NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 2, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, m, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 167 points |
| Genius Level | 117 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| L | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| M | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| P | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| T | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×1 CO×6 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 IM×2 |
| L | LI×3 LO×2 |
| M | MI×1 MO×3 |
| O | OC×2 OM×1 OP×1 |
| P | PI×3 PL×1 PO×2 |
| T | TI×3 TO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLO×1 COL×1 COM×2 COO×2 COP×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 IMP×2 |
| L | LIC×1 LIL×1 LIM×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| M | MIT×1 MOL×1 MOO×1 MOT×1 |
| O | OCO×1 OCT×1 OMI×1 OPT×1 |
| P | PIC×1 PIL×1 PIP×1 PLO×1 POL×2 |
| T | TIL×2 TIP×1 TOI×1 TOL×1 TOM×1 TOO×2 TOP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl.. | CL4 | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. |
| co.. | CO4 | A young male horse. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| co....... † | CO9 | Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co..... | CO7 | A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| im...... | IM8 | Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed |
| im....... † | IM9 | Not in accordance with good policy. |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| oc...... | OC8 | Any of various succulent plants, unrelated to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States. |
| oc.... | OC6 | plural of octopus |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| op... | OP5 | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. |
| pi... | PI5 | An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. |
| pi... | PI5 | A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| pl.. | PL4 | The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. |
| po..... | PO7 | Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political. |
| po...... | PO8 | A politician. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The very topmost point. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | topical |
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.
- clot (CL4)
- colt (CO4)
- commit (CO6)
- complicit† (CO9)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- copilot (CO7)
- illicit (IL7)
- implicit (IM8)
- impolitic† (IM9)
- licit (LI5)
- lilt (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- mitt (MI4)
- molt (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- ocotillo (OC8)
- octopi (OC6)
- omit (OM4)
- optic (OP5)
- picot (PI5)
- pilot (PI5)
- pipit (PI5)
- plot (PL4)
- politic (PO7)
- politico (PO8)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tiptop (TI6)
- toil (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- topic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- clot (noun): A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
- colt (noun): A young male horse.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- complicit† (adjective): Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- copilot (noun): A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- implicit (adjective): Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
- impolitic† (adjective): Not in accordance with good policy.
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- ocotillo (noun): Any of various succulent plants, unrelated to the cactus, in genus Fouquieria, especially Fouquieria splendens, living in Central America or the southwest United States.
- octopi (noun): plural of octopus
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- optic (adjective): Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- picot (noun): An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- pilot (noun): A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- plot (noun): The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- politic (adjective): Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
- politico (noun): A politician.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tiptop (noun): The very topmost point.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- topic (adjective): topical