NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 6, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, o, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 172 points |
| Genius Level | 120 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 7 |
| F | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| W | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 AI×2 AL×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×7 FI×2 FL×7 FO×8 FR×3 |
| I | |
| L | LO×2 |
| O | OF×1 |
| R | RA×1 RI×2 RO×1 |
| W | WA×1 WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×1 AFR×1 AIR×2 ALF×1 ALO×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×2 FAL×3 FAR×2 FIL×2 FLA×3 FLO×4 FOA×1 FOI×1 FOL×2 FOO×2 FOR×1 FOW×1 FRA×1 FRI×2 |
| I | |
| L | LOA×1 LOO×1 |
| O | OFF×1 |
| R | RAF×1 RIF×2 ROO×1 |
| W | WAI×1 WOL×1 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai..... † | AI7 | Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil. |
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| ai..... | AI7 | A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be unsuccessful. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fa.... | FA6 | Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year. |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fa.... | FA6 | A litter of piglets. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fl... | FL5 | A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. |
| fl... | FL5 | A natural or innate talent or aptitude. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A flake, fragment, or shiver. |
| fl... | FL5 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| fl... | FL5 | Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.... | FO6 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. |
| fo...... | FO8 | Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo.. | FO4 | A bird. |
| fr... | FR5 | Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish. |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr... | FR5 | A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim. |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft. |
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.
- airflow† (AI7)
- afar (AF4)
- affair (AF6)
- afro (AF4)
- airfoil (AI7)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- aloof (AL5)
- fail (FA4)
- fair (FA4)
- fall (FA4)
- falloff (FA7)
- fallow (FA6)
- farro (FA5)
- farrow (FA6)
- filial (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- flail (FL5)
- flair (FL5)
- flaw (FL4)
- floor (FL5)
- flora (FL5)
- floral (FL6)
- flow (FL4)
- foal (FO4)
- foil (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- follow (FO6)
- foofaraw (FO8)
- fool (FO4)
- fora (FO4)
- fowl (FO4)
- frail (FR5)
- friar (FR5)
- frill (FR5)
- loaf (LO4)
- loofa (LO5)
- offal (OF5)
- raffia (RA6)
- riff (RI4)
- riffraff (RI8)
- roof (RO4)
- waif (WA4)
- wolf (WO4)
- woof (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- airflow† (noun): Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affair (noun): Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- airfoil (noun): A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- fail (verb): To be unsuccessful.
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- fallow (noun): Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- farrow (noun): A litter of piglets.
- filial (adjective): Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- flail (noun): A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- flair (noun): A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
- flaw (noun): A flake, fragment, or shiver.
- floor (noun): The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- flora (noun): Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
- floral (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
- flow (noun): Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- follow (verb): To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- foofaraw (noun): Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- fowl (noun): A bird.
- frail (adjective): Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- frill (noun): A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- raffia (noun): A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- waif (noun): Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
- wolf (noun): Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- woof (noun): The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.