NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 27, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, f, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 152 points |
| Genius Level | 106 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</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 15 |
| L | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CL×3 CO×6 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×1 |
| F | FE×4 FL×6 FO×2 FU×3 |
| L | LO×4 LU×3 |
| N | NO×1 NU×2 |
| O | OL×1 |
| U | UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×3 CLE×1 CLO×1 CLU×1 COL×3 CON×1 COO×1 COU×1 CUL×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×1 |
| F | FEE×1 FEL×2 FEN×1 FLE×2 FLO×2 FLU×2 FOO×1 FOU×1 FUE×1 FUL×1 FUN×1 |
| L | LOC×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×1 LUL×2 LUN×1 |
| N | NOE×1 NUC×1 NUL×1 |
| O | OLE×1 |
| U | UNC×2 |
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........ † | CO10 | The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet. |
| fl..... † | FL7 | To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| ce..... | CE7 | A small cell. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff |
| cl... | CL5 | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. |
| co..... | CO7 | girl |
| co... | CO5 | The punctuation mark ":". |
| co..... | CO7 | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| co.... | CO6 | A stream. |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| ef....... | EF9 | The process of flowing out. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe... | FE5 | A person who has committed a felony. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| 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.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| nu..... | NU7 | A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd). |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| un... | UN5 | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool. |
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.
- confluence† (CO10)
- flounce† (FL7)
- cell (CE4)
- cello (CE5)
- cellule (CE7)
- clef (CL4)
- clone (CL5)
- clue (CL4)
- colleen (CO7)
- colon (CO5)
- colonel (CO7)
- cool (CO4)
- coulee (CO6)
- cull (CU4)
- effluence (EF9)
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- felon (FE5)
- fennel (FE6)
- flee (FL4)
- fleece (FL6)
- floe (FL4)
- flue (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fool (FO4)
- foul (FO4)
- fuel (FU4)
- full (FU4)
- funnel (FU6)
- loco (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- lune (LU4)
- noel (NO4)
- nucleon (NU7)
- null (NU4)
- oleo (OL4)
- uncle (UN5)
- uncool (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- confluence† (noun): The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
- flounce† (verb): To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- cellule (noun): A small cell.
- clef (noun): A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- clone (noun): A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- clue (noun): A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- colleen (noun): girl
- colon (noun): The punctuation mark ":".
- colonel (noun): A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- coulee (noun): A stream.
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- effluence (noun): The process of flowing out.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felon (noun): A person who has committed a felony.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleece (noun): Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- foul (adjective): Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- nucleon (noun): A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- uncle (noun): The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- uncool (adjective): Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool.