NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 1, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, n, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 62 words |
| Total Points | 337 points |
| Genius Level | 236 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</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 20 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| N | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| O | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| X | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×20 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EX×2 |
| I | IC×2 IN×7 IO×1 |
| N | NE×2 NI×1 NO×8 |
| O | OC×1 ON×3 OX×1 |
| T | TE×2 TO×10 |
| X | XE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COI×1 CON×13 COO×2 COT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ECO×1 EXO×1 EXT×1 |
| I | ICO×2 INC×2 INN×2 INT×3 ION×1 |
| N | NEO×2 NIC×1 NON×4 NOO×1 NOT×3 |
| O | OCT×1 ONC×1 ONI×1 ONT×1 OXE×1 |
| T | TEC×1 TEN×1 TON×4 TOO×3 TOT×1 TOX×2 |
| X | XEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co..... | CO7 | Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co........ | CO10 | The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| co..... | CO7 | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| co........ | CO10 | The act of connecting. |
| co..... | CO7 | To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning. |
| co..... | CO7 | Satisfied, pleased, contented. |
| co........ | CO10 | Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. |
| co..... | CO7 | The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. |
| co........ | CO10 | The voluntary control of urination and defecation. |
| co....... | CO9 | Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | A louse (Pediculus humanus). |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| ec..... | EC7 | a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems). |
| ex.... | EX6 | Foreign, especially in an exciting way. |
| ex........ † | EX10 | The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation. |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| in.......... | IN12 | Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity. |
| in......... | IN11 | Unable to contain or retain. |
| in....... | IN9 | Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc. |
| in...... | IN8 | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| in....... | IN9 | A course of action that a person intends to follow. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in.... | IN6 | To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ni...... | NI8 | An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no... | NO5 | A composition for nine instruments or nine voices. |
| no...... | NO8 | Not toxic; not poisonous. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. |
| no.... | NO6 | The act of observing; perception. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ox.. | OX4 | plural of ox |
| te...... | TE8 | Of or relating to construction or to architecture |
| te... | TE5 | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. |
| to.. | TO4 | A specific pitch. |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. |
| to... | TO5 | A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t |
| to..... | TO7 | A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.... | TO6 | A Canadian two-dollar coin. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| to... | TO5 | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. |
| to... | TO5 | A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms. |
| xe... | XE5 | The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. |
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.
- cocci (CO5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coin (CO4)
- conceit (CO7)
- concoct (CO7)
- concoction (CO10)
- cone (CO4)
- conic (CO5)
- connect (CO7)
- connection (CO10)
- connote (CO7)
- content (CO7)
- contention (CO10)
- context (CO7)
- continence (CO10)
- continent (CO9)
- coot (CO4)
- cootie (CO6)
- cote (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- ecotone (EC7)
- exotic (EX6)
- extinction† (EX10)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- incontinence (IN12)
- incontinent (IN11)
- innocence (IN9)
- innocent (IN8)
- intention (IN9)
- into (IN4)
- intone (IN6)
- ionic (IO5)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- nicotine (NI8)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- nonet (NO5)
- nontoxic (NO8)
- noon (NO4)
- note (NO4)
- notice (NO6)
- notion (NO6)
- octet (OC5)
- once (ON4)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- oxen (OX4)
- tectonic (TE8)
- tenon (TE5)
- tone (TO4)
- tonic (TO5)
- tonne (TO5)
- tontine (TO7)
- toon (TO4)
- toonie (TO6)
- toot (TO4)
- tote (TO4)
- toxic (TO5)
- toxin (TO5)
- xenon (XE5)
Answer Definitions
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- conceit (noun): Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- concoction (noun): The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- connect (verb): To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- connection (noun): The act of connecting.
- connote (verb): To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
- content (adjective): Satisfied, pleased, contented.
- contention (noun): Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- context (noun): The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
- continence (noun): The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
- continent (noun): Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cootie (noun): A louse (Pediculus humanus).
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- ecotone (noun): a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).
- exotic (adjective): Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
- extinction† (noun): The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- incontinence (noun): Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
- incontinent (adjective): Unable to contain or retain.
- innocence (noun): Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
- innocent (adjective): Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
- intention (noun): A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intone (verb): To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nicotine (noun): An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
- nontoxic (adjective): Not toxic; not poisonous.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- notice (noun): The act of observing; perception.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- oxen (noun): plural of ox
- tectonic (adjective): Of or relating to construction or to architecture
- tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
- tone (noun): A specific pitch.
- tonic (adjective): Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
- tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
- tontine (noun): A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toonie (noun): A Canadian two-dollar coin.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- toxic (adjective): Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.
- toxin (noun): A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
- xenon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.