NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 27, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, i, k, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 99 points |
| Genius Level | 69 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| D | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| R | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | Σ | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CO×3 CR×6 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×1 DO×2 DR×5 |
| I | |
| K | |
| O | OD×1 |
| P | PO×2 PR×4 |
| R | RI×2 RO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIR×1 COR×3 CRI×1 CRO×5 |
|---|---|
| D | DIR×1 DOO×1 DOR×1 DRI×1 DRO×4 |
| I | |
| K | |
| O | ODO×1 |
| P | POO×1 POR×1 PRI×2 PRO×2 |
| R | RIC×1 RIP×1 ROC×2 ROO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| co.. | CO4 | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity. |
| co.. | CO4 | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. |
| co...... | CO8 | A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage. |
| cr... | CR5 | A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.) |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr... | CR5 | A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. |
| cr... | CR5 | A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| di.. | DI4 | A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.. | DO4 | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To fall one drop at a time. |
| dr... | DR5 | A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android). |
| dr... | DR5 | To hang downward; to sag. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| dr...... † | DR8 | kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po.. | PO4 | The meat of a pig; swineflesh. |
| pr... | PR5 | A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To poke, to push, to touch. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. |
| ri..... | RI7 | A cord to release a parachute from its sack. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. |
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.
- cirri (CI5)
- cord (CO4)
- cork (CO4)
- corridor (CO8)
- crick (CR5)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crock (CR5)
- crook (CR5)
- crop (CR4)
- dirk (DI4)
- door (DO4)
- dork (DO4)
- drip (DR4)
- droid (DR5)
- droop (DR5)
- drop (DR4)
- dropkick† (DR8)
- odor (OD4)
- poor (PO4)
- pork (PO4)
- prick (PR5)
- prior (PR5)
- prod (PR4)
- prop (PR4)
- rick (RI4)
- ripcord (RI7)
- rock (RO4)
- rococo (RO6)
- rood (RO4)
- rook (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- cord (noun): A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
- cork (noun): The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- corridor (noun): A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
- crick (noun): A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crock (noun): A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
- crook (noun): A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- crop (noun): A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- dirk (noun): A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dork (noun): A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.
- drip (verb): To fall one drop at a time.
- droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
- droop (verb): To hang downward; to sag.
- drop (noun): A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- dropkick† (noun): kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- pork (noun): The meat of a pig; swineflesh.
- prick (noun): A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- prod (verb): To poke, to push, to touch.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- rick (noun): Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- ripcord (noun): A cord to release a parachute from its sack.
- rock (noun): A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- rook (noun): A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.