NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 29, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, g, h, i, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 149 points |
| Genius Level | 104 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</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| G | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| H | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 | Σ | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×3 FO×5 FR×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×3 GO×1 GR×4 |
| H | HO×2 |
| I | |
| O | |
| R | RI×4 RO×4 |
| T | TH×2 TI×2 TO×6 TR×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIF×1 FIG×1 FIR×1 FOO×1 FOR×4 FRI×1 FRO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIF×1 GIR×2 GOT×1 GRI×3 GRO×1 |
| H | HOO×1 HOT×1 |
| I | |
| O | |
| R | RIF×1 RIG×2 RIO×1 ROO×1 ROT×3 |
| T | THI×1 THR×1 TIF×1 TIG×1 TOO×2 TOR×4 TRI×2 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi... | FI5 | The ordinal form of the number five. |
| fi... | FI5 | To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc. |
| fi... | FI5 | An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense of forget |
| fo.. | FO4 | A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. |
| fo... | FO5 | Forward in time, place or degree. |
| fo........ † | FO10 | Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct. |
| fr.... | FR6 | A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm. |
| fr... | FR5 | foam |
| gi.. | GI4 | Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. |
| gi.. | GI4 | A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts. |
| gi... | GI5 | A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place. |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| gr... | GR5 | A confidence game or swindle. |
| gr... | GR5 | A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking. |
| gr.... | GR6 | A small cave. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho..... | HO7 | The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A chasm or fissure. |
| ri... | RI5 | Straight, not bent. |
| ri.... | RI6 | Okay; all right. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| th... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| th.... | TH6 | The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money). |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
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.
- fifth (FI5)
- fight (FI5)
- firth (FI5)
- foot (FO4)
- forgot (FO6)
- fort (FO4)
- forth (FO5)
- forthright† (FO10)
- fright (FR6)
- froth (FR5)
- gift (GI4)
- girt (GI4)
- girth (GI5)
- goth (GO4)
- grift (GR5)
- griot (GR5)
- grit (GR4)
- grotto (GR6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotfoot (HO7)
- rift (RI4)
- right (RI5)
- righto (RI6)
- riot (RI4)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- thigh (TH5)
- thrift (TH6)
- tiff (TI4)
- tight (TI5)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- trig (TR4)
- trio (TR4)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- fifth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number five.
- fight (verb): To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
- firth (noun): An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- forgot (verb): simple past tense of forget
- fort (noun): A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- forth (adverb): Forward in time, place or degree.
- forthright† (adjective): Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
- fright (noun): A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
- froth (noun): foam
- gift (noun): Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- girt (noun): A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
- girth (noun): A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- grift (noun): A confidence game or swindle.
- griot (noun): A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
- grit (noun): A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
- grotto (noun): A small cave.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotfoot (noun): The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
- rift (noun): A chasm or fissure.
- right (adjective): Straight, not bent.
- righto (interjection): Okay; all right.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- thrift (noun): The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- trig (adjective): True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.