NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 8, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | t, v, a, b, i, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 181 points |
| Genius Level | 127 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 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| B | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| T | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| V | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×2 AT×2 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×3 BR×5 |
| I | IN×1 IR×1 |
| N | NI×1 |
| R | RA×8 RI×1 |
| T | TA×5 TI×1 TR×3 |
| V | VA×1 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARI×1 ARR×1 ATR×1 ATT×1 AVA×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAR×3 BRA×4 BRI×1 |
| I | INV×1 IRR×1 |
| N | NIR×1 |
| R | RAB×2 RAI×2 RAN×2 RAT×2 RIB×1 |
| T | TAN×2 TAR×3 TIA×1 TRA×2 TRI×1 |
| V | VAR×1 VIB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| vi..... † | VI7 | Pulsing with energy or activity. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Complete; downright; utter. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| av.... | AV6 | An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba....... | BA9 | Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| br... | BR5 | The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. |
| br.. | BR4 | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. |
| br.. | BR4 | A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. |
| br... | BR5 | Alternative form of bravo, when spoken to a female performer. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| in....... | IN9 | not varying; constant |
| ir...... | IR8 | Causing irritation or inflammation. |
| ni..... | NI7 | Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ra.. | RA4 | To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ta..... | TA7 | a flourish on a trumpet |
| ta.... | TA6 | A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| tr... | TR5 | Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information. |
| va..... | VA7 | Showing variety, diverse. |
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.
- vibrant† (VI7)
- aria (AR4)
- arrant (AR6)
- atria (AT5)
- attar (AT5)
- avatar (AV6)
- barb (BA4)
- barbarian (BA9)
- barn (BA4)
- brain (BR5)
- bran (BR4)
- brat (BR4)
- brava (BR5)
- briar (BR5)
- invariant (IN9)
- irritant (IR8)
- nirvana (NI7)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- rain (RA4)
- raita (RA5)
- rani (RA4)
- rant (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattan (RA6)
- ribbit (RI6)
- tantara (TA7)
- tantra (TA6)
- tart (TA4)
- tartan (TA6)
- tartar (TA6)
- tiara (TI5)
- train (TR5)
- trait (TR5)
- trivia (TR6)
- variant (VA7)
Answer Definitions
- vibrant† (adjective): Pulsing with energy or activity.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- avatar (noun): An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barbarian (adjective): Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
- barn (noun): A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
- brain (noun): The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- bran (noun): The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- brat (noun): A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- brava (interjection): Alternative form of bravo, when spoken to a female performer.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- invariant (adjective): not varying; constant
- irritant (adjective): Causing irritation or inflammation.
- nirvana (noun): Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- rant (verb): To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattan (noun): Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
- tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartan (noun): A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- train (noun): Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- trivia (noun): Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
- variant (adjective): Showing variety, diverse.