NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 24, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, h, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 9 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×2 GR×2 |
| H | HA×2 HO×1 |
| N | |
| O | OP×1 OR×1 |
| P | PA×5 PH×3 PO×8 PR×2 |
| R |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×2 APR×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOO×1 GOR×1 GRA×2 |
| H | HAR×2 HOO×1 |
| N | |
| O | OPA×1 ORP×1 |
| P | PAG×1 PAN×1 PAP×1 PAR×2 PHA×1 PHO×2 POG×1 PON×1 POO×3 POP×1 POR×2 PRO×2 |
| R |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| an..... | AN7 | An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns. |
| an...... | AN8 | The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. |
| ap... | AP5 | An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc. |
| gr... | GR5 | A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers. |
| gr.... | GR6 | An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type. |
| ha..... | HA7 | A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| or.... | OR6 | A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. |
| pa... | PA5 | Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa..... | PA7 | A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic. |
| ph..... | PH7 | The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| ph........ † | PH10 | A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe. |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.. | PO4 | A stench, a bad smell. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po.. | PO4 | Pornography. |
| po... | PO5 | Pornographic |
| pr... | PR5 | A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
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.
- anaphor (AN7)
- anaphora (AN8)
- apron (AP5)
- goop (GO4)
- gorp (GO4)
- graph (GR5)
- grappa (GR6)
- harp (HA4)
- harpoon (HA7)
- hoop (HO4)
- opah (OP4)
- orphan (OR6)
- pagan (PA5)
- pang (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- paragon (PA7)
- paragraph (PA9)
- pharaoh (PH7)
- phono (PH5)
- phonograph† (PH10)
- pogo (PO4)
- pong (PO4)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- porn (PO4)
- porno (PO5)
- prong (PR5)
- prop (PR4)
Answer Definitions
- anaphor (noun): An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.
- anaphora (noun): The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
- apron (noun): An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- graph (noun): A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.
- grappa (noun): An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
- harp (noun): A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type.
- harpoon (noun): A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- orphan (noun): A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
- pagan (adjective): Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.
- pang (noun): A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- paragon (noun): A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
- paragraph (noun): A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
- pharaoh (noun): The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- phonograph† (noun): A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- pong (noun): A stench, a bad smell.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- porn (noun): Pornography.
- porno (adjective): Pornographic
- prong (noun): A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.