NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 30, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, n, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 177 points |
| Genius Level | 124 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| H | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Y | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EY×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×4 HY×3 |
| N | NE×2 |
| O | |
| P | PE×5 PH×3 PO×3 PY×1 |
| T | TE×1 TH×1 TO×2 TY×3 |
| Y | YE×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EYE×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HON×2 HOO×1 HOP×1 HYP×3 |
| N | NEO×1 NET×1 |
| O | |
| P | PEN×1 PEO×1 PEP×1 PET×1 PEY×1 PHE×1 PHO×2 PON×1 POP×1 POT×1 PYT×1 |
| T | TEE×1 THE×1 TON×1 TOO×1 TYP×3 |
| Y | YEN×1 YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ey...... | EY8 | A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans. |
| ho... | HO5 | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |
| ho...... † | HO8 | A pot of honey. |
| ho... | HO5 | Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). |
| ho... | HO5 | Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops. |
| hy.. | HY4 | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. |
| hy.... | HY6 | The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. |
| hy.. | HY4 | Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression. |
| ne...... † | NE8 | A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe... | PE5 | A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline. |
| ph....... † | PH9 | The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees. |
| ph... | PH5 | Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. |
| ph.... | PH6 | An expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| po... | PO5 | A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children. |
| py.... | PY6 | A type of large constricting snake. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| to.... | TO6 | Having prominent teeth |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ty..... | TY7 | A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A typographical error. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- eyetooth (EY8)
- honey (HO5)
- honeypot† (HO8)
- hooey (HO5)
- hoppy (HO5)
- hype (HY4)
- hyphen (HY6)
- hypo (HY4)
- neophyte† (NE8)
- netty (NE5)
- penny (PE5)
- peony (PE5)
- peppy (PE5)
- petty (PE5)
- peyote (PE6)
- phenotype† (PH9)
- phony (PH5)
- phooey (PH6)
- pony (PO4)
- poppy (PO5)
- potty (PO5)
- python (PY6)
- teeny (TE5)
- they (TH4)
- tony (TO4)
- toothy (TO6)
- type (TY4)
- typhoon (TY7)
- typo (TY4)
- yente (YE5)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- eyetooth (noun): A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
- honey (noun): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- honeypot† (noun): A pot of honey.
- hooey (noun): Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- hoppy (adjective): Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops.
- hype (noun): Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
- hyphen (noun): The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
- hypo (noun): Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
- neophyte† (noun): A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- peony (noun): A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- peyote (noun): A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
- phenotype† (noun): The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
- phony (adjective): Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
- phooey (interjection): An expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment.
- pony (noun): A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- potty (noun): A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children.
- python (noun): A type of large constricting snake.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- toothy (adjective): Having prominent teeth
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- typhoon (noun): A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
- typo (noun): A typographical error.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.