NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 26, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, m, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| U | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×7 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×1 HU×2 |
| M | MO×6 MU×2 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | ON×1 |
| T | TH×1 TO×5 TU×1 |
| U | UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×1 CON×1 COO×1 COT×2 COU×2 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HOO×1 HUN×1 HUT×1 |
| M | MON×1 MOO×1 MOT×2 MOU×2 MUT×2 |
| N | NOT×1 |
| O | ONT×1 |
| T | THO×1 TOO×3 TOU×2 TUT×1 |
| U | UNC×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co......... † | CO11 | An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs. |
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| co... | CO5 | Familiar, known; well-known, renowned. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| hu.. | HU4 | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
| hu... | HU5 | A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| mo... | MO5 | A hill or mountain. |
| mo... | MO5 | The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin. |
| mu.... | MU6 | The flesh of sheep used as food. |
| no... | NO5 | A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| 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. |
| to... | TO5 | Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| un..... | UN7 | Unfamiliar, strange, foreign. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- cottonmouth† (CO11)
- coconut (CO7)
- concoct (CO7)
- coot (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- count (CO5)
- couth (CO5)
- cutout (CU6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hunt (HU4)
- hutch (HU5)
- month (MO5)
- moot (MO4)
- moth (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- mount (MO5)
- mouth (MO5)
- mutt (MU4)
- mutton (MU6)
- notch (NO5)
- onto (ON4)
- thou (TH4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- touch (TO5)
- tout (TO4)
- tutu (TU4)
- uncouth (UN7)
- uncut (UN5)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- cottonmouth† (noun): An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- couth (adjective): Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hunt (verb): To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- hutch (noun): A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- mount (noun): A hill or mountain.
- mouth (noun): The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- mutt (noun): A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- mutton (noun): The flesh of sheep used as food.
- notch (noun): A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- 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.
- touch (verb): Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- uncouth (adjective): Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.