NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 21, 2024

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 21, 2024

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 21, 2024
Center LetterO
Outer Lettersr, a, g, h, l, m
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words40 words
Total Points149 points
Genius Level104 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

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  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 21, 2024

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.

456789Σ
A241---7
G322---7
H3-2-1-6
L41-11-7
M241--18
O1-----1
R4-----4
Σ1911612140

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AG×2
AL×1
AM×2
AR×2
G
GL×3
GO×2
GR×2
H
HA×1
HO×5
L
LA×1
LO×6
M
MA×1
MO×7
O
OR×1
R
RO×4

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
AGO×2
ALO×1
AMM×1
AMO×1
ARM×1
ARO×1
G
GLA×1
GLO×2
GOA×1
GOO×1
GRO×2
H
HAL×1
HOA×1
HOL×1
HOO×1
HOR×2
L
LAR×1
LOA×1
LOG×3
LOL×1
LOO×1
M
MAM×1
MOL×2
MOM×1
MOO×3
MOR×1
O
ORA×1
R
ROA×2
ROL×1
ROO×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 ().

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ho...... HO8A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
ag..AG4In eager desire, eager, astir.
ag...AG5A place for gathering.
al...AL5Good wishes, love.
am..AM4Ammunition.
am....AM6Neither moral nor immoral.
ar...AR5A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
ar...AR5A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
gl....GL6Alternative spelling of glamour
gl..GL4To steal, to grab.
gl...GL5Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
go..GO4A result that one is attempting to achieve.
go....GO6The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
gr..GR4An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
gr...GR5A man who is about to marry.
ha..HA4A 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.
ho..HO4A white or greyish-white colour.
ho....HO6Alternative form of hurrah
ho..HO4A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
ho....HO6An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
la...LA5a very slow tempo
lo..LO4A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
lo..LO4A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
lo......LO8A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase.
lo.....LO7To exchange political favours.
lo..LO4To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
lo..LO4A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
ma.......MA9An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
mo...MO5A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
mo..MO4A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
mo...MO5mother
mo...MO5Money, cash.
mo....MO6Archaic form of mullah.
mo..MO4An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
mo...MO5Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
or..OR4Relating to the mouth.
ro..RO4To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
ro..RO4To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
ro..RO4To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
ro..RO4Opportunity or scope (to do something).

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.

  • hologram  (HO8)
  • agog  (AG4)
  • agora  (AG5)
  • aloha  (AL5)
  • ammo  (AM4)
  • amoral  (AM6)
  • armor  (AR5)
  • aroma  (AR5)
  • glamor  (GL6)
  • glom  (GL4)
  • gloom  (GL5)
  • goal  (GO4)
  • googol  (GO6)
  • grog  (GR4)
  • groom  (GR5)
  • halo  (HA4)
  • hoar  (HO4)
  • hoorah  (HO6)
  • hora  (HO4)
  • horror  (HO6)
  • largo  (LA5)
  • loam  (LO4)
  • logo  (LO4)
  • logogram  (LO8)
  • logroll  (LO7)
  • loll  (LO4)
  • loom  (LO4)
  • mammogram  (MA9)
  • molar  (MO5)
  • moll  (MO4)
  • momma  (MO5)
  • moola  (MO5)
  • moolah  (MO6)
  • moor  (MO4)
  • moral  (MO5)
  • oral  (OR4)
  • roam  (RO4)
  • roar  (RO4)
  • roll  (RO4)
  • room  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

  • hologram (noun): A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
  • agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
  • agora (noun): A place for gathering.
  • aloha (noun): Good wishes, love.
  • ammo (noun): Ammunition.
  • amoral (adjective): Neither moral nor immoral.
  • armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
  • aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
  • glamor (noun): Alternative spelling of glamour
  • glom (verb): To steal, to grab.
  • gloom (noun): Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
  • goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
  • googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
  • grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
  • groom (noun): A man who is about to marry.
  • 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.
  • hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
  • hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
  • hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
  • horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
  • largo (noun): a very slow tempo
  • loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
  • logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
  • logogram (noun): A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase.
  • logroll (verb): To exchange political favours.
  • loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
  • loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
  • mammogram (noun): An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
  • molar (noun): A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
  • moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
  • momma (noun): mother
  • moola (noun): Money, cash.
  • moolah (noun): Archaic form of mullah.
  • moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
  • moral (adjective): Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
  • oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
  • roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
  • roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
  • roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
  • room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).