NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 23, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, k, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 132 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| K | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 |
| L | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 | Σ | 18 | 9 | 5 | - | 4 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| H | HE×4 HO×3 |
| K | KE×3 KN×6 KO×1 |
| L | LE×3 LO×6 |
| N | NE×1 NO×1 |
| O | OL×1 |
| T | TE×3 TH×1 TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| H | HEE×1 HEL×3 HOL×2 HOT×1 |
| K | KEE×1 KEN×1 KET×1 KNE×4 KNO×2 KOH×1 |
| L | LEE×1 LEN×2 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×3 LOT×1 |
| N | NET×1 NOE×1 |
| O | OLE×1 |
| T | TEL×3 THO×1 TOL×1 TOO×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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A house or shelter for a dog. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. |
| kn...... | KN8 | A space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk. |
| kn... | KN5 | To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. |
| kn... | KN5 | To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. |
| kn... | KN5 | simple past tense and past participle of kneel. |
| kn... | KN5 | A small mound or rounded hill. |
| kn...... † | KN8 | In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| le... | LE5 | Slow (45–60 bpm). |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| ne.... | NE6 | Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| te...... | TE8 | A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te.... | TE6 | A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation |
| th... | TH5 | To suffer. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
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.
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- holt (HO4)
- hotel (HO5)
- keel (KE4)
- kennel (KE6)
- kettle (KE6)
- kneehole (KN8)
- kneel (KN5)
- knell (KN5)
- knelt (KN5)
- knoll (KN5)
- knothole† (KN8)
- kohl (KO4)
- leek (LE4)
- lent (LE4)
- lento (LE5)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- look (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- nettle (NE6)
- noel (NO4)
- oleo (OL4)
- telethon (TE8)
- tell (TE4)
- telnet (TE6)
- thole (TH5)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- tootle (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- kennel (noun): A house or shelter for a dog.
- kettle (noun): A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- kneehole (noun): A space for the knees (and lower legs), especially under a desk.
- kneel (verb): To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- knell (verb): To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- knelt (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kneel.
- knoll (noun): A small mound or rounded hill.
- knothole† (noun): In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.
- kohl (noun): A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- lento (adjective): Slow (45–60 bpm).
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- telethon (noun): A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- telnet (noun): A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation
- thole (verb): To suffer.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.