NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 22, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, n, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 164 points |
| Genius Level | 115 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| M | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×5 EN×1 EX×1 |
| I | IC×1 IM×2 IN×1 IT×1 |
| M | ME×4 MI×14 |
| N | |
| T | TE×2 TI×2 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEM×1 CEN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EMC×1 EME×1 EMI×3 ENT×1 EXC×1 |
| I | ICE×1 IMM×2 INC×1 ITE×1 |
| M | MEE×1 MEM×1 MEN×1 MET×1 MIC×1 MIE×1 MIM×3 MIN×6 MIT×3 |
| N | |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×1 TIM×1 TIT×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.... | CE6 | A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete. |
| ce..... | CE7 | A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | Causing nausea and vomiting. |
| em...... | EM8 | Someone of high rank, reputation or social status. |
| em..... | EM7 | Noteworthy, remarkable, great. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| en........ | EN10 | The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting |
| ex........ † | EX10 | the state of being excited (emotionally aroused). |
| ic.... | IC6 | plural of iceman |
| im....... | IM9 | The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality. |
| im...... | IM8 | about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long. |
| in........ | IN10 | A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi.. | MI4 | Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi..... | MI7 | Exhibiting mimesis. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi... | MI5 | Finely chopped meat; minced meat. |
| mi.. | MI4 | That which belongs to me. Used predicatively. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mi.... | MI6 | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti..... | TI7 | plural of titmouse |
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.
- cement (CE6)
- centime (CE7)
- emcee (EM5)
- emetic (EM6)
- eminence (EM8)
- eminent (EM7)
- emit (EM4)
- enticement (EN10)
- excitement† (EX10)
- icemen (IC6)
- imminence (IM9)
- imminent (IM8)
- incitement (IN10)
- item (IT4)
- meet (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- mete (ME4)
- mice (MI4)
- mien (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mimetic (MI7)
- mimic (MI5)
- mince (MI5)
- mine (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- mint (MI4)
- minx (MI4)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mitten (MI6)
- teem (TE4)
- tenement (TE8)
- time (TI4)
- titmice (TI7)
Answer Definitions
- cement (noun): A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
- centime (noun): A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emetic (adjective): Causing nausea and vomiting.
- eminence (noun): Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
- eminent (adjective): Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- enticement (noun): The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting
- excitement† (noun): the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
- icemen (noun): plural of iceman
- imminence (noun): The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
- imminent (adjective): about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- incitement (noun): A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimetic (adjective): Exhibiting mimesis.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mince (noun): Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- minx (noun): A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mitten (noun): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- titmice (noun): plural of titmouse