NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 18, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, i, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 244 points |
| Genius Level | 171 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 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| G | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| U | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 | Σ | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×1 BU×9 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×2 GU×2 |
| I | IN×3 |
| N | NO×1 NU×1 |
| O | OU×5 |
| T | TO×3 TU×7 |
| U | UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOU×1 BUG×1 BUN×4 BUT×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GOU×2 GUN×1 GUT×1 |
| I | INT×3 |
| N | NOU×1 NUB×1 |
| O | OUT×5 |
| T | TON×1 TOU×2 TUB×1 TUG×1 TUI×1 TUN×1 TUT×3 |
| U | UNB×2 UNI×3 UNT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant. |
| bu..... | BU7 | present participle of bug |
| bu.. | BU4 | A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc. |
| bu.... | BU6 | A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin. |
| bu.. | BU4 | The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. |
| bu..... | BU7 | Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag. |
| bu.. | BU4 | The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end The buttocks . |
| bu..... | BU7 | present participle of butt |
| bu.... | BU6 | A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. |
| bu....... † | BU9 | present participle of button |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gouge |
| go.. | GO4 | An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints. |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gun |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gut |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of intuit |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| 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.... | NU6 | A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple. |
| ou... | OU5 | To go out, to set forth. |
| ou...... | OU8 | Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To defeat in terms of firepower. |
| ou........ | OU10 | present participle of outgun |
| ou.... | OU6 | A pleasure trip or excursion. |
| to...... | TO8 | present participle of tongue |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of tout |
| tu.... | TU6 | tubes, considered as a group |
| tu..... | TU7 | present participle of tug |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| tu.... | TU6 | Action of the verb to tune. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch. The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu..... | TU7 | present participle of tut |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| un...... | UN8 | To open (something) by undoing its buttons. |
| un......... † | UN11 | present participle of unbutton |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un..... | UN7 | present participle of unite |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| un...... | UN8 | present participle of untune |
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.
- bout (BO4)
- bugging (BU7)
- bung (BU4)
- bunion (BU6)
- bunt (BU4)
- bunting (BU7)
- butt (BU4)
- butting (BU7)
- button (BU6)
- buttoning† (BU9)
- gouging (GO7)
- gout (GO4)
- gunning (GU7)
- gutting (GU7)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuiting (IN9)
- intuition (IN9)
- noun (NO4)
- nubbin (NU6)
- outgo (OU5)
- outgoing (OU8)
- outgun (OU6)
- outgunning (OU10)
- outing (OU6)
- tonguing (TO8)
- tout (TO4)
- touting (TO7)
- tubing (TU6)
- tugging (TU7)
- tuition (TU7)
- tuning (TU6)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutting (TU7)
- tutu (TU4)
- unbutton (UN8)
- unbuttoning† (UN11)
- union (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- uniting (UN7)
- unto (UN4)
- untuning (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- bout (noun): A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant.
- bugging (verb): present participle of bug
- bung (noun): A stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
- bunion (noun): A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.
- bunt (noun): The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- bunting (noun): Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
- butt (noun): The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end The buttocks .
- butting (verb): present participle of butt
- button (noun): A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
- buttoning† (verb): present participle of button
- gouging (verb): present participle of gouge
- gout (noun): An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
- gunning (verb): present participle of gun
- gutting (verb): present participle of gut
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuiting (verb): present participle of intuit
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- 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.
- nubbin (noun): A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
- outgo (verb): To go out, to set forth.
- outgoing (adjective): Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.
- outgun (verb): To defeat in terms of firepower.
- outgunning (verb): present participle of outgun
- outing (noun): A pleasure trip or excursion.
- tonguing (verb): present participle of tongue
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- touting (verb): present participle of tout
- tubing (noun): tubes, considered as a group
- tugging (verb): present participle of tug
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- tuning (noun): Action of the verb to tune. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch. The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutting (verb): present participle of tut
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- unbutton (verb): To open (something) by undoing its buttons.
- unbuttoning† (verb): present participle of unbutton
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- uniting (verb): present participle of unite
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- untuning (verb): present participle of untune