NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 25, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, m, o, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 114 points |
| Genius Level | 80 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| R | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CR×5 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| M | MI×4 MO×1 |
| O | |
| P | PO×1 PR×9 PY×1 |
| R | RO×6 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIR×1 CRI×2 CRO×3 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| M | MIC×2 MIM×1 MIR×1 MOO×1 |
| O | |
| P | POO×1 PRI×6 PRO×3 PYR×1 |
| R | ROC×1 ROM×2 ROO×2 ROP×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| cr... | CR5 | Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. |
| cr.... | CR6 | Having a crimped appearance; frizzly. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr.. | CR4 | A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| mi... | MI5 | Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified. |
| mi....... † | MI9 | A photocopy that is greatly reduced in size. |
| mi..... | MI7 | An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance of someone or something else. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| pr... | PR5 | Alternative spelling of pricey |
| pr.. | PR4 | prudish, straight-laced |
| pr... | PR5 | The principal part of a duet. |
| pr... | PR5 | To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr.... | PR6 | A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A promenade concert. |
| pr... | PR5 | Clipping of promotion. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| py.. | PY4 | A pyromaniac. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Clipping of romantic comedy. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
| ro... | RO5 | Spacious, expansive, comfortable. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. |
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.
- cirri (CI5)
- crimp (CR5)
- crimpy (CR6)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crop (CR4)
- micro (MI5)
- microcopy† (MI9)
- mimicry (MI7)
- mirror (MI6)
- moor (MO4)
- poor (PO4)
- pricy (PR5)
- prim (PR4)
- primo (PR5)
- primp (PR5)
- prior (PR5)
- priory (PR6)
- prom (PR4)
- promo (PR5)
- prop (PR4)
- pyro (PY4)
- rococo (RO6)
- romcom (RO6)
- romp (RO4)
- room (RO4)
- roomy (RO5)
- ropy (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- crimp (adjective): Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- crimpy (adjective): Having a crimped appearance; frizzly.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crop (noun): A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- micro (adjective): Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
- microcopy† (noun): A photocopy that is greatly reduced in size.
- mimicry (noun): An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance of someone or something else.
- mirror (noun): A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- pricy (adjective): Alternative spelling of pricey
- prim (adjective): prudish, straight-laced
- primo (noun): The principal part of a duet.
- primp (verb): To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- priory (noun): A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.
- prom (noun): A promenade concert.
- promo (noun): Clipping of promotion.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- pyro (noun): A pyromaniac.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
- romp (verb): To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).
- roomy (adjective): Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
- ropy (adjective): Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.