NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 28, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 175 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| G | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| H | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| L | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| O | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EE×1 EL×1 ET×1 EY×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×3 GL×1 GO×6 |
| H | HE×4 HO×7 |
| L | LE×1 LO×6 |
| O | OG×1 OL×1 OT×1 |
| T | TE×2 TH×1 TO×4 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EEL×1 ELE×1 ETH×1 EYE×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GEL×2 GEO×1 GLE×1 GOG×2 GOL×1 GOO×3 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×3 HOL×5 HOT×2 |
| L | LEG×1 LOG×3 LOL×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| O | OGL×1 OLE×1 OTO×1 |
| T | TEL×2 THE×1 TOG×1 TOL×1 TOO×2 |
| Y | YEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| th...... † | TH8 | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| el... | EL5 | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. |
| et... | ET5 | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| ey..... | EY7 | The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| ge..... | GE7 | The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.... | GO6 | Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes. |
| go... | GO5 | God! |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go.... | GO6 | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery. |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho... | HO5 | Having, or being full of, holes. |
| ho... | HO5 | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| ho... | HO5 | With great amounts of heat. |
| le... | LE5 | Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Slow to respond or react; lethargic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ot..... | OT7 | The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology. |
| te....... | TE9 | The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| to.... | TO6 | A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
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.
- theology† (TH8)
- eely (EE4)
- elegy (EL5)
- ethyl (ET5)
- eyehole (EY7)
- eyelet (EY6)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelt (GE4)
- geology (GE7)
- glee (GL4)
- goggle (GO6)
- goggly (GO6)
- golly (GO5)
- google (GO6)
- googly (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- holey (HO5)
- holly (HO5)
- holt (HO4)
- holy (HO4)
- hotel (HO5)
- hotly (HO5)
- leggy (LE5)
- loge (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- logy (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- otology (OT7)
- teleology (TE9)
- tell (TE4)
- toggle (TO6)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- tootle (TO6)
- yell (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- theology† (noun): The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- elegy (noun): A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- ethyl (noun): The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- eyehole (noun): The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- geology (noun): The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
- golly (interjection): God!
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googly (noun): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holey (adjective): Having, or being full of, holes.
- holly (noun): Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- holy (adjective): Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- hotly (adverb): With great amounts of heat.
- leggy (adjective): Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- otology (noun): The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.
- teleology (noun): The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- toggle (noun): A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.