NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 6, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, l, n |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 67 words |
| Total Points | 330 points |
| Genius Level | 231 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| D | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| E | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 11 |
| G | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| L | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 67 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AG×2 AL×5 AN×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CL×2 |
| D | DA×3 |
| E | EA×2 ED×2 EG×2 EL×1 EN×4 |
| G | GA×13 GE×5 GL×12 |
| L | LA×1 LE×4 |
| N | NA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×1 AGE×2 ALG×3 ALL×2 ANG×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×2 CAG×2 CLA×2 |
| D | DAN×3 |
| E | EAG×2 EDG×2 EGA×1 EGG×1 ELE×1 ENC×2 ENG×2 |
| G | GAD×1 GAG×4 GAL×5 GAN×3 GEL×4 GEN×1 GLA×8 GLE×4 |
| L | LAG×1 LED×1 LEG×3 |
| N | NAG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl..... † | CL7 | simple past tense and past participle of clang |
| gl..... † | GL7 | simple past tense and past participle of glance |
| ad... | AD5 | An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. |
| ag.. | AG4 | Old. |
| ag.... | AG6 | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | plural of alga |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al.... | AL6 | To state under oath, to plead. |
| al..... | AL7 | simple past tense and past participle of allege |
| an... | AN5 | An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes. |
| an... | AN5 | A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle). |
| an.... | AN6 | simple past and past participle of angle |
| ca... | CA5 | A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale. |
| ca.... | CA6 | simple past tense and past participle of cadge |
| ca.. | CA4 | An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. |
| ca... | CA5 | Confined in a cage. |
| cl... | CL5 | A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da.... | DA6 | To hang loosely with the ability to swing. |
| da..... | DA7 | simple past and past participle of dangle |
| ea... | EA5 | Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. |
| ea.... | EA6 | simple past tense and past participle of eagle |
| ed.. | ED4 | The boundary line of a surface. |
| ed... | ED5 | simple past tense and past participle of edge |
| eg.. | EG4 | a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc. |
| eg... | EG5 | simple past tense and past participle of egg |
| el...... | EL8 | Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lock inside a cage; to imprison. |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of encage |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of engage |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gad |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | past participle of gag |
| ga.... | GA6 | A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga...... | GA8 | Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To sing; charm; enchant. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gall |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gang |
| ga...... | GA8 | The underworld of organized crime. |
| ge.. | GE4 | Money. In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax. |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past tense and past participle of geld |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past tense and past participle of gel |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| gl... | GL5 | made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface |
| gl.. | GL4 | Pleased, happy, gratified. |
| gl..... | GL7 | To cause (something) to become more glad. |
| gl....... | GL9 | simple past and past participle of gladden |
| gl... | GL5 | An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. |
| gl.... | GL6 | To look briefly (at something). |
| gl... | GL5 | A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). |
| gl... | GL5 | To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering. |
| gl..... | GL7 | simple past and past participle of glean |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past tense and past participle of lag |
| le... | LE5 | A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery. |
| le... | LE5 | Relating to the law or to lawyers. |
| le.... | LE6 | An unrealistic story depicting past events. A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events. |
| le.... | LE6 | Having legs of a certain specified type or number. |
| na.... | NA6 | simple past tense and past participle of nag |
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.
- clanged† (CL7)
- glanced† (GL7)
- adage (AD5)
- aged (AG4)
- agenda (AG6)
- alga (AL4)
- algae (AL5)
- algal (AL5)
- allege (AL6)
- alleged (AL7)
- angel (AN5)
- angle (AN5)
- angled (AN6)
- cadge (CA5)
- cadged (CA6)
- cage (CA4)
- caged (CA5)
- clang (CL5)
- dang (DA4)
- dangle (DA6)
- dangled (DA7)
- eagle (EA5)
- eagled (EA6)
- edge (ED4)
- edged (ED5)
- egad (EG4)
- egged (EG5)
- elegance (EL8)
- encage (EN6)
- encaged (EN7)
- engage (EN6)
- engaged (EN7)
- gadded (GA6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gagged (GA6)
- gaggle (GA6)
- gala (GA4)
- galangal (GA8)
- gale (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- galled (GA6)
- gang (GA4)
- ganged (GA6)
- gangland (GA8)
- geld (GE4)
- gelded (GE6)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelled (GE6)
- gene (GE4)
- glace (GL5)
- glad (GL4)
- gladden (GL7)
- gladdened (GL9)
- glade (GL5)
- glance (GL6)
- gland (GL5)
- glean (GL5)
- gleaned (GL7)
- glee (GL4)
- glen (GL4)
- lagged (LA6)
- ledge (LE5)
- legal (LE5)
- legend (LE6)
- legged (LE6)
- nagged (NA6)
Answer Definitions
- clanged† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clang
- glanced† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glance
- adage (noun): An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- aged (adjective): Old.
- agenda (noun): A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algae (noun): plural of alga
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- allege (verb): To state under oath, to plead.
- alleged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of allege
- angel (noun): An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
- angle (noun): A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
- angled (verb): simple past and past participle of angle
- cadge (noun): A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
- cadged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cadge
- cage (noun): An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals.
- caged (adjective): Confined in a cage.
- clang (noun): A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
- dang (verb): Damn.
- dangle (verb): To hang loosely with the ability to swing.
- dangled (verb): simple past and past participle of dangle
- eagle (noun): Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- eagled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eagle
- edge (noun): The boundary line of a surface.
- edged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edge
- egad (interjection): a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc.
- egged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of egg
- elegance (noun): Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
- encage (verb): To lock inside a cage; to imprison.
- encaged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of encage
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- engaged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of engage
- gadded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gad
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gagged (verb): past participle of gag
- gaggle (noun): A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- galangal (noun): Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
- gale (verb): To sing; charm; enchant.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- galled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gall
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- ganged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gang
- gangland (noun): The underworld of organized crime.
- geld (noun): Money. In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
- gelded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of geld
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gel
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- glace (adjective): made or finished so as to have a smooth glossy surface
- glad (adjective): Pleased, happy, gratified.
- gladden (verb): To cause (something) to become more glad.
- gladdened (verb): simple past and past participle of gladden
- glade (noun): An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
- glance (verb): To look briefly (at something).
- gland (noun): A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
- glean (verb): To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering.
- gleaned (verb): simple past and past participle of glean
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- glen (noun): A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
- lagged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lag
- ledge (noun): A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
- legal (adjective): Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- legend (noun): An unrealistic story depicting past events. A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
- legged (adjective): Having legs of a certain specified type or number.
- nagged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nag