NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 11, 2023

Sep 11, 2023 · 8 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 11, 2023

Game Summary

Center Letter	O
Outer Letters	c, g, i, l, r, w
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	36 words
Total Points	121 points
Genius Level	85 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	8	5	-	1	14
G	3	1	2	-	6
I	-	1	-	1	2
L	4	1	-	1	6
O	1	-	-	-	1
R	2	1	1	-	4
W	1	1	1	-	3
Σ	19	10	4	3	36

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×9 CR×4
G	GI×1 GL×1 GO×1 GR×3
I	IG×1 IL×1
L	LO×6
O	OL×1
R	RI×1 RO×3
W	WI×2 WO×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

C	CLO×1 COC×1 COI×2 COL×2 COO×1 COR×1 COW×2 CRO×4
G	GIG×1 GLO×1 GOO×1 GRO×3
I	IGL×1 ILL×1
L	LOC×2 LOG×3 LOL×1
O	OLI×1
R	RIG×1 ROC×1 ROI×1 ROL×1
W	WIL×2 WOO×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)
co..... ^†	CO7	A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
cl..	CL4	A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
co...	CO5	plural of coccus
co..	CO4	Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
co..	CO4	The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
co...	CO5	Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
co...	CO5	The spectral composition of visible light.
co..	CO4	Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
co...	CO5	Short for Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).
co..	CO4	A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
cr..	CR4	A crocodile.
cr...	CR5	plural of crocus
cr..	CR4	No definition found.
cr..	CR4	A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
gi....	GI6	A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
gl..	GL4	To emit light as if heated.
go....	GO6	The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
gr..	GR4	An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
gr..	GR4	To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
gr...	GR5	A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
ig...	IG5	A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
il.....	IL7	Synonym of illogical
lo..	LO4	plural of locus
lo..	LO4	A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
lo...	LO5	logical
lo..	LO4	A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
lo.....	LO7	To exchange political favours.
lo..	LO4	To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
ol..	OL4	A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
ri...	RI5	US spelling of rigour
ro....	RO6	A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
ro..	RO4	To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
ro..	RO4	To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
wi...	WI5	Used to indicate agreement and compliance.
wi....	WI6	Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
wo..	WO4	The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

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.

cowgirl^† (CO7)
clog (CL4)
cocci (CO5)
coil (CO4)
coir (CO4)
colic (CO5)
color (CO5)
cool (CO4)
corgi (CO5)
cowl (CO4)
croc (CR4)
croci (CR5)
crog (CR4)
crow (CR4)
gigolo (GI6)
glow (GL4)
googol (GO6)
grog (GR4)
grow (GR4)
growl (GR5)
igloo (IG5)
illogic (IL7)
loci (LO4)
loco (LO4)
logic (LO5)
logo (LO4)
logroll (LO7)
loll (LO4)
olio (OL4)
rigor (RI5)
rococo (RO6)
roil (RO4)
roll (RO4)
wilco (WI5)
willow (WI6)
wool (WO4)

Answer Definitions

cowgirl^† (noun): A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
clog (noun): A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
cocci (noun): plural of coccus
coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
color (noun): The spectral composition of visible light.
cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
corgi (noun): Short for Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).
cowl (noun): A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
croc (noun): A crocodile.
croci (noun): plural of crocus
crog (n/a): No definition found.
crow (noun): A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
glow (verb): To emit light as if heated.
googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
grow (verb): To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
growl (noun): A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
illogic (adjective): Synonym of illogical
loci (noun): plural of locus
loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
logic (adjective): logical
logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
logroll (verb): To exchange political favours.
loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
rigor (noun): US spelling of rigour
rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
wilco (interjection): Used to indicate agreement and compliance.
willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.