NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 1, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, l, o, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 206 points |
| Genius Level | 144 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| V | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | Σ | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 48 |
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×4 CO×6 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EL×3 EV×3 |
| I | IC×1 IL×1 |
| L | LI×6 LO×1 |
| O | OL×4 |
| T | TI×5 TO×4 |
| V | VE×1 VI×4 VO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×1 CIT×1 CIV×3 COC×1 COI×1 COL×3 COO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ECL×1 ELE×1 ELI×2 EVI×3 |
| I | ICI×1 ILL×1 |
| L | LIC×2 LIL×1 LIT×2 LIV×1 LOC×1 |
| O | OLE×1 OLI×2 OLL×1 |
| T | TIL×3 TIT×2 TOI×4 |
| V | VEI×1 VIC×1 VIL×1 VIO×2 VOI×2 VOT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co........ † | CO10 | Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci... | CI5 | A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| ci... | CI5 | Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. |
| co... | CO5 | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). |
| co.... | CO6 | Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs |
| co.... | CO6 | A louse (Pediculus humanus). |
| ec...... | EC8 | Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles. |
| el...... | EL8 | Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options. |
| el.... | EL6 | To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| ev... | EV5 | To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. |
| ev..... | EV7 | One who is evicted. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| lo.. | LO4 | plural of locus |
| ol... | OL5 | Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to... | TO5 | plain or simple twilled fabric |
| to.... | TO6 | A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room. |
| to...... | TO8 | Archaic form of toilet. (in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet) |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A bad habit. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold |
| vi.... | VI6 | A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers. |
| vo... | VO5 | Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character |
| vo... | VO5 | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge. |
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.
- collective† (CO10)
- celli (CE5)
- cite (CI4)
- civet (CI5)
- civic (CI5)
- civil (CI5)
- cocci (CO5)
- coil (CO4)
- colic (CO5)
- collie (CO6)
- cootie (CO6)
- eclectic (EC8)
- elective (EL8)
- elicit (EL6)
- elite (EL5)
- evict (EV5)
- evictee (EV7)
- evil (EV4)
- icicle (IC6)
- illicit (IL7)
- lice (LI4)
- licit (LI5)
- lilt (LI4)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- live (LI4)
- loci (LO4)
- oleic (OL5)
- olio (OL4)
- olive (OL5)
- ollie (OL5)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
- toil (TO4)
- toile (TO5)
- toilet (TO6)
- toilette (TO8)
- veil (VE4)
- vice (VI4)
- vile (VI4)
- viol (VI4)
- violet (VI6)
- voice (VO5)
- voile (VO5)
- votive (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- collective† (adjective): Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- civet (noun): A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- civil (adjective): Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- collie (noun): Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
- cootie (noun): A louse (Pediculus humanus).
- eclectic (adjective): Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
- elective (adjective): Of, or pertaining to voting or elections; involving a choice between options.
- elicit (verb): To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- evict (verb): To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evictee (noun): One who is evicted.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- loci (noun): plural of locus
- oleic (adjective): Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- olive (noun): A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toile (noun): plain or simple twilled fabric
- toilet (noun): A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
- toilette (noun): Archaic form of toilet. (in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet)
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vice (noun): A bad habit.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- viol (noun): A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold
- violet (noun): A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers.
- voice (noun): Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character
- voile (noun): A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- votive (adjective): Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.