): Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
- coyote (noun): Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
- ecotype (noun): A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment.
- ectype (noun): A copy, usually contrasted with the original, or archetype.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- oocyte (noun): A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
- opponency (noun): The act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- peony (noun): A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- peyote (noun): A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
- pony (noun): A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- potency† (noun): Power, authority.
- potty (noun): A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- tycoon (noun): A wealthy and powerful business person.
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- typo (noun): A typographical error.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta