NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 12, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, m, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 337 points |
| Genius Level | 236 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| C | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 29 |
| H | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 12 | Σ | 16 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AH×1 AR×1 AT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×8 CH×6 CO×12 CR×3 |
| H | HA×1 HO×2 |
| M | MA×7 MO×4 |
| O | OR×1 |
| R | RO×3 |
| T | TA×4 TH×1 TO×3 TR×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 ACT×1 AHC×1 ARC×1 ATT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAM×1 CAR×4 CAT×2 CHA×5 CHR×1 COA×5 COC×2 COH×2 COM×2 COO×1 CRA×1 CRO×2 |
| H | HAT×1 HOO×2 |
| M | MAC×2 MAR×3 MAT×2 MOC×1 MOO×1 MOT×2 |
| O | ORC×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROC×1 ROM×1 |
| T | TAC×3 TAR×1 THA×1 TOC×1 TOM×1 TOR×1 TRA×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac... | AC5 | The sound of a sneeze. |
| ac... | AC5 | Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant. |
| ah.... | AH6 | Alternative spelling of achoo |
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| at.... | AT6 | To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| at..... | AT7 | To pull toward without touching. |
| at....... | AT9 | Something which attracts. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| ca... | CA5 | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams. |
| ca... | CA5 | A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. |
| ca...... | CA8 | A waterspout. |
| ca... | CA5 | The act of seizing or capturing. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch... | CH5 | An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). |
| ch... | CH5 | A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. A navigator's map. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To be engaged in informal conversation. |
| ch...... † | CH8 | Alternative spelling of chat room |
| ch.... | CH6 | Color. |
| co... | CO5 | A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. |
| co... | CO5 | To compel, constrain, force. |
| co..... | CO7 | An organism that participates in coaction |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co...... | CO8 | A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co.... | CO6 | A group of people supporting the same thing or person. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| cr.. | CR4 | To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr.... | CR6 | The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place. |
| ha... | HA5 | A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”) |
| ma... | MA5 | Tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough. |
| ma... | MA5 | Very large in scope or scale. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument. |
| ma..... | MA7 | stressed; pronounced. |
| ma... | MA5 | A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies. |
| ma... | MA5 | A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies. |
| mo... | MO5 | A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof. |
| mo... | MO5 | To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. |
| mo...... | MO8 | An enclosed passenger motor vehicle, a car, powered by an engine. |
| mo........ † | MO10 | A motorised bus, or coach. |
| or.. | OR4 | A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale. |
| ro... | RO5 | Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Species in the genus Rutilus, especially: The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Clipping of romantic comedy. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Clipping of tachometer. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tarmacadam. |
| th.... | TH6 | Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to.... | TO6 | A tom, an intact male cat. |
| to... | TO5 | A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material. |
| tr...... † | TR8 | An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. |
| tr... | TR5 | An area or expanse. |
| tr..... | TR7 | A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. |
| tr..... | TR7 | A streetcar. |
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.
- achoo (AC5)
- actor (AC5)
- ahchoo (AH6)
- arch (AR4)
- attach (AT6)
- attract (AT7)
- attractor (AT9)
- cacao (CA5)
- camo (CA4)
- carat (CA5)
- carom (CA5)
- carrot (CA6)
- cart (CA4)
- cataract (CA8)
- catch (CA5)
- char (CH4)
- charm (CH5)
- chart (CH5)
- chat (CH4)
- chatroom† (CH8)
- chroma (CH6)
- coach (CO5)
- coact (CO5)
- coactor (CO7)
- coat (CO4)
- coatroom (CO8)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coho (CO4)
- cohort (CO6)
- coma (CO4)
- comma (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- cram (CR4)
- croc (CR4)
- crotch (CR6)
- hatch (HA5)
- hooch (HO5)
- hootch (HO6)
- macho (MA5)
- macro (MA5)
- maraca (MA6)
- marcato (MA7)
- march (MA5)
- match (MA5)
- matcha (MA6)
- mocha (MO5)
- mooch (MO5)
- motorcar (MO8)
- motorcoach† (MO10)
- orca (OR4)
- roach (RO5)
- rococo (RO6)
- romcom (RO6)
- tach (TA4)
- taco (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- tarmac (TA6)
- thatch (TH6)
- toccata (TO7)
- tomcat (TO6)
- torch (TO5)
- trachoma† (TR8)
- tract (TR5)
- tractor (TR7)
- tramcar (TR7)
Answer Definitions
- achoo (interjection): The sound of a sneeze.
- actor (noun): Someone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
- ahchoo (interjection): Alternative spelling of achoo
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- attach (verb): To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
- attract (verb): To pull toward without touching.
- attractor (noun): Something which attracts.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- carat (noun): A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- carom (noun): A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
- carrot (noun): A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.
- cart (noun): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
- cataract (noun): A waterspout.
- catch (noun): The act of seizing or capturing.
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- charm (noun): An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- chart (noun): A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. A navigator's map.
- chat (verb): To be engaged in informal conversation.
- chatroom† (noun): Alternative spelling of chat room
- chroma (noun): Color.
- coach (noun): A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- coact (verb): To compel, constrain, force.
- coactor (noun): An organism that participates in coaction
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coatroom (noun): A room intended for holding guests' coats and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater; a cloakroom.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- cohort (noun): A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cram (verb): To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- crotch (noun): The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place.
- hatch (noun): A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hootch (noun): Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”)
- macho (adjective): Tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough.
- macro (adjective): Very large in scope or scale.
- maraca (noun): A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- marcato (adverb): stressed; pronounced.
- march (noun): A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
- match (noun): A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- matcha (noun): A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
- mocha (noun): A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
- mooch (verb): To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
- motorcar (noun): An enclosed passenger motor vehicle, a car, powered by an engine.
- motorcoach† (noun): A motorised bus, or coach.
- orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
- roach (noun): Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Species in the genus Rutilus, especially: The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
- tach (noun): Clipping of tachometer.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tarmac (noun): Tarmacadam.
- thatch (noun): Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- tomcat (noun): A tom, an intact male cat.
- torch (noun): A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
- trachoma† (noun): An infectious disease of the eyelid caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- tract (noun): An area or expanse.
- tractor (noun): A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
- tramcar (noun): A streetcar.