NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 2, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 191 points |
| Genius Level | 134 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| L | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| V | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | Σ | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EN×2 EV×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×3 |
| I | IN×2 |
| L | LE×3 LI×4 |
| N | |
| U | UN×6 |
| V | VE×7 VI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELE×1 ENL×2 EVE×2 EVI×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIV×3 |
| I | INV×2 |
| L | LEV×3 LIV×4 |
| N | |
| U | UNE×1 UNG×1 UNL×2 UNV×2 |
| V | VEG×2 VEI×3 VEN×2 VIG×1 VIL×1 VIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| un....... † | UN9 | The act of unveiling or uncovering. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| en........ | EN10 | present participle and gerund of enliven |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev..... | EV7 | The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| gi.. | GI4 | To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). |
| gi... | GI5 | past participle of give |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of give |
| in...... | IN8 | To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle and gerund of inveigle |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| le...... | LE8 | present participle and gerund of level |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| li...... | LI8 | present participle and gerund of liven |
| li.... | LI6 | present participle of live |
| un.... | UN6 | Not even |
| un...... | UN8 | Not giving; ungenerous. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not living; unalive, dead, inanimate. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A vegetable. |
| ve..... | VE7 | present participle of veg |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve..... | VE7 | present participle and gerund of veil |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve... | VE5 | A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
| vi... | VI5 | An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- unveiling† (UN9)
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- enlivening (EN10)
- even (EV4)
- evening (EV7)
- evil (EV4)
- give (GI4)
- given (GI5)
- giving (GI6)
- inveigle (IN8)
- inveigling (IN10)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- leveling (LE8)
- live (LI4)
- liven (LI5)
- livening (LI8)
- living (LI6)
- uneven (UN6)
- ungiving (UN8)
- unlevel (UN7)
- unliving (UN8)
- unveil (UN6)
- veggie (VE6)
- vegging (VE7)
- veil (VE4)
- veiling (VE7)
- vein (VE4)
- venue (VE5)
- venule (VE6)
- vigil (VI5)
- vile (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- unveiling† (noun): The act of unveiling or uncovering.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- enlivening (verb): present participle and gerund of enliven
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evening (noun): The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- give (verb): To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- given (verb): past participle of give
- giving (verb): present participle of give
- inveigle (verb): To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
- inveigling (verb): present participle and gerund of inveigle
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- leveling (verb): present participle and gerund of level
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- livening (verb): present participle and gerund of liven
- living (verb): present participle of live
- uneven (adjective): Not even
- ungiving (adjective): Not giving; ungenerous.
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- unliving (adjective): Not living; unalive, dead, inanimate.
- unveil (verb): To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
- veggie (noun): A vegetable.
- vegging (verb): present participle of veg
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- veiling (verb): present participle and gerund of veil
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- venue (noun): A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
- vigil (noun): An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.