NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 1, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, m, n, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 115 points |
| Genius Level | 81 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| H | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| M | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×1 CO×5 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×4 HU×3 |
| M | MO×4 MU×3 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OU×1 |
| T | TH×1 TO×2 |
| U | UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHU×1 COH×1 CON×1 COT×1 COU×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HON×1 HOO×3 HUN×2 HUT×1 |
| M | MON×1 MOO×1 MOT×1 MOU×1 MUC×2 MUN×1 |
| N | NOT×1 |
| O | OUC×1 |
| T | THO×1 TOO×1 TOU×1 |
| U | UNC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch.. | CH4 | A friend; a pal. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co... | CO5 | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| co......... † | CO11 | An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs. |
| co... | CO5 | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person. |
| co... | CO5 | Familiar, known; well-known, renowned. |
| ho.... | HO6 | boss, leader |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”) |
| hu... | HU5 | A hump; a protuberance. |
| hu.. | HU4 | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
| hu... | HU5 | A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo... | MO5 | To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A large amount of. |
| mu... | MU5 | Much; a great deal of. |
| mu... | MU5 | To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed. |
| no... | NO5 | A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record. |
| ou.. | OU4 | An expression of one's own physical pain. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to... | TO5 | Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| un..... | UN7 | Unfamiliar, strange, foreign. |
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.
- chum (CH4)
- coho (CO4)
- conch (CO5)
- cottonmouth† (CO11)
- couch (CO5)
- couth (CO5)
- honcho (HO6)
- hooch (HO5)
- hoot (HO4)
- hootch (HO6)
- hunch (HU5)
- hunt (HU4)
- hutch (HU5)
- month (MO5)
- mooch (MO5)
- moth (MO4)
- mouth (MO5)
- much (MU4)
- mucho (MU5)
- munch (MU5)
- notch (NO5)
- ouch (OU4)
- thou (TH4)
- tooth (TO5)
- touch (TO5)
- uncouth (UN7)
Answer Definitions
- chum (noun): A friend; a pal.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- conch (noun): A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
- cottonmouth† (noun): An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
- couch (noun): An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
- couth (adjective): Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- honcho (noun): boss, leader
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hootch (noun): Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”)
- hunch (noun): A hump; a protuberance.
- hunt (verb): To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- hutch (noun): A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- mooch (verb): To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- mouth (noun): The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- much (determiner): A large amount of.
- mucho (adjective): Much; a great deal of.
- munch (verb): To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
- notch (noun): A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- ouch (interjection): An expression of one's own physical pain.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- touch (verb): Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- uncouth (adjective): Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.