NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 11, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, m, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 89 points |
| Genius Level | 62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| W | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 11 | Σ | 15 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EN×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HE×1 HO×1 |
| M | ME×1 MO×1 |
| N | NE×2 NO×1 |
| O | |
| T | TO×3 TW×3 |
| W | WE×1 WH×5 WO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ENO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HEW×1 HOM×1 |
| M | MEO×1 MOW×1 |
| N | NEW×2 NOH×1 |
| O | |
| T | TOW×3 TWE×3 |
| W | WEN×1 WHE×4 WHO×1 WOM×1 WON×2 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) |
|---|---|---|
| en.. | EN4 | Archaic form of enough. |
| he.. | HE4 | Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. |
| ho...... † | HO8 | An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. |
| me.. | ME4 | The cry of a cat. |
| mo.. | MO4 | past participle of mow |
| ne.. | NE4 | A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult. |
| ne.... | NE6 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| to.... | TO6 | Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone. |
| to.. | TO4 | A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) |
| to...... † | TO8 | A townhouse or row house. |
| tw.. | TW4 | Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. |
| tw... | TW5 | An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening. |
| tw... | TW5 | The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle. |
| we.. | WE4 | simple past tense of go |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh.. | WH4 | What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb. |
| wo... | WO5 | plural of woman |
| wo.. | WO4 | One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice. |
| wo.... | WO6 | A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
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.
- enow (EN4)
- hewn (HE4)
- hometown† (HO8)
- meow (ME4)
- mown (MO4)
- newt (NE4)
- newton (NE6)
- nohow (NO5)
- towhee (TO6)
- town (TO4)
- townhome† (TO8)
- twee (TW4)
- tween (TW5)
- tweet (TW5)
- went (WE4)
- whee (WH4)
- when (WH4)
- whet (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- whom (WH4)
- women (WO5)
- wont (WO4)
- wonton (WO6)
- woohoo (WO6)
- woot (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- enow (determiner): Archaic form of enough.
- hewn (adjective): Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- hometown† (noun): An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
- meow (interjection): The cry of a cat.
- mown (verb): past participle of mow
- newt (noun): A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.
- newton (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- towhee (noun): Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
- town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
- townhome† (noun): A townhouse or row house.
- twee (adjective): Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
- tween (noun): An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening.
- tweet (noun): The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
- went (verb): simple past tense of go
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- when (adverb): At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whom (pronoun): What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb.
- women (noun): plural of woman
- wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
- wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t