NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 3, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, n, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 58 words |
| Total Points | 283 points |
| Genius Level | 198 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 16 |
| G | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| I | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| N | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| R | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| U | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | Σ | 18 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 58 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×2 DO×10 DR×2 DU×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×10 GR×5 |
| I | IG×1 IN×2 IR×2 |
| N | NO×7 |
| O | OD×1 ON×2 OR×1 |
| R | RI×1 RO×5 |
| U | UD×1 UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIN×2 DOD×2 DOG×2 DOI×1 DON×3 DOO×1 DOU×1 DRO×2 DUG×1 DUN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOI×1 GON×2 GOO×2 GOR×3 GOU×2 GRI×1 GRO×4 |
| I | IGN×1 IND×2 IRO×2 |
| N | NOD×1 NOG×1 NOI×1 NON×1 NOO×1 NOR×1 NOU×1 |
| O | ODO×1 ONG×1 ONI×1 ORI×1 |
| R | RIG×1 RON×1 ROO×1 ROU×3 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×2 UNG×1 UNI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gr....... † | GR9 | Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline. |
| ro...... † | RO8 | Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. |
| di... | DI5 | A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo). |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of dodge |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do..... | DO7 | The act of one who dogs or harasses. |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do... | DO5 | A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. |
| do.. | DO4 | The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫ |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of don |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.. | DO4 | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| dr... | DR5 | A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android). |
| dr..... | DR7 | present participle and gerund of drone |
| du.... | DU6 | A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gong |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gorge |
| go.... | GO6 | A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale |
| go.... | GO6 | present participle of gore |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gouge |
| go... | GO5 | Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae). |
| gr...... | GR8 | An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr... | GR5 | The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. |
| gr.... | GR6 | The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. |
| ig...... | IG8 | present participle of ignore |
| in.... | IN6 | A purplish-blue colour |
| in.... | IN6 | Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building. |
| ir.. | IR4 | A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. |
| ir..... | IR7 | present participle of iron |
| no..... | NO7 | present participle of nod |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no.. | NO4 | Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre |
| no...... | NO8 | Not part of a labor union; not unionized. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera). |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| or.... | OR6 | The beginning of something. |
| ri... | RI5 | US spelling of rigour |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro..... | RO7 | present participle and gerund of rouge |
| ro... | RO5 | Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un..... | UN7 | The act of loosening or unfastening |
| un...... | UN8 | Not having been ground; unpulverized. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
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.
- grounding† (GR9)
- rounding† (RO8)
- dingo (DI5)
- dino (DI4)
- dodging (DO7)
- dodo (DO4)
- dogging (DO7)
- doggo (DO5)
- doing (DO5)
- dong (DO4)
- donning (DO7)
- donor (DO5)
- door (DO4)
- dour (DO4)
- droid (DR5)
- droning (DR7)
- dugong (DU6)
- dunno (DU5)
- going (GO5)
- gong (GO4)
- gonging (GO7)
- good (GO4)
- goon (GO4)
- gorging (GO7)
- gorgon (GO6)
- goring (GO6)
- gouging (GO7)
- gourd (GO5)
- gridiron (GR8)
- grog (GR4)
- groin (GR5)
- ground (GR6)
- ignoring (IG8)
- indigo (IN6)
- indoor (IN6)
- iron (IR4)
- ironing (IR7)
- nodding (NO7)
- noggin (NO6)
- noir (NO4)
- nonunion (NO8)
- noon (NO4)
- nori (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- odor (OD4)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- origin (OR6)
- rigor (RI5)
- rondo (RO5)
- rood (RO4)
- rouging (RO7)
- round (RO5)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- undoing (UN7)
- unground (UN8)
- union (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- grounding† (noun): Fundamental knowledge or background in a field or discipline.
- rounding† (adjective): Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
- dingo (noun): A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dodging (verb): present participle of dodge
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dogging (noun): The act of one who dogs or harasses.
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doing (noun): A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
- dong (noun): The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- donning (verb): present participle of don
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dour (adjective): Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
- droning (verb): present participle and gerund of drone
- dugong (noun): A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- going (verb): present participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonging (verb): present participle of gong
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gorging (verb): present participle of gorge
- gorgon (noun): A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- goring (verb): present participle of gore
- gouging (verb): present participle of gouge
- gourd (noun): Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- gridiron (noun): An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- groin (noun): The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
- ground (noun): The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- ignoring (verb): present participle of ignore
- indigo (noun): A purplish-blue colour
- indoor (adjective): Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.
- iron (noun): A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.
- ironing (verb): present participle of iron
- nodding (verb): present participle of nod
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- noir (adjective): Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
- nonunion (adjective): Not part of a labor union; not unionized.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nori (noun): A type of seaweed, a red alga, laver (genus Pyropia, including species P. yezoensis and P. tenera).
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- origin (noun): The beginning of something.
- rigor (noun): US spelling of rigour
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- rouging (verb): present participle and gerund of rouge
- round (adjective): Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- undoing (noun): The act of loosening or unfastening
- unground (adjective): Not having been ground; unpulverized.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.