NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 1, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 250 points |
| Genius Level | 175 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| D | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| M | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 34 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 24 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×1 CO×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×4 DI×2 DO×6 |
| E | EM×2 |
| I | ID×1 |
| L | LI×3 LO×2 |
| M | ME×11 MI×11 MO×12 |
| O |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLI×1 COM×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DEE×2 DEM×2 DIM×2 DOM×4 DOO×2 |
| E | EMC×2 |
| I | IDI×1 |
| L | LIM×3 LOO×2 |
| M | MED×4 MEL×4 MEM×3 MIC×1 MID×2 MIL×4 MIM×4 MOD×4 MOI×2 MOL×4 MOO×2 |
| O |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| do...... † | DO8 | A home or residence. |
| do....... † | DO9 | simple past tense and past participle of domicile |
| me..... † | ME7 | Of, relating to, or having melody. |
| cl... | CL5 | A particular region defined by its weather or climate. |
| co.. | CO4 | To move from further away to nearer to. |
| co..... | CO7 | Relating to comedy. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co..... | CO7 | A low chest of drawers on short legs. |
| de.. | DE4 | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deem |
| de.. | DE4 | A demonstration or visual explanation. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of demo |
| di.. | DI4 | A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dim |
| do.. | DO4 | A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere. |
| do... | DO5 | In the form of a dome. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| do.... | DO6 | Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | simple past tense and past participle of emcee |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| li... | LI5 | simple past tense and past participle of lime |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loom |
| me.... | ME6 | To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly. |
| me..... | ME7 | simple past tense and past participle of meddle |
| me... | ME5 | Of or pertaining to medicines; medical. |
| me.... | ME6 | A physician or medical doctor; sometimes also a medical student. |
| me.. | ME4 | to combine multiple similar objects into one. |
| me.... | ME6 | simple past tense and past participle of meld |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| 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... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of meme |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi.... | MI6 | A centre, midpoint. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Gentle and not easily angered. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Ground by a mill. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mime |
| mi... | MI5 | A mimeograph. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mo.. | MO4 | One of several ancient Greek scales. |
| mo... | MO5 | A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing. |
| mo..... | MO7 | simple past tense and past participle of model |
| mo... | MO5 | A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| mo.... | MO6 | simple past and past participle of moil |
| mo.. | MO4 | A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance. |
| mo.... | MO6 | simple past tense and past participle of mold |
| mo.. | MO4 | A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo... | MO5 | simple past tense and past participle of moo |
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.
- domicile† (DO8)
- domiciled† (DO9)
- melodic† (ME7)
- clime (CL5)
- come (CO4)
- comedic (CO7)
- comic (CO5)
- commode (CO7)
- deem (DE4)
- deemed (DE6)
- demo (DE4)
- demoed (DE6)
- dime (DI4)
- dimmed (DI6)
- dome (DO4)
- domed (DO5)
- doom (DO4)
- doomed (DO6)
- emcee (EM5)
- emceed (EM6)
- idiom (ID5)
- lime (LI4)
- limed (LI5)
- limo (LI4)
- loom (LO4)
- loomed (LO6)
- meddle (ME6)
- meddled (ME7)
- medic (ME5)
- medico (ME6)
- meld (ME4)
- melded (ME6)
- melee (ME5)
- meme (ME4)
- memed (ME5)
- memo (ME4)
- mice (MI4)
- middle (MI6)
- midi (MI4)
- mild (MI4)
- mile (MI4)
- mill (MI4)
- milled (MI6)
- mime (MI4)
- mimed (MI5)
- mimeo (MI5)
- mimic (MI5)
- mode (MO4)
- model (MO5)
- modeled (MO7)
- modem (MO5)
- moil (MO4)
- moiled (MO6)
- mold (MO4)
- molded (MO6)
- mole (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- mood (MO4)
- mooed (MO5)
Answer Definitions
- domicile† (noun): A home or residence.
- domiciled† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of domicile
- melodic† (adjective): Of, relating to, or having melody.
- clime (noun): A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
- come (verb): To move from further away to nearer to.
- comedic (adjective): Relating to comedy.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- commode (noun): A low chest of drawers on short legs.
- deem (verb): To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
- deemed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deem
- demo (noun): A demonstration or visual explanation.
- demoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of demo
- dime (noun): A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
- dimmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dim
- dome (noun): A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
- domed (adjective): In the form of a dome.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- doomed (adjective): Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emceed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emcee
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- limed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lime
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- loomed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loom
- meddle (verb): To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
- meddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meddle
- medic (adjective): Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
- medico (noun): A physician or medical doctor; sometimes also a medical student.
- meld (verb): to combine multiple similar objects into one.
- melded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meld
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- 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.
- memed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meme
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- middle (noun): A centre, midpoint.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mild (adjective): Gentle and not easily angered.
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- milled (adjective): Ground by a mill.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mime
- mimeo (noun): A mimeograph.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mode (noun): One of several ancient Greek scales.
- model (noun): A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
- modeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of model
- modem (noun): A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- moiled (verb): simple past and past participle of moil
- mold (noun): A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
- molded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mold
- mole (noun): A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- mooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of moo