NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 6, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, h, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 16 |
| D | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 22 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BL×4 BO×12 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×3 DU×1 |
| H | HO×6 |
| L | LO×4 |
| N | NO×3 NU×1 |
| O | |
| U | UD×1 UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BLO×4 BOH×1 BOL×3 BON×3 BOO×4 BOU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DOD×1 DOL×1 DOU×1 DUN×1 |
| H | HOB×2 HOL×1 HOO×2 HOU×1 |
| L | LOB×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 LOU×1 |
| N | NOO×2 NOU×1 NUN×1 |
| O | |
| U | UDO×1 UNB×1 UND×1 UNH×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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. |
| bl... | BL5 | A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| bl........ † | BL10 | A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A dwelling; habitation; building. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. |
| bo.... | BO6 | The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A prayer; petition. |
| bo... | BO5 | simple past tense and past participle of bind |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do...... | DO8 | A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A toast made while touching glasses together. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho.. | HO4 | To grasp or grip. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho... | HO5 | A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Of great intensity. |
| no.. | NO4 | A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu..... | NU7 | The status or condition of being a nun. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un..... | UN7 | simple past tense and past participle of unbind |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove the hood from. |
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.
- blob (BL4)
- blond (BL5)
- blood (BL5)
- bloodhound† (BL10)
- boho (BO4)
- bold (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- bonbon (BO6)
- bond (BO4)
- bonobo (BO6)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boohoo (BO6)
- boon (BO4)
- bound (BO5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doll (DO4)
- doubloon (DO8)
- dunno (DU5)
- hobnob (HO6)
- hobo (HO4)
- hold (HO4)
- hood (HO4)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hound (HO5)
- lobo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loud (LO4)
- noob (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- nunhood (NU7)
- udon (UD4)
- unbound (UN7)
- undo (UN4)
- unhood (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- 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.
- blond (adjective): Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
- blood (noun): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- bloodhound† (noun): A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- bold (noun): A dwelling; habitation; building.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- bonbon (noun): A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- bond (noun): Evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
- bonobo (noun): The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- boon (noun): A prayer; petition.
- bound (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bind
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- doubloon (noun): A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- hobnob (noun): A toast made while touching glasses together.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- hold (verb): To grasp or grip.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hound (noun): A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loud (adjective): Of great intensity.
- noob (noun): A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- nunhood (noun): The status or condition of being a nun.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- unbound (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unbind
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unhood (verb): To remove the hood from.