NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 8, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, n, w, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 152 points |
| Genius Level | 106 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 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| G | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| W | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Z | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 8 | - | 4 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×1 EN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×4 GH×1 |
| H | HE×4 HI×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| N | NE×3 NI×1 |
| W | WE×3 WH×8 WI×4 |
| Z | ZI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×1 ENG×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEE×1 GEN×3 GHE×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HEN×1 HEW×2 HIN×1 |
| I | INN×1 |
| N | NEI×2 NEN×1 NIN×1 |
| W | WEE×1 WEI×2 WHE×5 WHI×3 WIE×1 WIN×1 WIZ×2 |
| Z | ZIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| wh...... † | WH8 | The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| ge.. | GE4 | An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration. |
| 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. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| he.... | HE6 | present participle of hew |
| he.. | HE4 | Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. |
| hi... | HI5 | A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| ne... | NE5 | The cry of a horse. |
| ne...... | NE8 | present participle of neigh |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| we.... | WE6 | Alternative form of wienie |
| we... | WE5 | To determine the weight of an object. |
| we...... | WE8 | present participle of weigh |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.... | WH6 | To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma. |
| wh.. | WH4 | At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh... | WH5 | A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound. |
| wh.... | WH6 | To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner. |
| wh....... | WH9 | present participle and gerund of whinge |
| wi.... | WI6 | A wiener. |
| wi.. | WI4 | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%. |
| wi... | WI5 | Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. |
| wi...... | WI8 | present participle of wizen |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest. |
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.
- wheezing† (WH8)
- egging (EG6)
- engine (EN6)
- geez (GE4)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- ghee (GH4)
- heinie (HE6)
- henge (HE5)
- hewing (HE6)
- hewn (HE4)
- hinge (HI5)
- innie (IN5)
- neigh (NE5)
- neighing (NE8)
- nene (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- weenie (WE6)
- weigh (WE5)
- weighing (WE8)
- whee (WH4)
- wheeze (WH6)
- when (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- whine (WH5)
- whinge (WH6)
- whingeing (WH9)
- wienie (WI6)
- wine (WI4)
- wizen (WI5)
- wizening (WI8)
- zine (ZI4)
Answer Definitions
- wheezing† (noun): The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- geez (interjection): An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
- 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.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- hewing (verb): present participle of hew
- hewn (adjective): Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- hinge (noun): A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- neigh (noun): The cry of a horse.
- neighing (verb): present participle of neigh
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- weenie (noun): Alternative form of wienie
- weigh (verb): To determine the weight of an object.
- weighing (verb): present participle of weigh
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- wheeze (verb): To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
- when (adverb): At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whine (noun): A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
- whinge (verb): To whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- whingeing (verb): present participle and gerund of whinge
- wienie (noun): A wiener.
- wine (noun): An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
- wizen (adjective): Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
- wizening (verb): present participle of wizen
- zine (noun): A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.