NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 18, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, f, i, k, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 84 points |
| Genius Level | 59 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| F | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 10 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 26 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×2 BL×3 BO×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×2 FL×4 FO×4 |
| I | |
| K | KI×2 |
| L | LI×1 LO×6 |
| O | OL×1 |
| P | PI×1 PL×1 PO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIL×2 BLI×1 BLO×2 BOI×1 BOL×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FIL×2 FLI×3 FLO×1 FOI×1 FOL×2 FOO×1 |
| I | |
| K | KIL×2 |
| L | LIP×1 LOB×1 LOL×3 LOO×2 |
| O | OLI×1 |
| P | PIL×1 PLO×1 POL×3 POO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi.. | BI4 | The spoiling of someone's score in the crib. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl... | BL5 | To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. |
| fl...... † | FL8 | Alternative spelling of flip book |
| fl...... | FL8 | Alternative form of flip-flop |
| fl.. | FL4 | To fall heavily due to lack of energy. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.. | KI4 | Clipping of kilogram. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of liposuction. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo...... | LO8 | An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| po... | PO5 | Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. |
| po.. | PO4 | A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. |
| po.. | PO4 | A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
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.
- bilk (BI4)
- bill (BI4)
- blip (BL4)
- blob (BL4)
- bloop (BL5)
- boil (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- fill (FI4)
- fillip (FI6)
- flip (FL4)
- flipbook† (FL8)
- flipflop (FL8)
- flop (FL4)
- foil (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- folk (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- kill (KI4)
- kilo (KI4)
- lipo (LI4)
- lobo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lollipop (LO8)
- lollop (LO6)
- look (LO4)
- loop (LO4)
- olio (OL4)
- pill (PI4)
- plop (PL4)
- polio (PO5)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- pool (PO4)
Answer Definitions
- bilk (noun): The spoiling of someone's score in the crib.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- blip (noun): A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- bloop (verb): To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
- boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- fillip (noun): The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- flip (noun): A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- flipbook† (noun): Alternative spelling of flip book
- flipflop (noun): Alternative form of flip-flop
- flop (verb): To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- folk (adjective): Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- kilo (noun): Clipping of kilogram.
- lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lollipop (noun): An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
- lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- polio (noun): Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
- poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.