NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 4, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 45 words |
| Total Points | 196 points |
| Genius Level | 137 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| D | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| R | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | Σ | 20 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AP×2 AR×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DR×2 |
| H | HA×2 HO×2 |
| O | OP×1 |
| P | PA×8 PH×3 PO×6 PR×3 |
| R | RA×4 |
| T | TA×3 TO×1 TR×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×2 ADO×1 APA×1 APP×1 ART×1 ATO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DRO×2 |
| H | HAR×2 HOO×1 HOT×1 |
| O | OPA×1 |
| P | PAP×1 PAR×6 PAT×1 PHA×2 PHO×1 POO×3 POP×1 POR×1 POT×1 PRA×1 PRO×2 |
| R | RAP×3 RAT×1 |
| T | TAP×2 TAR×1 TOR×1 TRA×2 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar....... † | AR9 | An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages. |
| ha..... † | HA7 | The removable rigid roof of a convertible or sports car. |
| ad... | AD5 | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit |
| ad..... | AD7 | Alternative form of adapter |
| ad... | AD5 | To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
| ap... | AP5 | Placed separately (in regard to space or time). |
| ap..... | AP7 | The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure. |
| at.. | AT4 | On the top of. |
| dr... | DR5 | To hang downward; to sag. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative spelling of hot pot. |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa..... | PA7 | a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain. |
| pa...... | PA8 | A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute |
| pa..... | PA7 | an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A company of paratroopers. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. |
| ph..... | PH7 | The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty |
| ph.. | PH4 | Excellent; cool; very good. |
| ph... | PH5 | A photograph. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po.. | PO4 | A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. |
| po.... | PO6 | The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To poke, to push, to touch. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A relationship of mutual trust and respect. A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Snatched, taken away; abducted. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A bird of prey. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A device (trap) used to catch rats. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions). |
| ta.. | TA4 | A tarpaulin. |
| to.... | TO6 | A state of being inactive or stuporous. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| tr...... | TR8 | A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling. |
| tr... | TR5 | A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). |
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.
- arthropod† (AR9)
- hardtop† (HA7)
- adapt (AD5)
- adaptor (AD7)
- adopt (AD5)
- apart (AP5)
- apparat (AP7)
- atop (AT4)
- droop (DR5)
- drop (DR4)
- harp (HA4)
- hoop (HO4)
- hotpot (HO6)
- opah (OP4)
- papa (PA4)
- parador (PA7)
- paradrop (PA8)
- paratha (PA7)
- paratroop (PA9)
- parrot (PA6)
- part (PA4)
- path (PA4)
- pharaoh (PH7)
- phat (PH4)
- photo (PH5)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- port (PO4)
- potato (PO6)
- prat (PR4)
- prod (PR4)
- prop (PR4)
- rapport (RA7)
- rapt (RA4)
- raptor (RA6)
- rattrap (RA7)
- tapa (TA4)
- taproot (TA7)
- tarp (TA4)
- torpor (TO6)
- trap (TR4)
- trapdoor (TR8)
- troop (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- arthropod† (noun): An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
- hardtop† (noun): The removable rigid roof of a convertible or sports car.
- adapt (verb): To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
- adaptor (noun): Alternative form of adapter
- adopt (verb): To take by choice into relationship (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
- apart (adverb): Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
- apparat (noun): The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
- atop (preposition): On the top of.
- droop (verb): To hang downward; to sag.
- drop (noun): A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- harp (noun): A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body Any instrument of the same musicological type.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- hotpot (noun): Alternative spelling of hot pot.
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- parador (noun): a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain.
- paradrop (noun): A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute
- paratha (noun): an Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.
- paratroop (noun): A company of paratroopers.
- parrot (noun): A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.
- part (noun): A portion; a component. A fraction of a whole.
- path (noun): A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- pharaoh (noun): The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- phat (adjective): Excellent; cool; very good.
- photo (noun): A photograph.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- port (noun): A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
- potato (noun): The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
- prat (noun): A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.
- prod (verb): To poke, to push, to touch.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- rapport (noun): A relationship of mutual trust and respect. A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.
- rapt (adjective): Snatched, taken away; abducted.
- raptor (noun): A bird of prey.
- rattrap (noun): A device (trap) used to catch rats.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- taproot (noun): A long, tapering root possessed by many plants (such as carrots and dandelions).
- tarp (noun): A tarpaulin.
- torpor (noun): A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- trap (noun): A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
- trapdoor (noun): A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.
- troop (noun): A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).