NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 4, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 186 points |
| Genius Level | 130 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| E | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| G | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 16 |
| N | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | Σ | 17 | 6 | 10 | 8 | - | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CO×7 |
| E | EC×1 EG×1 EN×2 |
| G | GA×4 GE×3 GN×1 GO×8 |
| N | NE×1 NO×1 |
| O | OC×1 OG×1 |
| T | TA×3 TE×1 TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGE×1 AGO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAG×1 COG×3 CON×2 COT×2 |
| E | ECO×1 EGG×1 ENC×1 ENG×1 |
| G | GAG×2 GAN×1 GAT×1 GEN×2 GEO×1 GNA×1 GOA×2 GON×3 GOO×1 GOT×2 |
| N | NEG×1 NON×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OGE×1 |
| T | TAN×3 TEE×1 TOG×1 TON×2 |
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..... † | CO7 | Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically related on the mother's side. |
| co....... † | CO9 | In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn |
| ag... | AG5 | A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two. |
| ag... | AG5 | One who exerts power, or has the power to act |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. |
| co.... | CO6 | Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence. |
| co.... | CO6 | A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France. |
| co... | CO5 | A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin. |
| co.... | CO6 | Leave, formal permission for some action, : Formal permission to leave; a passport. |
| co..... | CO7 | A small house. |
| ec..... | EC7 | The commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism. |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lock inside a cage; to imprison. |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| 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.. | GE4 | A gentleman. |
| ge.... | GE6 | To augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location. |
| gn.. | GN4 | Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal. |
| go.... | GO6 | A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin. |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”). |
| go.... | GO6 | past participle of get |
| ne.... | NE6 | To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict. |
| no..... | NO7 | A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon. |
| oc..... | OC7 | A polygon with eight sides and eight angles. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there. |
| ta... | TA5 | A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango. |
| te..... | TE7 | Brushwood for fences and hedges. |
| to.. | TO4 | A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome. |
| to.. | TO4 | An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. |
| to..... | TO7 | The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces. |
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.
- cognate† (CO7)
- cotangent† (CO9)
- agate (AG5)
- agent (AG5)
- agog (AG4)
- cage (CA4)
- cogent (CO6)
- cognac (CO6)
- conga (CO5)
- congee (CO6)
- cottage (CO7)
- ecotage (EC7)
- eggnog (EG6)
- encage (EN6)
- engage (EN6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gang (GA4)
- gate (GA4)
- gene (GE4)
- gent (GE4)
- geotag (GE6)
- gnat (GN4)
- goat (GO4)
- goatee (GO6)
- gone (GO4)
- gong (GO4)
- gonna (GO5)
- goon (GO4)
- gotta (GO5)
- gotten (GO6)
- negate (NE6)
- nonagon (NO7)
- octagon (OC7)
- ogee (OG4)
- tang (TA4)
- tangent (TA7)
- tango (TA5)
- teenage (TE7)
- toga (TO4)
- tong (TO4)
- tonnage (TO7)
Answer Definitions
- cognate† (adjective): Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically related on the mother's side.
- cotangent† (noun): In a right triangle, the reciprocal of the tangent of an angle. Symbols: cot, ctg, or ctn
- agate (noun): A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
- agent (noun): One who exerts power, or has the power to act
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- cage (noun): An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- cogent (adjective): Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
- cognac (noun): A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.
- conga (noun): A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
- congee (noun): Leave, formal permission for some action, : Formal permission to leave; a passport.
- cottage (noun): A small house.
- ecotage (noun): The commission of usually illegal acts of sabotage motivated by environmentalism.
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- encage (verb): To lock inside a cage; to imprison.
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- gate (noun): A doorlike structure outside a house.
- 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.
- gent (noun): A gentleman.
- geotag (verb): To augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location.
- gnat (noun): Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.
- goat (noun): A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal.
- goatee (noun): A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gotta (contraction): Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
- gotten (verb): past participle of get
- negate (verb): To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
- nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
- octagon (noun): A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- tang (noun): A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
- tangent (noun): A straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
- tango (noun): A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
- teenage (noun): Brushwood for fences and hedges.
- toga (noun): A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- tong (noun): An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
- tonnage (noun): The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces.