NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 24, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 88 points |
| Genius Level | 62 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
| G | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| P | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×1 DO×1 DR×5 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×3 GR×2 |
| I | |
| O | OP×1 |
| P | PI×1 PO×4 PR×6 PY×1 |
| R | RO×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIP×1 DOP×1 DRI×2 DRO×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GOO×2 GOR×1 GRI×2 |
| I | |
| O | OPI×1 |
| P | PIG×1 POG×1 POO×2 POP×1 PRI×3 PRO×3 PYR×1 |
| R | ROP×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| pr..... † | PR7 | An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. |
| di... | DI5 | Lacking common sense. |
| do.. | DO4 | Alternative spelling of dopey |
| dr.. | DR4 | To fall one drop at a time. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Dripping or tending to drip. |
| dr... | DR5 | To hang downward; to sag. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Tending to droop; sagging; wilting. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go... | GO5 | Having the consistency of goop. |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc. |
| gr.. | GR4 | To take hold of, particularly with the hand. |
| gr.... | GR6 | Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well. |
| op.... | OP6 | A substance that has effects similar to opium. |
| pi... | PI5 | A pig (the animal). |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr.... | PR6 | A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To poke, to push, to touch. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| py.. | PY4 | A pyromaniac. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. |
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.
- prodigy† (PR7)
- dippy (DI5)
- dopy (DO4)
- drip (DR4)
- drippy (DR6)
- droop (DR5)
- droopy (DR6)
- drop (DR4)
- goop (GO4)
- goopy (GO5)
- gorp (GO4)
- grip (GR4)
- grippy (GR6)
- opioid (OP6)
- piggy (PI5)
- pogo (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poppy (PO5)
- prig (PR4)
- prior (PR5)
- priory (PR6)
- prod (PR4)
- prop (PR4)
- pyro (PY4)
- ropy (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- prodigy† (noun): An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.
- dippy (adjective): Lacking common sense.
- dopy (adjective): Alternative spelling of dopey
- drip (verb): To fall one drop at a time.
- drippy (adjective): Dripping or tending to drip.
- droop (verb): To hang downward; to sag.
- droopy (adjective): Tending to droop; sagging; wilting.
- drop (noun): A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- goopy (adjective): Having the consistency of goop.
- gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- grip (verb): To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
- grippy (adjective): Having a tight grip, or tending to grip well.
- opioid (noun): A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- piggy (noun): A pig (the animal).
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- prig (noun): A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- priory (noun): A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.
- prod (verb): To poke, to push, to touch.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- pyro (noun): A pyromaniac.
- ropy (adjective): Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.