NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 7, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, n, o, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 124 points |
| Genius Level | 87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| M | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| W | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EM×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HE×1 HO×2 |
| M | ME×8 MO×12 |
| N | |
| O | OM×1 |
| T | TE×2 TH×2 TO×3 |
| W | WH×1 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EMO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HEM×1 HOM×2 |
| M | MEE×1 MEM×3 MEN×1 MEO×1 MET×2 MOM×1 MON×4 MOO×2 MOT×4 MOW×1 |
| N | |
| O | OME×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×1 THE×2 TOM×1 TOT×1 TOW×1 |
| W | WHO×1 WOM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho...... † | HO8 | An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. |
| to...... † | TO8 | A townhouse or row house. |
| em... | EM5 | To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so. |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me..... | ME7 | A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event. |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | The cry of a cat. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.. | ME4 | Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A brief, unspecified amount of time. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo...... | MO8 | Having a single unvaried pitch. |
| mo... | MO5 | A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A small particle; a speck. |
| mo... | MO5 | A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem. |
| 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.. | MO4 | past participle of mow |
| om.. | OM4 | Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| th.. | TH4 | Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb. |
| th... | TH5 | A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. |
| to.. | TO4 | One in a series of volumes. |
| to... | TO5 | Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family. |
| wh.. | WH4 | What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb. |
| wo... | WO5 | plural of woman |
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.
- hometown† (HO8)
- townhome† (TO8)
- emote (EM5)
- heme (HE4)
- home (HO4)
- meet (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- memento (ME7)
- memo (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- meow (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- meth (ME4)
- moment (MO6)
- mono (MO4)
- monotone (MO8)
- monte (MO5)
- month (MO5)
- moon (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- mote (MO4)
- motet (MO5)
- moth (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- mown (MO4)
- omen (OM4)
- teem (TE4)
- tenement (TE8)
- them (TH4)
- theme (TH5)
- tome (TO4)
- totem (TO5)
- whom (WH4)
- women (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- hometown† (noun): An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
- townhome† (noun): A townhouse or row house.
- emote (verb): To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- home (noun): A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- memento (noun): A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- meow (interjection): The cry of a cat.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- meth (noun): Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
- moment (noun): A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- monotone (adjective): Having a single unvaried pitch.
- monte (noun): A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
- motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
- 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.
- mown (verb): past participle of mow
- omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- them (pronoun): Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
- theme (noun): A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
- totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
- whom (pronoun): What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb.
- women (noun): plural of woman