NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 8, 2020

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 8, 2020

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 8, 2020
Center LetterP
Outer Letterse, k, m, n, t, u
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words28 words
Total Points102 points
Genius Level71 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 8, 2020

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>7Σ
E1---1
K21--3
M--1-1
N-----
P1012-13
T122-5
U-1225
Σ1457228

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E
EP×1
K
KE×3
M
ME×1
N
P
PE×7
PU×6
T
TE×4
TU×1
U
UM×1
UN×3
UP×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E
EPE×1
K
KEE×1
KEM×1
KEP×1
M
MEE×1
N
P
PEE×3
PEK×1
PEN×3
PUK×1
PUM×1
PUN×2
PUP×1
PUT×1
T
TEE×1
TEM×2
TEP×1
TUN×1
U
UMP×1
UNK×2
UNP×1
UPK×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 ().

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ep..EP4A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
ke..KE4To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
ke...KE5neat and tidy; especially used of hair
ke..KE4simple past tense and past participle of keep
me....ME6An arranged informal meeting.
pe..PE4To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
pe..PE4The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
pe..PE4A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
pe..PE4Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”)
pe....PE6plural of penman
pe...PE5A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
pe..PE4Confinement; concealment.
pu..PU4vomit.
pu..PU4A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
pu..PU4A person used for sex, particularly: Synonym of prostitute: a person paid for sex. Synonym of catamite: a boy or younger man used by an older as a (usually passive) homosexual partner. Synonym of bottom: any passive or effeminate homosexual male. A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex. Synonym of faggot: any male homosexual. Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
pu..PU4A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
pu....PU6Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
pu..PU4The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
te....TE6A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
te..TE4Abbreviation of temperature.
te...TE5To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
te...TE5Alternative form of teepee
tu....TU6Alternative form of tune-up
um.....UM7Relatively large but unspecified in number.
un..... UN7Uncombed; dishevelled.
un....UN6Not kept .
un...UN5To release from a pen.
up....UP6Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.

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.

  • epee  (EP4)
  • keep  (KE4)
  • kempt  (KE5)
  • kept  (KE4)
  • meetup  (ME6)
  • peek  (PE4)
  • peen  (PE4)
  • peep  (PE4)
  • peke  (PE4)
  • penmen  (PE6)
  • penne  (PE5)
  • pent  (PE4)
  • puke  (PU4)
  • pump  (PU4)
  • punk  (PU4)
  • punt  (PU4)
  • puppet  (PU6)
  • putt  (PU4)
  • teepee  (TE6)
  • temp  (TE4)
  • tempt  (TE5)
  • tepee  (TE5)
  • tuneup  (TU6)
  • umpteen  (UM7)
  • unkempt  (UN7)
  • unkept  (UN6)
  • unpen  (UN5)
  • upkeep  (UP6)

Answer Definitions

  • epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
  • keep (verb): To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
  • kempt (adjective): neat and tidy; especially used of hair
  • kept (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keep
  • meetup (noun): An arranged informal meeting.
  • peek (verb): To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
  • peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
  • peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
  • peke (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”)
  • penmen (noun): plural of penman
  • penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
  • pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
  • puke (noun): vomit.
  • pump (noun): A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
  • punk (noun): A person used for sex, particularly: Synonym of prostitute: a person paid for sex. Synonym of catamite: a boy or younger man used by an older as a (usually passive) homosexual partner. Synonym of bottom: any passive or effeminate homosexual male. A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex. Synonym of faggot: any male homosexual. Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
  • punt (noun): A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
  • puppet (noun): Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
  • putt (noun): The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
  • teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
  • temp (noun): Abbreviation of temperature.
  • tempt (verb): To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
  • tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
  • tuneup (noun): Alternative form of tune-up
  • umpteen (determiner): Relatively large but unspecified in number.
  • unkempt (adjective): Uncombed; dishevelled.
  • unkept (adjective): Not kept .
  • unpen (verb): To release from a pen.
  • upkeep (noun): Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.