NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 3, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, k, l, n, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 93 points |
| Genius Level | 65 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| G | 5 | - | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| K | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| W | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | Σ | 27 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×1 EN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GL×1 GO×7 |
| K | KE×1 KN×3 KO×1 |
| L | LO×7 |
| N | NE×1 NO×4 |
| O | OG×2 OL×1 OO×1 |
| W | WE×1 WO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×1 ENO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GLO×1 GOG×1 GON×2 GOO×3 GOW×1 |
| K | KEN×1 KNO×3 KOO×1 |
| L | LOG×2 LOL×1 LON×2 LOO×2 |
| N | NEO×1 NOE×1 NON×1 NOO×2 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 OLE×1 OOL×1 |
| W | WEE×1 WOK×2 WON×1 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| en.. | EN4 | Archaic form of enough. |
| gl.. | GL4 | To emit light as if heated. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose, flowing upper garment. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. |
| kn... | KN5 | A small mound or rounded hill. |
| kn.. | KN4 | To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. |
| kn... | KN5 | Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| 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. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| we...... † | WE8 | Lasting for (approximately) one week. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Awake: conscious and not asleep. |
| wo... | WO5 | past participle of wake |
| wo.. | WO4 | An overly studious person, particularly student. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Made of wool. |
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.
- eggnog (EG6)
- enow (EN4)
- glow (GL4)
- goggle (GO6)
- gone (GO4)
- gong (GO4)
- google (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- goon (GO4)
- gown (GO4)
- keno (KE4)
- knoll (KN5)
- know (KN4)
- known (KN5)
- kook (KO4)
- loge (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- long (LO4)
- look (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- nook (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- oolong (OO6)
- weeklong† (WE8)
- woke (WO4)
- woken (WO5)
- wonk (WO4)
- wool (WO4)
- woolen (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- enow (determiner): Archaic form of enough.
- glow (verb): To emit light as if heated.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gown (noun): A loose, flowing upper garment.
- keno (noun): A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
- knoll (noun): A small mound or rounded hill.
- know (verb): To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
- known (adjective): Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- 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.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- weeklong† (adjective): Lasting for (approximately) one week.
- woke (adjective): Awake: conscious and not asleep.
- woken (verb): past participle of wake
- wonk (noun): An overly studious person, particularly student.
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- woolen (adjective): Made of wool.