NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 18, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 114 points |
| Genius Level | 80 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| F | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | Σ | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×2 DU×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×4 FO×5 FU×6 |
| G | GO×2 GU×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| N | |
| O | OF×1 |
| U | UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOF×2 DUF×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FIF×1 FIN×3 FOG×1 FON×1 FOO×1 FOU×2 FUD×1 FUG×1 FUN×4 |
| G | GOO×2 GUF×1 |
| I | INF×1 |
| N | |
| O | OFF×1 |
| U | UNF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fo...... † | FO8 | present participle and gerund of found |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of doff |
| du.. | DU4 | Dough. |
| du..... | DU7 | present participle and gerund of duff |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.. | FI4 | To locate To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon. |
| fi..... | FI7 | A result of research or an investigation. |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fog |
| fo.. | FO4 | Having a liking or affection (for). |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo... | FO5 | simple past tense and past participle of find |
| fu..... | FU7 | present participle and gerund of fudge |
| fu.. | FU4 | Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins. |
| fu.. | FU4 | A sum or source of money. |
| fu..... | FU7 | present participle and gerund of fund |
| fu... | FU5 | Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound. |
| fu... | FU5 | A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of goof |
| gu.. | GU4 | Nonsensical talk or thinking. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| of.... | OF6 | The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not found. |
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.
- founding† (FO8)
- doff (DO4)
- doffing (DO7)
- duff (DU4)
- duffing (DU7)
- fifing (FI6)
- find (FI4)
- finding (FI7)
- fining (FI6)
- fogging (FO7)
- fond (FO4)
- food (FO4)
- found (FO5)
- fudging (FU7)
- fugu (FU4)
- fund (FU4)
- funding (FU7)
- fungi (FU5)
- fungo (FU5)
- goof (GO4)
- goofing (GO7)
- guff (GU4)
- info (IN4)
- offing (OF6)
- unfound (UN7)
Answer Definitions
- founding† (verb): present participle and gerund of found
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doffing (verb): present participle of doff
- duff (noun): Dough.
- duffing (verb): present participle and gerund of duff
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- find (verb): To locate To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- finding (noun): A result of research or an investigation.
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- fogging (verb): present participle of fog
- fond (adjective): Having a liking or affection (for).
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- found (verb): simple past tense and past participle of find
- fudging (verb): present participle and gerund of fudge
- fugu (noun): Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- fund (noun): A sum or source of money.
- funding (verb): present participle and gerund of fund
- fungi (noun): Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
- fungo (noun): A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goofing (verb): present participle of goof
- guff (noun): Nonsensical talk or thinking.
- info (noun): information.
- offing (noun): The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
- unfound (adjective): Not found.