NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 9, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, f, p, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 127 points |
| Genius Level | 89 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| C | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| E | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| F | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| P | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AF×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 |
| E | EF×3 EP×1 |
| F | FA×3 FE×4 |
| P | PA×3 PE×6 |
| T | TA×3 TE×4 TY×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 ACE×1 AFF×1 APA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAF×1 CAP×1 |
| E | EFF×3 EPE×1 |
| F | FAC×2 FAT×1 FEA×1 FEE×1 FET×2 |
| P | PAC×1 PAT×1 PAY×1 PEA×3 PEE×1 PEP×1 PET×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TAF×1 TAP×1 TEA×1 TEE×1 TEF×1 TEP×1 TYP×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ty...... † | TY8 | The particular design of some type, font, or a font family. |
| ac.... | AC6 | To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval. |
| ac..... | AC7 | Any salt or ester of acetic acid. |
| af.... | AF6 | To influence or alter. |
| ap... | AP5 | Quickly, rapidly, with speed. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Alternative form of café |
| ca.. | CA4 | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. |
| ef.... | EF6 | To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area. |
| fa... | FA5 | Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Step. A step taken with the foot. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. |
| pa.. | PA4 | The head, particularly the top or crown. |
| pa... | PA5 | one to whom money is paid. |
| pe... | PE5 | A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. |
| pe... | PE5 | Of or resembling peat; peatlike. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| ta... | TA5 | An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te.. | TE4 | A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
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.
- typeface† (TY8)
- accept (AC6)
- acetate (AC7)
- affect (AF6)
- apace (AP5)
- cafe (CA4)
- cape (CA4)
- efface (EF6)
- effect (EF6)
- effete (EF6)
- epee (EP4)
- face (FA4)
- facet (FA5)
- fate (FA4)
- feat (FE4)
- feet (FE4)
- feta (FE4)
- fete (FE4)
- pace (PA4)
- pate (PA4)
- payee (PA5)
- peace (PE5)
- peat (PE4)
- peaty (PE5)
- peep (PE4)
- peppy (PE5)
- petty (PE5)
- tacet (TA5)
- taffeta (TA7)
- tape (TA4)
- teat (TE4)
- teepee (TE6)
- teff (TE4)
- tepee (TE5)
- type (TY4)
Answer Definitions
- typeface† (noun): The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.
- accept (verb): To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
- acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
- affect (verb): To influence or alter.
- apace (adverb): Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
- cafe (noun): Alternative form of café
- cape (noun): A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
- efface (verb): To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- face (noun): The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- facet (noun): Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
- fate (noun): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- feat (noun): A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- feta (noun): A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- pace (noun): Step. A step taken with the foot. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
- pate (noun): The head, particularly the top or crown.
- payee (noun): one to whom money is paid.
- peace (noun): A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
- peat (noun): Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
- peaty (adjective): Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
- taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
- tape (noun): Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.