Today's NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter E with outer letters C, G, I, N, T, X. The puzzle contains 43 words worth 201 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 8 letters. To reach Genius you need 141 points; Queen Bee requires all 201 points. Today is not a bingo — at least one letter starts no words. Compared with the eight-year average of about 183 points per puzzle, this is a larger-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, i, n, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 201 points |
| Genius Level | 141 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| E | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| G | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| I | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| N | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EG×1 EN×4 EX×8 |
| G | GE×6 |
| I | IG×1 IN×3 |
| N | NE×3 NI×5 |
| T | TE×7 TI×3 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 CIT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EGG×1 ENG×1 ENT×3 EXC×2 EXE×1 EXI×3 EXT×2 |
| G | GEN×5 GET×1 |
| I | IGN×1 INC×1 INN×1 INT×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NET×1 NEX×1 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×2 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×3 TEX×2 TIN×3 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ex...... † | EX8 | present participle of excite |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| en...... | EN8 | That entices; alluring; attractive; charming |
| ex.... | EX6 | To stir the emotions of. |
| ex.. | EX4 | executive, executive officer |
| ex..... | EX7 | Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action. |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| ex..... | EX7 | present participle of exit |
| ex.... | EX6 | A range of values or locations. |
| ex..... | EX7 | Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.) |
| 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..... | GE7 | Relating to genetics or genes. |
| 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 | present participle of get |
| ig.... | IG6 | to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Something that acts as, or looks like, a net. |
| ne.. | NE4 | Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.... | TE6 | present participle of tee |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te..... | TE7 | present participle of tent |
| te.. | TE4 | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| te..... | TE7 | present participle of text |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti... | TI5 | A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing. |
| ti...... | TI8 | present participle of tinge |
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.
- exciting† (EX8)
- cent (CE4)
- cite (CI4)
- egging (EG6)
- engine (EN6)
- entente (EN7)
- entice (EN6)
- enticing (EN8)
- excite (EX6)
- exec (EX4)
- exigent (EX7)
- exit (EX4)
- exiting (EX7)
- extent (EX6)
- extinct (EX7)
- gene (GE4)
- genetic (GE7)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- gent (GE4)
- getting (GE7)
- ignite (IG6)
- incite (IN6)
- innie (IN5)
- intent (IN6)
- nene (NE4)
- netting (NE7)
- next (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nite (NI4)
- teeing (TE6)
- teen (TE4)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenting (TE7)
- text (TE4)
- texting (TE7)
- tine (TI4)
- tinge (TI5)
- tingeing (TI8)
Answer Definitions
- exciting† (verb): present participle of excite
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- enticing (adjective): That entices; alluring; attractive; charming
- excite (verb): To stir the emotions of.
- exec (noun): executive, executive officer
- exigent (adjective): Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- exiting (verb): present participle of exit
- extent (noun): A range of values or locations.
- extinct (adjective): Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
- 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.
- genetic (adjective): Relating to genetics or genes.
- 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.
- getting (verb): present participle of get
- ignite (verb): to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- netting (noun): Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
- next (adjective): Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teeing (verb): present participle of tee
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenting (verb): present participle of tent
- text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- texting (verb): present participle of text
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tinge (noun): A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing.
- tingeing (verb): present participle of tinge
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