NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 24, 2023

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 24, 2023
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 24, 2023

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 24, 2023
Center LetterM
Outer Lettersa, g, i, n, r, t
# of Pangrams5 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words79 words
Total Points506 points
Genius Level354 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 24, 2023

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</th><th>11Σ
A-131-1-17
G2221--1-8
I1--1-3117
M9898332143
N--1-----1
R---2----2
T2-432---11
Σ14111916574379

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A
AI×2
AN×4
AR×1
G
GA×3
GR×5
I
IM×6
IN×1
M
MA×30
MI×13
N
NA×1
R
RA×1
RI×1
T
TA×5
TI×1
TR×5

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A
AIM×1
AIR×1
ANA×2
ANI×2
ARM×1
G
GAM×3
GRA×4
GRI×1
I
IMA×3
IMI×1
IMM×2
INT×1
M
MAG×2
MAI×5
MAM×2
MAN×7
MAR×12
MAT×2
MIG×2
MIM×1
MIN×6
MIR×2
MIT×2
N
NAM×1
R
RAM×1
RIM×1
T
TAM×3
TAN×1
TAT×1
TIM×1
TRA×1
TRI×4

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
im....... †IM9A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
im......... †IM11present participle and gerund of immigrate
ma........ †MA10present participle and gerund of marinate
mi..... †MI7A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
mi....... †MI9present participle and gerund of migrate
ai....AI6present participle of aim
ai....AI6A pilot of an aircraft.
an.....AN7A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
an.........AN11present participle and gerund of anagram
an...AN5The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
an.......AN9present participle and gerund of animate
ar....AR6present participle and gerund of arm
ga...GA5A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
ga....GA6present participle of game
ga...GA5The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
gr..GR4A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
gr....GR6grandmother
gr.....GR7A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
gr........GR10A person who studies grammar.
gr..GR4Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
im.....IM7present participle of image
im.......IM9Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.
im..IM4One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
im.......IM9present participle and gerund of imitate
in........IN10present participle and gerund of intimate
ma..MA4plural of mage
ma...MA5The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
ma..MA4To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
ma.....MA7present participle of maim
ma..MA4Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
ma......MA8To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
ma.........MA11The act of doing maintenance.
ma..MA4Mother, female parent.
ma...MA5The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
ma......MA8present participle of manage
ma...MA5A comic originating in Japan.
ma...MA5Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
ma...MA5Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
ma.....MA7present participle of man
ma...MA5A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
ma....MA6The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
ma.......MA9A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
ma....MA6The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
ma.......MA9present participle and gerund of margin
ma....MA6A harbour for small boats.
ma......MA8Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
ma..MA4madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
ma.....MA7present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling.
ma..MA4A shop, store.
ma.....MA7Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”).
ma....MA6Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
ma.....MA7Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."
ma....MA6Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
ma.....MA7Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
mi....MI6present participle of mime
mi..MI4Miniature, tiny, small.
mi...MI5A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
mi....MI6plural of minimum
mi....MI6The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
mi..MI4A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
mi.....MI7present participle of mint
mi...MI5A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
mi....MI6present participle of mire
mi........MI10present participle and gerund of mitigate
mi..MI4A mitten
na....NA6The process of giving names to things.
ra.....RA7present participle and gerund of ram
ri.....RI7present participle of rim
ta....TA6A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
ta.....TA7One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys.
ta....TA6present participle and gerund of tame
ta.....TA7A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.
ta....TA6Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
ti....TI6An occurrence or event.
tr..TR4A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
tr.....TR7Any of the eight combinations of three complete or broken lines forming half of a hexagram in Chinese system of divination I Ching.
tr..TR4To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
tr......TR8A type of boat with three parallel hulls.
tr......TR8The act or process of someone who trims.

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.

