NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 13, 2018

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 13, 2018
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 13, 2018

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 13, 2018
Center LetterT
Outer Lettersa, d, m, n, o, r
# of Pangrams4 (Perfect: 2)
Total Words63 words
Total Points316 points
Genius Level221 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 13, 2018

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>10Σ
A1211-1-6
D3-13---7
M33422--14
N--211-15
O1-12---4
R3112---7
T11153---20
Σ227151431163

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AD×1
AN×1
AO×1
AR×1
AT×2
D
DA×2
DO×4
DR×1
M
MA×7
MO×7
N
NA×2
NO×3
O
OD×1
ON×1
OR×1
OT×1
R
RA×3
RO×4
T
TA×9
TO×8
TR×3

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ADA×1
ANN×1
AOR×1
ARR×1
ATO×1
ATT×1
D
DAR×1
DAT×1
DON×1
DOO×1
DOR×1
DOT×1
DRA×1
M
MAN×3
MAR×2
MAT×2
MOA×1
MOO×1
MOR×2
MOT×3
N
NAR×1
NAT×1
NON×2
NOT×1
O
ODO×1
ONT×1
ORA×1
OTT×1
R
RAN×1
RAT×2
ROO×1
ROT×3
T
TAN×3
TAR×5
TAT×1
TOA×1
TOM×1
TOO×2
TOR×4
TRA×1
TRO×2

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ad.....AD7Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
an.......AN9One who annotates.
ao...AO5The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
ar....AR6Complete; downright; utter.
at..AT4The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
at...AT5An essential oil extracted from flowers.
da..DA4A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
da..DA4plural of datum
do.....DO7Donor, one who donates.
do.....DO7A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
do..... †DO7Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
do....DO6An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage.
dr..DR4To damn or curse.
ma...... †MA8A director; one who gives a mandate or order.
ma...MA5A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
ma....MA6The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
ma....MA6Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
ma..MA4A shop, store.
ma.....MA7The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
ma....MA6A mature or elderly woman.
mo..MO4A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
mo..MO4Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
mo..... †MO7Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
mo....MO6A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
mo...MO5A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
mo......MO8A man who controls a motor.
mo...MO5A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
na......NA8One who narrates or tells stories.
na....NA6floating or swimming (in water)
no....NO6That which is not art
no........ †NO10Not dormant.
no.....NO7One who notates; a writer of notation.
od.....OD7Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes
on..ON4Upon; on top of.
or....OR6Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
ot.....OT7An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
ra..RA4To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
ra.....RA7A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
ra....RA6Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
ro..RO4The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
ro.....RO7One who or that which rotates.
ro..RO4Clipping of rotogravure.
ro...RO5A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
ta.....TA7A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat.
ta.....TA7a flourish on a trumpet
ta....TA6A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
ta..TA4Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
ta...TA5A card game played in various different variations.
ta..TA4Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
ta....TA6A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
ta....TA6A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
ta....TA6An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
to..TO4An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
to....TO6A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
to..TO4A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to..TO4The noise of a horn or whistle.
to..TO4past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
to.....TO7A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
to..TO4A traditional Japanese lantern.
to..TO4An injury or wrong.
tr..TR4A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
tr..TR4simple past tense of tread
tr..TR4An ugly old woman, a hag.

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.

  • adamant  (AD7)
  • annotator  (AN9)
  • aorta  (AO5)
  • arrant  (AR6)
  • atom  (AT4)
  • attar  (AT5)
  • dart  (DA4)
  • data  (DA4)
  • donator  (DO7)
  • doormat  (DO7)
  • dormant†  (DO7)
  • dotard  (DO6)
  • drat  (DR4)
  • mandator†  (MA8)
  • manta  (MA5)
  • mantra  (MA6)
  • marmot  (MA6)
  • mart  (MA4)
  • matador  (MA7)
  • matron  (MA6)
  • moat  (MO4)
  • moot  (MO4)
  • mordant†  (MO7)
  • mortar  (MO6)
  • motor  (MO5)
  • motorman  (MO8)
  • motto  (MO5)
  • narrator  (NA8)
  • natant  (NA6)
  • nonart  (NO6)
  • nondormant†  (NO10)
  • notator  (NO7)
  • odorant  (OD7)
  • onto  (ON4)
  • orator  (OR6)
  • ottoman  (OT7)
  • rant  (RA4)
  • ratatat  (RA7)
  • rattan  (RA6)
  • root  (RO4)
  • rotator  (RO7)
  • roto  (RO4)
  • rotor  (RO5)
  • tandoor  (TA7)
  • tantara  (TA7)
  • tantra  (TA6)
  • taro  (TA4)
  • tarot  (TA5)
  • tart  (TA4)
  • tartan  (TA6)
  • tartar  (TA6)
  • tattoo  (TA6)
  • toad  (TO4)
  • tomato  (TO6)
  • toon  (TO4)
  • toot  (TO4)
  • torn  (TO4)
  • tornado  (TO7)
  • toro  (TO4)
  • tort  (TO4)
  • tram  (TR4)
  • trod  (TR4)
  • trot  (TR4)

Answer Definitions

  • adamant (adjective): Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
  • annotator (noun): One who annotates.
  • aorta (noun): The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
  • arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
  • atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
  • attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
  • dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
  • data (noun): plural of datum
  • donator (noun): Donor, one who donates.
  • doormat (noun): A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
  • dormant† (adjective): Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
  • dotard (noun): An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage.
  • drat (verb): To damn or curse.
  • mandator† (noun): A director; one who gives a mandate or order.
  • manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
  • mantra (noun): The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
  • marmot (noun): Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
  • mart (noun): A shop, store.
  • matador (noun): The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
  • matron (noun): A mature or elderly woman.
  • moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
  • moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
  • mordant† (adjective): Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
  • mortar (noun): A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
  • motor (noun): A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
  • motorman (noun): A man who controls a motor.
  • motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • narrator (noun): One who narrates or tells stories.
  • natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
  • nonart (noun): That which is not art
  • nondormant† (adjective): Not dormant.
  • notator (noun): One who notates; a writer of notation.
  • odorant (noun): Any substance that has a distinctive smell, especially one added to something (such as household gas) for safety purposes
  • onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
  • orator (noun): Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
  • ottoman (noun): An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
  • rant (verb): To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
  • ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
  • rattan (noun): Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
  • root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
  • rotator (noun): One who or that which rotates.
  • roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
  • rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
  • tandoor (noun): A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat.
  • tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
  • tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
  • taro (noun): Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
  • tarot (noun): A card game played in various different variations.
  • tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
  • tartan (noun): A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
  • tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
  • tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
  • toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
  • tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
  • toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
  • toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
  • torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
  • tornado (noun): A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
  • toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
  • tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
  • tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
  • trod (verb): simple past tense of tread
  • trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.