NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 19, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, n, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 249 points |
| Genius Level | 174 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| G | 2 | 3 | - | 6 | - | - | 11 |
| I | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| N | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 |
| U | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×2 EN×1 EY×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×6 GI×3 GU×2 |
| I | IG×2 IN×4 |
| N | NE×1 NU×1 |
| T | TE×2 TI×4 TU×3 TY×1 |
| U | UN×4 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×2 ENG×1 EYE×1 EYI×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEN×5 GET×1 GIG×2 GIN×1 GUN×1 GUT×1 |
| I | IGN×2 ING×2 INN×1 INT×1 |
| N | NET×1 NUG×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×1 TIN×4 TUG×1 TUN×1 TUT×1 TYI×1 |
| U | UNG×1 UNI×1 UNT×2 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in....... † | IN9 | The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways. |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| ey.... | EY6 | present participle of eye |
| ey... | EY5 | present participle of eye |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| ge.. | GE4 | A gentleman. |
| ge..... | GE7 | Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native |
| ge..... | GE7 | present participle of get |
| gi..... | GI7 | gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig. |
| gi... | GI5 | an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period). |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gin |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gun |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gut |
| ig.... | IG6 | to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| ig...... | IG8 | present participle of ignite |
| in..... | IN7 | An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman. |
| in.... | IN6 | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of intuit |
| ne..... | NE7 | Something that acts as, or looks like, a net. |
| nu.... | NU6 | A small, compact chunk or clump. |
| te.... | TE6 | present participle of tee |
| te..... | TE7 | present participle of tent |
| ti... | TI5 | A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing. |
| ti...... | TI8 | present participle of tinge |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tinge |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tint |
| tu..... | TU7 | present participle of tug |
| tu.... | TU6 | Action of the verb to tune. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch. The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance. |
| tu..... | TU7 | present participle of tut |
| ty... | TY5 | Action of the verb to tie; ligature. |
| un..... | UN7 | Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes. |
| un..... | UN7 | present participle of unite |
| un...... | UN8 | present participle of untune |
| un..... | UN7 | present participle of untie |
| ye..... | YE7 | present participle of yen |
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.
- ingenuity† (IN9)
- egging (EG6)
- eggy (EG4)
- engine (EN6)
- eyeing (EY6)
- eying (EY5)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- gent (GE4)
- genuine (GE7)
- getting (GE7)
- gigging (GI7)
- gigue (GI5)
- ginning (GI7)
- gunning (GU7)
- gutting (GU7)
- ignite (IG6)
- igniting (IG8)
- ingenue (IN7)
- inning (IN6)
- intuiting (IN9)
- netting (NE7)
- nugget (NU6)
- teeing (TE6)
- tenting (TE7)
- tinge (TI5)
- tingeing (TI8)
- tinging (TI7)
- tinting (TI7)
- tugging (TU7)
- tuning (TU6)
- tutting (TU7)
- tying (TY5)
- unguent (UN7)
- uniting (UN7)
- untuning (UN8)
- untying (UN7)
- yenning (YE7)
Answer Definitions
- ingenuity† (noun): The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways.
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- eyeing (verb): present participle of eye
- eying (verb): present participle of eye
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- gent (noun): A gentleman.
- genuine (adjective): Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
- getting (verb): present participle of get
- gigging (noun): gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig.
- gigue (noun): an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
- ginning (verb): present participle of gin
- gunning (verb): present participle of gun
- gutting (verb): present participle of gut
- ignite (verb): to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- igniting (verb): present participle of ignite
- ingenue (noun): An innocent, unsophisticated, naïve, wholesome girl or young woman.
- inning (noun): A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- intuiting (verb): present participle of intuit
- netting (noun): Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
- nugget (noun): A small, compact chunk or clump.
- teeing (verb): present participle of tee
- tenting (verb): present participle of tent
- tinge (noun): A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing.
- tingeing (verb): present participle of tinge
- tinging (verb): present participle of tinge
- tinting (verb): present participle of tint
- tugging (verb): present participle of tug
- tuning (noun): Action of the verb to tune. The calibration of a musical instrument to a standard pitch. The adjustment of a system or circuit to secure optimum performance.
- tutting (verb): present participle of tut
- tying (noun): Action of the verb to tie; ligature.
- unguent (noun): Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
- uniting (verb): present participle of unite
- untuning (verb): present participle of untune
- untying (verb): present participle of untie
- yenning (verb): present participle of yen