NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 18, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, n, o, u, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 174 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | - | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | 12 |
| G | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 6 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | - | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×3 BO×7 BU×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×3 GO×2 GU×1 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NI×1 NO×1 NU×1 |
| O | ON×2 |
| U | UN×2 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIN×3 BOB×2 BOG×1 BOI×1 BON×1 BOO×1 BOX×1 BUG×1 BUN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIB×2 GIN×1 GOI×1 GOU×1 GUN×1 |
| I | INB×1 INN×1 |
| N | NIX×1 NOG×1 NUB×1 |
| O | ONG×1 ONI×1 |
| U | UNB×1 UNI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of binge |
| bi... | BI5 | A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid. |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of bin |
| bo.... | BO6 | A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. |
| bo..... | BO7 | present participle of bob |
| bo..... | BO7 | present participle of bog |
| bo... | BO5 | The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce. |
| bo.... | BO6 | present participle of bone |
| bo.... | BO6 | A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience. |
| bo.... | BO6 | present participle of box |
| bu..... | BU7 | present participle of bug |
| 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. |
| gi.... | GI6 | A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch. |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of gibe |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gin |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gouge |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gun |
| in... | IN5 | A container in which papers to be dealt with are put. |
| in.... | IN6 | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. |
| ni.... | NI6 | present participle of nix |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| nu.... | NU6 | A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple. |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| un...... † | UN8 | present participle of unbox |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
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.
- binging (BI7)
- bingo (BI5)
- binning (BI7)
- bobbin (BO6)
- bobbing (BO7)
- bogging (BO7)
- boing (BO5)
- boning (BO6)
- booing (BO6)
- boxing (BO6)
- bugging (BU7)
- bunion (BU6)
- gibbon (GI6)
- gibing (GI6)
- ginning (GI7)
- going (GO5)
- gouging (GO7)
- gunning (GU7)
- inbox (IN5)
- inning (IN6)
- nixing (NI6)
- noggin (NO6)
- nubbin (NU6)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- unboxing† (UN8)
- union (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- binging (verb): present participle of binge
- bingo (noun): A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
- binning (verb): present participle of bin
- bobbin (noun): A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- bobbing (verb): present participle of bob
- bogging (verb): present participle of bog
- boing (noun): The sound made by an elastic object (such as a spring) when bouncing; the sound of a bounce.
- boning (verb): present participle of bone
- booing (noun): A disapproving exclamation by a member of an audience.
- boxing (verb): present participle of box
- bugging (verb): present participle of bug
- 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.
- gibbon (noun): A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
- gibing (verb): present participle of gibe
- ginning (verb): present participle of gin
- going (verb): present participle of go
- gouging (verb): present participle of gouge
- gunning (verb): present participle of gun
- inbox (noun): A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
- inning (noun): A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- nixing (verb): present participle of nix
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- nubbin (noun): A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- unboxing† (verb): present participle of unbox
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.