NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 27, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, h, l, n, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 112 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 | Σ | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×4 DO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×3 |
| I | ID×1 |
| L | LI×5 LO×2 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OL×1 ON×1 OP×2 |
| P | PI×3 PO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIL×2 DIN×1 DIP×1 DOL×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIL×1 HIN×1 HIP×1 |
| I | IDO×1 |
| L | LID×1 LIO×1 LIP×3 LOI×1 LOL×1 |
| N | NON×1 |
| O | OLI×1 ONI×1 OPI×2 |
| P | PIL×2 PIN×1 POL×1 POP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di..... | DI7 | Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid. |
| do..... † | DO7 | A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| hi... | HI5 | Clipping of hippopotamus. |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| li.. | LI4 | Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| li... | LI5 | Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of liposuction. |
| li.... | LI6 | Of pertaining to fat. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo...... | LO8 | An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| op..... | OP7 | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| op.... | OP6 | A substance that has effects similar to opium. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pi..... | PI7 | A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A wing. |
| po... | PO5 | Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. |
| po.... | PO6 | A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses. |
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.
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- dino (DI4)
- diploid (DI7)
- dolphin† (DO7)
- hill (HI4)
- hind (HI4)
- hippo (HI5)
- idol (ID4)
- lido (LI4)
- lion (LI4)
- lipid (LI5)
- lipo (LI4)
- lipoid (LI6)
- loin (LO4)
- lollipop (LO8)
- nonillion (NO9)
- olio (OL4)
- onion (ON5)
- opinion (OP7)
- opioid (OP6)
- pill (PI4)
- pillion (PI7)
- pinion (PI6)
- polio (PO5)
- poplin (PO6)
Answer Definitions
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- diploid (adjective): Of a cell, having a pair of each type of chromosome, one of the pair being derived from the ovum and the other from the spermatozoon. Most somatic cells of higher organisms are diploid.
- dolphin† (noun): A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- hippo (noun): Clipping of hippopotamus.
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- lido (noun): Part of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- lipid (noun): Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.
- lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
- lipoid (adjective): Of pertaining to fat.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- lollipop (noun): An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- opinion (noun): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- opioid (noun): A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pillion (noun): A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider.
- pinion (noun): A wing.
- polio (noun): Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
- poplin (noun): A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.