NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 29, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, j, k, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 137 points |
| Genius Level | 96 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| B | 6 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 10 |
| C | 5 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| J | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | Σ | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BO×9 |
| C | CA×1 CO×8 |
| J | JA×2 JO×2 |
| K | KA×1 KO×1 |
| O | |
| T | TA×3 TO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAO×1 BOA×1 BOB×2 BOC×1 BOO×5 |
| C | CAC×1 COA×1 COC×4 COO×3 |
| J | JAB×1 JAC×1 JOC×1 JOJ×1 |
| K | KAB×1 KOO×1 |
| O | |
| T | TAB×1 TAC×1 TAT×1 TOB×1 TOC×2 TOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo...... † | BO8 | a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots. |
| ja...... † | JA8 | A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era. |
| ab... | AB5 | The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co...... | CO8 | A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co...... | CO8 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| ja... | JA5 | A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc. |
| jo.. | JO4 | A common man. |
| jo.... | JO6 | A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed. |
| ka... | KA5 | US spelling of kebab |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| ta... | TA5 | An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to..... | TO7 | Any plant of the genus Nicotiana. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to.. | TO4 | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
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.
- bootjack† (BO8)
- jackboot† (JA8)
- abbot (AB5)
- baobab (BA6)
- boat (BO4)
- boba (BO4)
- bobcat (BO6)
- bock (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- book (BO4)
- boot (BO4)
- cacao (CA5)
- coat (CO4)
- coca (CO4)
- cock (CO4)
- cockatoo (CO8)
- cocoa (CO5)
- cook (CO4)
- cookbook (CO8)
- coot (CO4)
- jabot (JA5)
- jock (JO4)
- jojoba (JO6)
- kabob (KA5)
- kook (KO4)
- taboo (TA5)
- taco (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- tobacco (TO7)
- toccata (TO7)
- tock (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- bootjack† (noun): a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
- jackboot† (noun): A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
- abbot (noun): The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- boat (noun): A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- bobcat (noun): A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
- bock (noun): A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- boot (noun): A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- cockatoo (noun): A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cookbook (noun): A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- jabot (noun): A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
- jock (noun): A common man.
- jojoba (noun): A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.
- kabob (noun): US spelling of kebab
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- taboo (noun): An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- tobacco (noun): Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- tock (noun): A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.