NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 7, 2023

Sep 7, 2023 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 7, 2023

Game Summary

Center Letter	N
Outer Letters	c, e, h, t, u, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	21 words
Total Points	91 points
Genius Level	64 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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	Σ
C	1	-	-	1	2
E	-	-	1	1	2
H	1	2	-	-	3
N	1	2	-	-	3
T	4	3	1	-	8
U	-	1	1	-	2
Y	-	1	-	-	1
Σ	7	9	3	2	21

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

C	CE×1 CH×1
E	EN×1 EU×1
H	HE×1 HU×2
N	NE×2 NU×1
T	TE×5 TH×2 TU×1
U	UN×2
Y	YE×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

C	CEN×1 CHU×1
E	ENT×1 EUN×1
H	HEN×1 HUN×2
N	NEN×1 NET×1 NUT×1
T	TEE×2 TEN×3 THE×2 TUN×1
U	UNC×1 UNT×1
Y	YEN×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)
ch..... ^†	CH7	A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers.
ce..	CE4	A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
en.....	EN7	An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
eu....	EU6	A castrated human male.
he...	HE5	from here, from this place, away
hu...	HU5	A hump; a protuberance.
hu..	HU4	To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
ne..	NE4	The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
ne...	NE5	Neat, well-groomed, natty.
nu...	NU5	Containing nuts.
te..	TE4	Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
te...	TE5	Very small; tiny.
te...	TE5	An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
te..	TE4	A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
te...	TE5	The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
th..	TH4	At that time.
th....	TH6	From there, from that place or from that time.
tu..	TU4	A melody.
un...	UN5	Not cut.
un....	UN6	To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
ye...	YE5	Alternative spelling of yenta

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.

chutney^† (CH7)
cent (CE4)
entente (EN7)
eunuch (EU6)
hence (HE5)
hunch (HU5)
hunt (HU4)
nene (NE4)
netty (NE5)
nutty (NU5)
teen (TE4)
teeny (TE5)
tenet (TE5)
tent (TE4)
tenth (TE5)
then (TH4)
thence (TH6)
tune (TU4)
uncut (UN5)
untune (UN6)
yente (YE5)

Answer Definitions

chutney^† (noun): A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers.
cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
eunuch (noun): A castrated human male.
hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
hunch (noun): A hump; a protuberance.
hunt (verb): To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
nutty (adjective): Containing nuts.
teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
then (adverb): At that time.
thence (adverb): From there, from that place or from that time.
tune (noun): A melody.
uncut (adjective): Not cut.
untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta