NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 11, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, h, i, l, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 130 points |
| Genius Level | 91 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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| H | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CH×10 CL×3 CY×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FI×2 FL×1 |
| H | |
| I | IC×2 |
| L | LE×2 LI×1 LY×1 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CHE×1 CHI×9 CLE×1 CLI×2 CYC×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FIC×1 FIL×1 FLE×1 |
| H | |
| I | ICI×2 |
| L | LEC×1 LEE×1 LIC×1 LYC×1 |
| Y | YEC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ch.. | CH4 | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch.... | CH6 | The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum |
| ch.... | CH6 | In a chic or fashionable way |
| ch... | CH5 | A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. |
| ch..... † | CH7 | Especially or primarily; above all. |
| ch... | CH5 | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| ch... | CH5 | A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Cold enough to cause discomfort. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff |
| cl.... | CL6 | Alternative form of cliché |
| cl... | CL5 | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| cy... | CY5 | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| cy.... | CY6 | Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals. |
| fi... | FI5 | a microfiche |
| fi... | FI5 | To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| ic... | IC5 | In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| ly.... | LY6 | The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yech |
| ye.. | YE4 | An exclamation of disgust. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- chef (CH4)
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chicle (CH6)
- chicly (CH6)
- chief (CH5)
- chiefly† (CH7)
- chili (CH5)
- chill (CH5)
- chilly (CH6)
- clef (CL4)
- cliche (CL6)
- cliff (CL5)
- cycle (CY5)
- cyclic (CY6)
- fiche (FI5)
- filch (FI5)
- fleece (FL6)
- icicle (IC6)
- icily (IC5)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- lice (LI4)
- lychee (LY6)
- yecch (YE5)
- yech (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- chef (noun): The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chicle (noun): The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
- chicly (adverb): In a chic or fashionable way
- chief (noun): A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
- chiefly† (adverb): Especially or primarily; above all.
- chili (noun): The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- chill (noun): A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- chilly (adjective): Cold enough to cause discomfort.
- clef (noun): A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- cliche (noun): Alternative form of cliché
- cliff (noun): A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- cyclic (adjective): Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
- fiche (noun): a microfiche
- filch (verb): To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- fleece (noun): Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- icily (adverb): In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- lychee (noun): The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
- yecch (interjection): Alternative spelling of yech
- yech (interjection): An exclamation of disgust.