  • immigrant†  (IM9)
  • immigrating†  (IM11)
  • marinating†  (MA10)
  • migrant†  (MI7)
  • migrating†  (MI9)
  • aiming  (AI6)
  • airman  (AI6)
  • anagram  (AN7)
  • anagramming  (AN11)
  • anima  (AN5)
  • animating  (AN9)
  • arming  (AR6)
  • gamin  (GA5)
  • gaming  (GA6)
  • gamma  (GA5)
  • gram  (GR4)
  • gramma  (GR6)
  • grammar  (GR7)
  • grammarian  (GR10)
  • grim  (GR4)
  • imaging  (IM7)
  • imagining  (IM9)
  • imam  (IM4)
  • imitating  (IM9)
  • intimating  (IN10)
  • magi  (MA4)
  • magma  (MA5)
  • maim  (MA4)
  • maiming  (MA7)
  • main  (MA4)
  • maintain  (MA8)
  • maintaining  (MA11)
  • mama  (MA4)
  • mamma  (MA5)
  • managing  (MA8)
  • manga  (MA5)
  • mania  (MA5)
  • manna  (MA5)
  • manning  (MA7)
  • manta  (MA5)
  • mantra  (MA6)
  • margarita  (MA9)
  • margin  (MA6)
  • margining  (MA9)
  • marina  (MA6)
  • marinara  (MA8)
  • marm  (MA4)
  • marring  (MA7)
  • mart  (MA4)
  • martian  (MA7)
  • martin  (MA6)
  • martini  (MA7)
  • mating  (MA6)
  • matting  (MA7)
  • miming  (MI6)
  • mini  (MI4)
  • minim  (MI5)
  • minima  (MI6)
  • mining  (MI6)
  • mint  (MI4)
  • minting  (MI7)
  • mirin  (MI5)
  • miring  (MI6)
  • mitigating  (MI10)
  • mitt  (MI4)
  • naming  (NA6)
  • ramming  (RA7)
  • rimming  (RI7)
  • tamari  (TA6)
  • tamarin  (TA7)
  • taming  (TA6)
  • tangram  (TA7)
  • tatami  (TA6)
  • timing  (TI6)
  • tram  (TR4)
  • trigram  (TR7)
  • trim  (TR4)
  • trimaran  (TR8)
  • trimming  (TR8)

Answer Definitions

  • immigrant† (noun): A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
  • immigrating† (verb): present participle and gerund of immigrate
  • marinating† (verb): present participle and gerund of marinate
  • migrant† (noun): A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
  • migrating† (verb): present participle and gerund of migrate
  • aiming (verb): present participle of aim
  • airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
  • anagram (noun): A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
  • anagramming (verb): present participle and gerund of anagram
  • anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
  • animating (verb): present participle and gerund of animate
  • arming (verb): present participle and gerund of arm
  • gamin (noun): A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
  • gaming (verb): present participle of game
  • gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
  • gram (noun): A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
  • gramma (noun): grandmother
  • grammar (noun): A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
  • grammarian (noun): A person who studies grammar.
  • grim (adjective): Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
  • imaging (verb): present participle of image
  • imagining (noun): Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.
  • imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
  • imitating (verb): present participle and gerund of imitate
  • intimating (verb): present participle and gerund of intimate
  • magi (noun): plural of mage
  • magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
  • maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
  • maiming (verb): present participle of maim
  • main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
  • maintain (verb): To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
  • maintaining (noun): The act of doing maintenance.
  • mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
  • mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
  • managing (verb): present participle of manage
  • manga (noun): A comic originating in Japan.
  • mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
  • manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
  • manning (verb): present participle of man
  • manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
  • mantra (noun): The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
  • margarita (noun): A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured liqueur, and lemon or lime juice, often served with salt encrusted on the rim of the glass.
  • margin (noun): The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
  • margining (verb): present participle and gerund of margin
  • marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
  • marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
  • marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
  • marring (verb): present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling.
  • mart (noun): A shop, store.
  • martian (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”).
  • martin (noun): Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
  • martini (adjective): Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."
  • mating (adjective): Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket.
  • matting (noun): Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
  • miming (verb): present participle of mime
  • mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
  • minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
  • minima (noun): plural of minimum
  • mining (noun): The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
  • mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  • minting (verb): present participle of mint
  • mirin (noun): A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
  • miring (verb): present participle of mire
  • mitigating (verb): present participle and gerund of mitigate
  • mitt (noun): A mitten
  • naming (noun): The process of giving names to things.
  • ramming (verb): present participle and gerund of ram
  • rimming (verb): present participle of rim
  • tamari (noun): A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
  • tamarin (noun): One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys.
  • taming (verb): present participle and gerund of tame
  • tangram (noun): A Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.
  • tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
  • timing (noun): An occurrence or event.
  • tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
  • trigram (noun): Any of the eight combinations of three complete or broken lines forming half of a hexagram in Chinese system of divination I Ching.
  • trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
  • trimaran (noun): A type of boat with three parallel hulls.
  • trimming (noun): The act or process of someone who trims.