NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 21, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 96 points |
| Genius Level | 67 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 13 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×1 CO×4 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×2 |
| L | LI×3 LO×1 |
| M | MI×3 MO×5 |
| O | OM×1 |
| P | PI×1 PO×2 |
| T | TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLO×1 COM×4 |
|---|---|
| I | IMP×2 |
| L | LIM×3 LOO×1 |
| M | MIL×1 MIM×1 MIT×1 MOI×1 MOL×2 MOO×1 MOT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| P | PIM×1 POM×2 |
| T | TOM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl... | CL5 | The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co....... † | CO9 | Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature. |
| im...... | IM8 | Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed |
| im....... † | IM9 | Not in accordance with good policy. |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| li.. | LI4 | To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
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.
- clomp (CL5)
- comic (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- comp (CO4)
- complicit† (CO9)
- implicit (IM8)
- impolitic† (IM9)
- limit (LI5)
- limo (LI4)
- limp (LI4)
- loom (LO4)
- mill (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- moil (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- molt (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- pimp (PI4)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- clomp (noun): The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- complicit† (adjective): Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
- implicit (adjective): Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
- impolitic† (adjective): Not in accordance with good policy.
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- limp (verb): To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit