NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 28, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, l, m, x |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 158 points |
| Genius Level | 111 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| M | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 14 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EF×1 EL×1 EM×1 EX×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×4 FI×2 FL×4 |
| I | IT×1 |
| L | LE×1 LI×6 |
| M | ME×4 MI×3 |
| T | TE×7 TI×7 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EFF×1 ELI×1 EMI×1 EXI×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FEE×1 FEL×1 FET×2 FIL×2 FLE×3 FLI×1 |
| I | ITE×1 |
| L | LEF×1 LIF×2 LIL×1 LIM×1 LIT×2 |
| M | MEE×1 MEL×1 MET×2 MIL×1 MIT×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TEL×4 TEX×2 TIF×1 TIL×3 TIM×1 TIT×2 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. |
| fi... | FI5 | Alternative form of fillet |
| fi.... | FI6 | A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration. |
| fl... | FL5 | A group of vessels or vehicles. |
| fl....... † | FL9 | An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work. |
| fl...... † | FL8 | Alternative spelling of flexitime |
| fl.. | FL4 | A fluttering or darting movement. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| le.. | LE4 | Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ← |
| li...... | LI8 | The duration of the life of someone or something. |
| li.. | LI4 | To raise or rise. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Molten material, the product of melting. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.... | ME6 | A quality of endurance and courage. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te...... | TE8 | A film made for television. |
| te...... | TE8 | Alternative form of Teletext |
| te... | TE5 | A network of teletypes. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te.. | TE4 | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| te..... | TE7 | Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
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.
- effete (EF6)
- elite (EL5)
- emit (EM4)
- exit (EX4)
- feet (FE4)
- felt (FE4)
- fete (FE4)
- fettle (FE6)
- filet (FI5)
- fillet (FI6)
- fleet (FL5)
- flexitime† (FL9)
- flextime† (FL8)
- flit (FL4)
- item (IT4)
- left (LE4)
- lifetime (LI8)
- lift (LI4)
- lilt (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- meet (ME4)
- melt (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- mettle (ME6)
- millet (MI6)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- teem (TE4)
- telefilm (TE8)
- teletext (TE8)
- telex (TE5)
- tell (TE4)
- text (TE4)
- textile (TE7)
- tiff (TI4)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- time (TI4)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- felt (noun): A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fettle (noun): A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
- filet (noun): Alternative form of fillet
- fillet (noun): A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
- fleet (noun): A group of vessels or vehicles.
- flexitime† (noun): An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work.
- flextime† (noun): Alternative spelling of flexitime
- flit (noun): A fluttering or darting movement.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- left (adjective): Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- lifetime (noun): The duration of the life of someone or something.
- lift (verb): To raise or rise.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- melt (noun): Molten material, the product of melting.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mettle (noun): A quality of endurance and courage.
- millet (noun): Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- telefilm (noun): A film made for television.
- teletext (noun): Alternative form of Teletext
- telex (noun): A network of teletypes.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- textile (noun): Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.