NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 9, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, h, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 60 words |
| Total Points | 230 points |
| Genius Level | 161 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 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| E | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| L | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| N | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| O | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 16 | Σ | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AE×1 AL×5 AN×2 AT×3 |
|---|---|
| E | ET×1 |
| H | HA×1 HE×2 HO×5 |
| L | LE×1 LL×1 LO×8 |
| N | NE×3 NO×7 |
| O | OA×2 OL×1 ON×1 |
| T | TA×2 TE×3 TO×11 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AEO×1 ALL×1 ALO×3 ALT×1 ANN×1 ANO×1 ATO×3 |
|---|---|
| E | ETH×1 |
| H | HAL×1 HEL×2 HOL×2 HON×1 HOO×1 HOT×1 |
| L | LEN×1 LLA×1 LOA×3 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×2 LOT×1 |
| N | NEO×3 NOE×1 NON×3 NOO×1 NOT×2 |
| O | OAT×2 OLE×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TAL×1 TAT×1 TEE×1 TEL×1 TEN×1 TOL×1 TON×3 TOO×5 TOT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| et..... † | ET7 | A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH. |
| no....... † | NO9 | Alternative spelling of non-lethal |
| ae.. | AE4 | Alternative spelling of eon |
| al... | AL5 | To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. |
| al.. | AL4 | The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. |
| al... | AL5 | Good wishes, love. |
| al... | AL5 | By oneself, solitary. |
| al.. | AL4 | A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. |
| an...... | AN8 | To add annotation to. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| at... | AT5 | a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls |
| at.... | AT6 | Lacking a tonal center or key. |
| at... | AT5 | To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. |
| 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.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| le... | LE5 | Slow (45–60 bpm). |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo... | LO5 | Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ne...... | NE8 | Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn. |
| ne..... | NE7 | A newborn infant; recently born baby. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no... | NO5 | A composition for nine instruments or nine voices. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.... | NO6 | To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored. |
| no.. | NO4 | A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. |
| oa... | OA5 | Made of oats. |
| oa.. | OA4 | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. |
| 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. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ta... | TA5 | A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| te...... | TE8 | Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol. |
| te...... | TE8 | A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone. |
| te... | TE5 | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to... | TO5 | Of or relating to tones or tonality. |
| to.. | TO4 | A specific pitch. |
| to... | TO5 | A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to... | TO5 | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
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.
- ethanol† (ET7)
- nonlethal† (NO9)
- aeon (AE4)
- allot (AL5)
- aloe (AL4)
- aloha (AL5)
- alone (AL5)
- alto (AL4)
- annotate (AN8)
- anon (AN4)
- atoll (AT5)
- atonal (AT6)
- atone (AT5)
- halo (HA4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- holt (HO4)
- hone (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotel (HO5)
- lento (LE5)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loath (LO5)
- loathe (LO6)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- neon (NE4)
- neonatal (NE8)
- neonate (NE7)
- noel (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- nonet (NO5)
- noon (NO4)
- notate (NO6)
- note (NO4)
- oaten (OA5)
- oath (OA4)
- oleo (OL4)
- onto (ON4)
- talon (TA5)
- tattoo (TA6)
- teetotal (TE8)
- telethon (TE8)
- tenon (TE5)
- toll (TO4)
- tonal (TO5)
- tone (TO4)
- tonne (TO5)
- tool (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- tootle (TO6)
- total (TO5)
- tote (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- ethanol† (noun): A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
- nonlethal† (adjective): Alternative spelling of non-lethal
- aeon (noun): Alternative spelling of eon
- allot (verb): To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- aloe (noun): The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
- aloha (noun): Good wishes, love.
- alone (adjective): By oneself, solitary.
- alto (noun): A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- annotate (verb): To add annotation to.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- atoll (noun): a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
- atonal (adjective): Lacking a tonal center or key.
- atone (verb): To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
- halo (noun): A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
- 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.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- lento (adjective): Slow (45–60 bpm).
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loath (adjective): Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
- loathe (verb): To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- neonatal (adjective): Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.
- neonate (noun): A newborn infant; recently born baby.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notate (verb): To mark with spots or lines, which are often colored.
- note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- oaten (adjective): Made of oats.
- oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- 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.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- talon (noun): A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- teetotal (adjective): Abstinent from alcohol; never drinking alcohol.
- telethon (noun): A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone.
- tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tonal (adjective): Of or relating to tones or tonality.
- tone (noun): A specific pitch.
- tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- total (noun): An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.