NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 18, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 85 points |
| Genius Level | 59 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| H | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 |
| N | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| U | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 | Σ | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DO×1 DU×1 |
| H | HA×3 HO×1 HU×1 |
| N | NA×4 NO×2 NU×1 |
| O | ON×1 |
| T | TA×1 TH×1 TO×1 TU×1 |
| U | UD×1 UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANO×1 AUN×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAU×1 DON×1 DUN×1 |
| H | HAN×2 HAU×1 HOU×1 HUN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 NAT×1 NOO×1 NOU×1 NUN×1 |
| O | ONT×1 |
| T | TAU×1 THA×1 TOO×1 TUN×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×1 UNH×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha..... † | HA7 | A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| da... | DA5 | To discourage, intimidate. |
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha... | HA5 | To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts). |
| ho... | HO5 | A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. |
| 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. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu..... | NU7 | The status or condition of being a nun. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.... | UN6 | To release from the hand; to let go. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove the hood from. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- handout† (HA7)
- anon (AN4)
- aunt (AU4)
- daunt (DA5)
- donut (DO5)
- dunno (DU5)
- hand (HA4)
- haunt (HA5)
- hound (HO5)
- hunt (HU4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- natant (NA6)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- nunhood (NU7)
- onto (ON4)
- taunt (TA5)
- than (TH4)
- toon (TO4)
- tuna (TU4)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- unhand (UN6)
- unhood (UN6)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- handout† (noun): A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- daunt (verb): To discourage, intimidate.
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- haunt (verb): To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
- hound (noun): A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- 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.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- nunhood (noun): The status or condition of being a nun.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unhand (verb): To release from the hand; to let go.
- unhood (verb): To remove the hood from.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.