NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 30, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, n, o, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 149 points |
| Genius Level | 104 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| C | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| E | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 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 | BE×4 BL×2 BO×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CE×3 CL×3 CO×6 |
| E | EL×1 EN×1 EV×1 |
| L | LE×2 LO×7 |
| N | NO×3 |
| O | OL×1 |
| V | VO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEL×2 BEN×1 BEV×1 BLO×2 BOB×1 BOL×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CEL×3 CLO×3 COB×1 COE×1 COL×3 COO×1 |
| E | ELE×1 ENN×1 EVO×1 |
| L | LEV×2 LOB×2 LOC×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×1 LOV×1 |
| N | NOB×1 NOE×1 NOV×1 |
| O | OLE×1 |
| V | VOL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.. | BE4 | A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. |
| be... | BE5 | An attractive woman. |
| be......... † | BE11 | Disposition to do good. |
| be... | BE5 | An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer. |
| 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.. | BL4 | A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A furry ball attached on top of a hat. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| ce... | CE5 | A celebrity; a famous person. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| cl... | CL5 | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
| cl... | CL5 | A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. |
| cl.... | CL6 | past participle of cleave |
| co.... | CO6 | A cobblestone. |
| co...... | CO8 | To evolve, along with another organism, via coevolution. |
| co..... | CO7 | girl |
| co... | CO5 | The punctuation mark ":". |
| co..... | CO7 | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To bestow with nobility, honour or grace. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| no... | NO5 | An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no... | NO5 | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
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.
- bell (BE4)
- belle (BE5)
- benevolence† (BE11)
- bevel (BE5)
- blob (BL4)
- bloc (BL4)
- bobble (BO6)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- celeb (CE5)
- cell (CE4)
- cello (CE5)
- clone (CL5)
- clove (CL5)
- cloven (CL6)
- cobble (CO6)
- coevolve (CO8)
- colleen (CO7)
- colon (CO5)
- colonel (CO7)
- cool (CO4)
- eleven (EL6)
- ennoble (EN7)
- evolve (EV6)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- lobe (LO4)
- lobo (LO4)
- loco (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- love (LO4)
- noble (NO5)
- noel (NO4)
- novel (NO5)
- oleo (OL4)
- vole (VO4)
Answer Definitions
- bell (noun): A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- belle (noun): An attractive woman.
- benevolence† (noun): Disposition to do good.
- bevel (noun): An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
- 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.
- bloc (noun): A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
- bobble (noun): A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- celeb (noun): A celebrity; a famous person.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- clone (noun): A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- clove (noun): A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
- cloven (verb): past participle of cleave
- cobble (noun): A cobblestone.
- coevolve (verb): To evolve, along with another organism, via coevolution.
- colleen (noun): girl
- colon (noun): The punctuation mark ":".
- colonel (noun): A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- ennoble (verb): To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- lobe (noun): Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- noble (noun): An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- novel (adjective): Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.