NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 12, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, g, i, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| B | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| D | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| G | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| T | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 10 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BR×2 |
| D | DA×2 DI×3 DR×1 |
| G | GA×1 GI×2 GR×1 |
| I | |
| R | RA×3 RI×1 |
| T | TA×4 TI×3 TR×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGI×1 ATR×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAI×1 BRA×2 |
| D | DAR×1 DAT×1 DIG×1 DIR×2 DRA×1 |
| G | GAI×1 GIG×1 GIR×1 GRI×1 |
| I | |
| R | RAB×1 RAG×1 RAT×1 RIB×1 |
| T | TAB×1 TAI×1 TAR×2 TIA×1 TIB×1 TID×1 TRA×1 TRI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | dyspepsia |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| br...... | BR8 | Someone who constantly brags or boasts. |
| br.. | BR4 | A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| di.. | DI4 | Soil or earth. |
| di..... † | DI7 | A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. |
| gi..... | GI7 | 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits. |
| gi.. | GI4 | A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. |
| ta... | TA5 | A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.... | TI6 | A tasty morsel (of food). |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr... | TR5 | A grouping of three. |
| tr.. | TR4 | True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful. |
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.
- agita (AG5)
- atria (AT5)
- attar (AT5)
- bait (BA4)
- braggart (BR8)
- brat (BR4)
- dart (DA4)
- data (DA4)
- digit (DI5)
- dirt (DI4)
- dirtbag† (DI7)
- drat (DR4)
- gait (GA4)
- gigabit (GI7)
- girt (GI4)
- grit (GR4)
- rabbit (RA6)
- ragtag (RA6)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ribbit (RI6)
- tabard (TA6)
- taiga (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- tiara (TI5)
- tibia (TI5)
- tidbit (TI6)
- trait (TR5)
- triad (TR5)
- trig (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- agita (noun): dyspepsia
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- braggart (noun): Someone who constantly brags or boasts.
- brat (noun): A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
- dirtbag† (noun): A dirty, grimy, sleazy, or disreputable person.
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- gait (noun): Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
- gigabit (noun): 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits.
- girt (noun): A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
- grit (noun): A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- ragtag (adjective): Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- tabard (noun): A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- taiga (noun): A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tidbit (noun): A tasty morsel (of food).
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- triad (noun): A grouping of three.
- trig (adjective): True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.