NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 16, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, n, o, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 166 points |
| Genius Level | 116 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 11 |
| I | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 |
| U | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CO×9 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×3 IT×1 |
| N | NO×1 NU×1 |
| O | ON×1 |
| T | TI×4 TO×5 TU×4 TY×1 |
| U | UN×5 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIT×1 COC×1 CON×3 COO×1 COT×2 COU×2 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INT×3 ITT×1 |
| N | NOT×1 NUT×1 |
| O | ONT×1 |
| T | TIN×4 TON×2 TOO×2 TOU×1 TUI×1 TUN×1 TUT×2 TYC×1 |
| U | UNC×2 UNI×2 UNT×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| co........ † | CO10 | Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co........ | CO10 | The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co..... | CO7 | Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| co.... | CO6 | An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana). |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| nu... | NU5 | Containing nuts. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| tu... | TU5 | A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ty.... | TY6 | A wealthy and powerful business person. |
| un..... | UN7 | A salve or ointment. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un... | UN5 | Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- continuity† (CO10)
- city (CI4)
- coconut (CO7)
- concoct (CO7)
- concoction (CO10)
- coot (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- cottony (CO7)
- count (CO5)
- county (CO6)
- cutout (CU6)
- into (IN4)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuition (IN9)
- itty (IT4)
- notion (NO6)
- nutty (NU5)
- onto (ON4)
- tinct (TI5)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- tonic (TO5)
- tony (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tout (TO4)
- tuition (TU7)
- tunic (TU5)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- tycoon (TY6)
- unction (UN7)
- uncut (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- unity (UN5)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- continuity† (noun): Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- concoction (noun): The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- cottony (adjective): Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- county (noun): An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- nutty (adjective): Containing nuts.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- tonic (adjective): Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- tunic (noun): A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- tycoon (noun): A wealthy and powerful business person.
- unction (noun): A salve or ointment.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unity (noun): Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.