NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 10, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, l, m, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 123 points |
| Genius Level | 86 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| E | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | Σ | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CL×3 CO×16 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×2 EM×1 |
| L | LO×2 |
| M | |
| O | OC×2 |
| P | |
| T | TE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CLO×3 COL×3 COM×7 COO×4 COP×1 COT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×2 EMC×1 |
| L | LOC×2 |
| M | |
| O | OCE×1 OCT×1 |
| P | |
| T | TEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. |
| co..... | CO7 | To gather together; amass. |
| co.... | CO6 | A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. |
| co.. | CO4 | A young male horse. |
| co.. | CO4 | To move from further away to nearer to. |
| co... | CO5 | A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co.... | CO6 | To drive together, round up (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| co..... | CO7 | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend |
| co...... † | CO8 | To finish; to make done; to reach the end. |
| co..... | CO7 | A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.. | CO4 | To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult. |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| lo...... | LO8 | To move or travel (from one location to another). |
| oc.... | OC6 | An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| te..... | TE7 | Telecommunication or telecommunications. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- cello (CE5)
- clomp (CL5)
- clop (CL4)
- clot (CL4)
- collect (CO7)
- collet (CO6)
- colt (CO4)
- come (CO4)
- comet (CO5)
- comp (CO4)
- compel (CO6)
- compete (CO7)
- complete† (CO8)
- compote (CO7)
- cool (CO4)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- cope (CO4)
- cote (CO4)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- emcee (EM5)
- loco (LO4)
- locomote (LO8)
- ocelot (OC6)
- octet (OC5)
- telecom (TE7)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- clomp (noun): The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
- clop (noun): The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
- clot (noun): A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
- collect (verb): To gather together; amass.
- collet (noun): A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
- colt (noun): A young male horse.
- come (verb): To move from further away to nearer to.
- comet (noun): A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- compel (verb): To drive together, round up (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- compete (verb): To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
- complete† (verb): To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- compote (noun): A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cope (verb): To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- locomote (verb): To move or travel (from one location to another).
- ocelot (noun): An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- telecom (noun): Telecommunication or telecommunications.