NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 19, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | h, l, n, o, u, c |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 159 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | 11 |
| E | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| H | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| N | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | Σ | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CL×4 CO×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×2 EU×1 |
| H | HE×5 HO×2 |
| L | LE×2 LO×2 LU×2 |
| N | NE×3 NO×3 NU×1 |
| O | OL×1 ON×1 OU×1 |
| U | UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×3 CLE×1 CLO×2 CLU×1 COL×2 CON×1 COU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ECH×2 EUN×1 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×3 HEN×1 HOL×1 HON×1 |
| L | LEC×1 LEE×1 LON×1 LOU×1 LUN×2 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×2 NOE×1 NON×2 NUC×1 |
| O | OLE×1 ONC×1 OUN×1 |
| U | UNC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| lu...... † | LU8 | A formal meal served in the middle of the day. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| ce..... | CE7 | A small cell. |
| cl.... | CL6 | To grip or hold fast. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth. |
| cl... | CL5 | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. |
| co..... | CO7 | girl |
| co..... | CO7 | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co.... | CO6 | A stream. |
| ec..... | EC7 | A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. |
| ec.. | EC4 | A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. |
| eu.... | EU6 | A castrated human male. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| 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. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| 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. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.... | LO6 | Of questionable taste or morality; decadent. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| 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. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| nu..... | NU7 | A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd). |
| 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 | One and only one time. |
| ou... | OU5 | An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams. |
| un... | UN5 | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| un...... | UN8 | To open (something that was clenched). |
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.
- luncheon† (LU8)
- cell (CE4)
- cello (CE5)
- cellule (CE7)
- clench (CL6)
- cloche (CL6)
- clone (CL5)
- clue (CL4)
- colleen (CO7)
- colonel (CO7)
- cone (CO4)
- coulee (CO6)
- echelon (EC7)
- echo (EC4)
- eunuch (EU6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hence (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- hone (HO4)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- lone (LO4)
- louche (LO6)
- lune (LU4)
- nene (NE4)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- nucleon (NU7)
- oleo (OL4)
- once (ON4)
- ounce (OU5)
- uncle (UN5)
- unclench (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- luncheon† (noun): A formal meal served in the middle of the day.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- cellule (noun): A small cell.
- clench (verb): To grip or hold fast.
- cloche (noun): A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
- clone (noun): A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- clue (noun): A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- colleen (noun): girl
- colonel (noun): A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- coulee (noun): A stream.
- echelon (noun): A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
- echo (noun): A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- eunuch (noun): A castrated human male.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- 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.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- 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.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- louche (adjective): Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- 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.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nucleon (noun): A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).
- 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.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- ounce (noun): An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
- uncle (noun): The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- unclench (verb): To open (something that was clenched).