NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 22, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, h, p, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 188 points |
| Genius Level | 132 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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| C | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 |
| H | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| R | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Y | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 22 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AH×2 AP×2 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CH×3 CO×7 CR×2 |
| H | HO×9 HY×1 |
| O | OP×1 OR×1 |
| P | PH×1 PO×8 PR×1 PY×1 |
| R | RO×4 |
| Y | YA×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 AHC×1 AHO×1 APO×1 APP×1 ARR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAP×1 CAR×1 CHA×1 CHO×2 COA×1 COC×2 COH×1 COO×1 COP×2 CRO×2 |
| H | HOA×2 HOO×4 HOP×1 HOR×2 HYP×1 |
| O | OPA×1 ORC×1 |
| P | PHA×1 POA×1 POO×4 POP×2 POR×1 PRO×1 PYR×1 |
| R | ROA×2 ROC×1 ROP×1 |
| Y | YAH×1 YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac... | AC5 | The sound of a sneeze. |
| ah.... | AH6 | Alternative spelling of achoo |
| ah.. | AH4 | Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. |
| ap....... † | AP9 | Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority . |
| ap...... | AP8 | To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A type of Mexican horseman. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Having many small, rough waves. |
| co... | CO5 | A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | To jointly pay with another or others. |
| co.. | CO4 | The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A white or greyish-white colour. |
| ho... | HO5 | White, whitish, or greyish-white. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hurrah |
| ho.... | HO6 | Used to express approval, joy or victory. |
| ho... | HO5 | Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| hy.. | HY4 | Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression. |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| or.. | OR4 | A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale. |
| ph..... | PH7 | The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty |
| po... | PO5 | To cook something in simmering liquid. |
| po... | PO5 | A dog. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| po... | PO5 | A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| py.. | PY4 | A pyromaniac. |
| ro... | RO5 | Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Species in the genus Rutilus, especially: The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. |
| ya... | YA5 | A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- achoo (AC5)
- ahchoo (AH6)
- ahoy (AH4)
- apocrypha† (AP9)
- approach (AP8)
- arroyo (AR6)
- cacao (CA5)
- capo (CA4)
- carhop (CA6)
- charro (CH6)
- chop (CH4)
- choppy (CH6)
- coach (CO5)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coho (CO4)
- coop (CO4)
- copay (CO5)
- copy (CO4)
- croc (CR4)
- crop (CR4)
- hoar (HO4)
- hoary (HO5)
- hooch (HO5)
- hoop (HO4)
- hoorah (HO6)
- hooray (HO6)
- hoppy (HO5)
- hora (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- hypo (HY4)
- opah (OP4)
- orca (OR4)
- pharaoh (PH7)
- poach (PO5)
- pooch (PO5)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- poppy (PO5)
- porch (PO5)
- prop (PR4)
- pyro (PY4)
- roach (RO5)
- roar (RO4)
- rococo (RO6)
- ropy (RO4)
- yahoo (YA5)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- achoo (interjection): The sound of a sneeze.
- ahchoo (interjection): Alternative spelling of achoo
- ahoy (interjection): Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- apocrypha† (noun): Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority .
- approach (verb): To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- capo (noun): A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.
- carhop (noun): A waiter or waitress who serves customers, especially in their vehicles, at a drive-in restaurant, sometimes on rollerskates.
- charro (noun): A type of Mexican horseman.
- chop (noun): A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- choppy (adjective): Having many small, rough waves.
- coach (noun): A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- copay (verb): To jointly pay with another or others.
- copy (noun): The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- crop (noun): A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
- hoary (adjective): White, whitish, or greyish-white.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
- hooray (interjection): Used to express approval, joy or victory.
- hoppy (adjective): Having a taste of hops; heavily flavoured with hops.
- hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- hypo (noun): Melancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- orca (noun): A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
- pharaoh (noun): The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- poach (verb): To cook something in simmering liquid.
- pooch (noun): A dog.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- porch (noun): A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- pyro (noun): A pyromaniac.
- roach (noun): Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Species in the genus Rutilus, especially: The common roach (Rutilus rutilus) The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- ropy (adjective): Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
- yahoo (noun): A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.