NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 15, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, m, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 259 points |
| Genius Level | 181 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| M | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| N | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| U | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 | Σ | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×12 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IC×2 IN×3 IO×1 |
| M | MI×5 MO×4 MU×2 |
| N | NO×5 NU×1 |
| O | ON×2 |
| T | TI×2 TO×2 TU×2 |
| U | UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COI×1 COM×3 CON×4 COT×1 COU×1 CUM×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ICO×2 INT×3 ION×1 |
| M | MIN×5 MON×1 MOO×1 MOT×1 MOU×1 MUN×1 MUT×1 |
| N | NON×2 NOO×1 NOT×1 NOU×1 NUN×1 |
| O | ONI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TIN×2 TON×1 TOO×1 TUI×1 TUN×1 |
| U | UNC×3 UNI×2 UNM×1 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....... † | CO9 | A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other. |
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co.... | CO6 | Mutual; shared by more than one. |
| co....... | CO9 | A state of turbulent motion. |
| co....... | CO9 | A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co........ | CO10 | The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| cu... | CU5 | The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi..... | MI7 | The lowest limit. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.... | MO6 | A state of progression from one place to another. |
| mo... | MO5 | A hill or mountain. |
| mu...... | MU8 | Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition. |
| mu.... | MU6 | The flesh of sheep used as food. |
| no.... | NO6 | A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy). |
| no...... | NO8 | Not part of a labor union; not unionized. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu.... | NU6 | The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| tu... | TU5 | A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. |
| un...... | UN8 | Rare; not readily found; unusual. |
| un..... | UN7 | A salve or ointment. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un..... | UN7 | To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible. |
| 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.
- continuum† (CO9)
- coconut (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coin (CO4)
- common (CO6)
- commotion (CO9)
- communion (CO9)
- concoct (CO7)
- concoction (CO10)
- conic (CO5)
- cotton (CO6)
- count (CO5)
- cumin (CU5)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- into (IN4)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuition (IN9)
- ionic (IO5)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minimum (MI7)
- minion (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- mono (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- motion (MO6)
- mount (MO5)
- munition (MU8)
- mutton (MU6)
- noncom (NO6)
- nonunion (NO8)
- noon (NO4)
- notion (NO6)
- noun (NO4)
- nuncio (NU6)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- tinct (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tonic (TO5)
- toon (TO4)
- tuition (TU7)
- tunic (TU5)
- uncommon (UN8)
- unction (UN7)
- uncut (UN5)
- union (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- unmount (UN7)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- continuum† (noun): A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- common (adjective): Mutual; shared by more than one.
- commotion (noun): A state of turbulent motion.
- communion (noun): A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- concoction (noun): The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- cumin (noun): The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minimum (noun): The lowest limit.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
- mount (noun): A hill or mountain.
- munition (noun): Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
- mutton (noun): The flesh of sheep used as food.
- noncom (noun): A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
- nonunion (adjective): Not part of a labor union; not unionized.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- nuncio (noun): The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tonic (adjective): Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- tunic (noun): A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- uncommon (adjective): Rare; not readily found; unusual.
- unction (noun): A salve or ointment.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unmount (verb): To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.