NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 13, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, h, i, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 131 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| H | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| L | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 12 | Σ | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×2 BL×2 BO×5 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×2 HO×3 |
| I | IN×3 |
| L | LI×3 LO×3 |
| N | NI×1 NO×1 |
| O | OB×1 ON×1 |
| T | TH×1 TI×4 TO×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIL×1 BIO×1 BLO×2 BOL×1 BON×1 BOO×2 BOT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIL×1 HIN×1 HOB×1 HOL×1 HOO×1 |
| I | INH×2 INT×1 |
| L | LIL×1 LIN×1 LIT×1 LOO×1 LOT×2 |
| N | NIN×1 NOT×1 |
| O | OBI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | THI×1 TIL×3 TIN×1 TOI×1 TOL×2 TOO×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi....... † | BI9 | The ordinal form of the number one billion. |
| bi.... | BI6 | A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. |
| bl.... | BL6 | (Very) drunk or intoxicated. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna. |
| 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. |
| bo... | BO5 | A small stall for the display and sale of goods. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| in..... | IN7 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of inhibiting. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| li... | LI5 | Clipping of lithographic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo.... | LO6 | A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| ob.. | OB4 | Death of a person. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to....... | TO9 | (In this sense usually spelt tolbooth) The traditional municipal building of a Scottish town or burgh, usually including a meeting-hall, court, prison and (eponymically) a place for the receipt of taxes, duties and fines. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
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.
- billionth† (BI9)
- biotin (BI6)
- blot (BL4)
- blotto (BL6)
- bolt (BO4)
- bonito (BO6)
- boot (BO4)
- booth (BO5)
- both (BO4)
- hilt (HI4)
- hint (HI4)
- hobbit (HO6)
- holt (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- inhibit (IN7)
- inhibition (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lint (LI4)
- litho (LI5)
- loot (LO4)
- lotion (LO6)
- lotto (LO5)
- ninth (NI5)
- notion (NO6)
- obit (OB4)
- onto (ON4)
- thin (TH4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tilth (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- toil (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tollbooth (TO9)
- tool (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- billionth† (adjective): The ordinal form of the number one billion.
- biotin (noun): A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
- blot (noun): A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- blotto (adjective): (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
- bolt (noun): A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- bonito (noun): Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.
- 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.
- booth (noun): A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- both (determiner): Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hobbit (noun): A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- inhibit (verb): To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibition (noun): The act of inhibiting.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- litho (adjective): Clipping of lithographic.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- obit (noun): Death of a person.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tollbooth (noun): (In this sense usually spelt tolbooth) The traditional municipal building of a Scottish town or burgh, usually including a meeting-hall, court, prison and (eponymically) a place for the receipt of taxes, duties and fines.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.