NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 6, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, h, i, p, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 169 points |
| Genius Level | 118 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| H | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| R | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Σ | 25 | 14 | 7 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×8 BR×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×1 HO×6 |
| I | |
| O | OB×1 OR×2 |
| P | PH×1 PO×4 PR×4 |
| R | RI×1 RO×5 |
| T | TH×1 TI×1 TO×7 TR×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOH×1 BOO×6 BOT×1 BRI×1 BRO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIP×1 HOB×2 HOO×2 HOR×1 HOT×1 |
| I | |
| O | OBI×1 ORB×1 ORI×1 |
| P | PHO×1 POO×3 POR×1 PRI×1 PRO×3 |
| R | RIO×1 ROB×1 ROO×1 ROT×3 |
| T | THR×1 TIP×1 TOO×2 TOR×5 TRI×1 TRO×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. |
| bo... | BO5 | A small stall for the display and sale of goods. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. |
| br.. | BR4 | Vigour or vivacity. |
| br... | BR5 | Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. |
| hi... | HI5 | Clipping of hippopotamus. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative spelling of hot pot. |
| ob.. | OB4 | Death of a person. |
| or... | OR5 | A circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution. |
| or... | OR5 | Ourebia ourebi, a species of antelope. |
| ph... | PH5 | A photograph. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po.. | PO4 | A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr...... † | PR8 | To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit. |
| pr........ † | PR10 | One who prohibits. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro... | RO5 | A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| th... | TH5 | To pound or beat rapidly or violently. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The very topmost point. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.... | TO6 | A state of being inactive or stuporous. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr... | TR5 | A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
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.
- boho (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boohoo (BO6)
- boor (BO4)
- boot (BO4)
- booth (BO5)
- both (BO4)
- brio (BR4)
- broth (BR5)
- hippo (HI5)
- hobbit (HO6)
- hobo (HO4)
- hoop (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- hotpot (HO6)
- obit (OB4)
- orbit (OR5)
- oribi (OR5)
- photo (PH5)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- port (PO4)
- prior (PR5)
- prohibit† (PR8)
- prohibitor† (PR10)
- prop (PR4)
- riot (RI4)
- robot (RO5)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- throb (TH5)
- tiptop (TI6)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- torpor (TO6)
- tort (TO4)
- trio (TR4)
- troop (TR5)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- boot (noun): A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- booth (noun): A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- both (determiner): Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- brio (noun): Vigour or vivacity.
- broth (noun): Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
- hippo (noun): Clipping of hippopotamus.
- hobbit (noun): A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- hotpot (noun): Alternative spelling of hot pot.
- obit (noun): Death of a person.
- orbit (noun): A circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- oribi (noun): Ourebia ourebi, a species of antelope.
- photo (noun): A photograph.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- port (noun): A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- prohibit† (verb): To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
- prohibitor† (noun): One who prohibits.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- robot (noun): A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- throb (verb): To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- tiptop (noun): The very topmost point.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- torpor (noun): A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- troop (noun): A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.