NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 9, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, i, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 219 points |
| Genius Level | 153 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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| E | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 10 |
| G | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| O | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×8 BI×4 BO×5 BY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EB×3 EG×3 EN×2 EY×2 |
| G | GE×3 GI×1 GO×2 |
| I | IN×1 |
| N | NE×2 NI×1 NO×3 |
| O | OB×3 OG×1 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BEG×4 BEI×2 BEN×1 BIG×2 BIN×2 BOG×2 BON×1 BOO×2 BYG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EBB×1 EBO×2 EGG×3 ENB×1 ENG×1 EYE×1 EYI×1 |
| G | GEN×3 GIB×1 GON×1 GOO×1 |
| I | INN×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×1 NIN×1 NON×2 NOO×1 |
| O | OBE×2 OBO×1 OGE×1 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo...... † | BO8 | present participle of bogey |
| ob..... † | OB7 | present participle of obey |
| be.. | BE4 | past participle of be. |
| be..... | BE7 | The act of one who begs. |
| be... | BE5 | To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. |
| be....... | BE9 | The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states. |
| be.... | BE6 | Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away. |
| be... | BE5 | A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. |
| be... | BE5 | present participle of be |
| be.... | BE6 | Kind; gentle; mild. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Alternative spelling of biggy |
| bi... | BI5 | A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc. |
| bi...... | BI8 | present participle of binge |
| bo... | BO5 | The Devil. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity. |
| bo....... | BO9 | present participle of boogie |
| by.... | BY6 | Having been or happened in the distant past. |
| eb.... | EB6 | present participle of ebb |
| eb.. | EB4 | (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree. |
| eb... | EB5 | A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros. |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| en.. | EN4 | A person whose gender identity is not strictly male or female; one who is outside of the gender binary. |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| ey.... | EY6 | present participle of eye |
| ey... | EY5 | present participle of eye |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gi.. | GI4 | Alternative spelling of gybe |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| go... | GO5 | of or relating to goo |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| 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. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| no...... | NO8 | nonexistence |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.... | NO6 | An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly. |
| ob.. | OB4 | To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. |
| ob.. | OB4 | A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| ye..... | YE7 | present participle of yen |
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.
- bogeying† (BO8)
- obeying† (OB7)
- been (BE4)
- begging (BE7)
- begin (BE5)
- beginning (BE9)
- begone (BE6)
- beige (BE5)
- being (BE5)
- benign (BE6)
- bigeye (BI6)
- biggie (BI6)
- binge (BI5)
- bingeing (BI8)
- bogey (BO5)
- bone (BO4)
- boogie (BO6)
- boogieing (BO9)
- bygone (BY6)
- ebbing (EB6)
- ebon (EB4)
- ebony (EB5)
- egging (EG6)
- eggnog (EG6)
- eggy (EG4)
- enby (EN4)
- engine (EN6)
- eyeing (EY6)
- eying (EY5)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- gibe (GI4)
- gone (GO4)
- gooey (GO5)
- innie (IN5)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- nonbeing (NO8)
- none (NO4)
- noogie (NO6)
- obey (OB4)
- oboe (OB4)
- ogee (OG4)
- yenning (YE7)
Answer Definitions
- bogeying† (verb): present participle of bogey
- obeying† (verb): present participle of obey
- been (verb): past participle of be.
- begging (noun): The act of one who begs.
- begin (verb): To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
- beginning (noun): The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
- begone (interjection): Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.
- beige (noun): A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
- being (verb): present participle of be
- benign (adjective): Kind; gentle; mild.
- bigeye (noun): Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes.
- biggie (noun): Alternative spelling of biggy
- binge (noun): A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
- bingeing (verb): present participle of binge
- bogey (noun): The Devil.
- bone (noun): A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- boogie (noun): A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril cavity.
- boogieing (verb): present participle of boogie
- bygone (adjective): Having been or happened in the distant past.
- ebbing (verb): present participle of ebb
- ebon (noun): (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
- ebony (noun): A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- enby (noun): A person whose gender identity is not strictly male or female; one who is outside of the gender binary.
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- eyeing (verb): present participle of eye
- eying (verb): present participle of eye
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- gibe (noun): Alternative spelling of gybe
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- 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.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nonbeing (noun): nonexistence
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noogie (noun): An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
- obey (verb): To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
- oboe (noun): A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- yenning (verb): present participle of yen