NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 15, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, m, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 143 points |
| Genius Level | 100 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| H | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
| M | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AR×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×4 BO×4 BR×1 |
| H | HA×7 HO×6 |
| M | MA×3 MO×1 |
| O | OA×1 |
| R | |
| T | TH×3 TO×2 TR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABH×1 ARH×1 ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAH×1 BAT×3 BOH×1 BOO×2 BOT×1 BRO×1 |
| H | HAB×1 HAR×4 HAT×2 HOA×1 HOB×1 HOO×2 HOR×2 |
| M | MAH×1 MAM×1 MAT×1 MOT×1 |
| O | OAT×1 |
| R | |
| T | THA×1 THR×2 TOO×1 TOR×1 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ba...... † | BA8 | A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and a toilet. |
| ab... | AB5 | To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| at.... | AT6 | Throbbing. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| ba..... | BA7 | Alternative spelling of bath mat |
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo... | BO5 | A small stall for the display and sale of goods. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. |
| br... | BR5 | Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. |
| ha.... | HA6 | A violent sandstorm or duststorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. |
| ha... | HA5 | A sin. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Any place of shelter. |
| ha.. | HA4 | physical injury; hurt; damage |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ho.. | HO4 | A white or greyish-white colour. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hurrah |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| ma..... | MA7 | An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity |
| ma..... | MA7 | Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Clipping of mathematics. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| 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. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.... | TH6 | The front part of the neck. |
| th... | TH5 | To pound or beat rapidly or violently. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to... | TO5 | the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
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.
- bathroom† (BA8)
- abhor (AB5)
- arhat (AR5)
- athrob (AT6)
- baht (BA4)
- bath (BA4)
- bathmat (BA7)
- boho (BO4)
- boohoo (BO6)
- booth (BO5)
- both (BO4)
- broth (BR5)
- haboob (HA6)
- haram (HA5)
- harbor (HA6)
- harm (HA4)
- hart (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hoar (HO4)
- hobo (HO4)
- hoorah (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hora (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- mahatma (MA7)
- mammoth (MA7)
- math (MA4)
- moth (MO4)
- oath (OA4)
- that (TH4)
- throat (TH6)
- throb (TH5)
- tooth (TO5)
- torah (TO5)
- troth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- bathroom† (noun): A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and a toilet.
- abhor (verb): To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward.
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- athrob (adjective): Throbbing.
- baht (noun): The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
- bath (noun): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- bathmat (noun): Alternative spelling of bath mat
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- booth (noun): A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- both (determiner): Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- broth (noun): Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
- haboob (noun): A violent sandstorm or duststorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.
- haram (noun): A sin.
- harbor (noun): Any place of shelter.
- harm (noun): physical injury; hurt; damage
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- mahatma (noun): An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
- mammoth (noun): Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
- math (noun): Clipping of mathematics.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- 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.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- throat (noun): The front part of the neck.
- throb (verb): To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- torah (noun): the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.