NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 1, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 173 points |
| Genius Level | 121 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| D | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| T | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | Σ | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×4 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DI×2 DR×2 |
| H | HA×4 |
| I | IR×1 |
| N | NA×1 |
| R | RA×10 RI×2 |
| T | TA×5 TH×2 TI×1 TR×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARH×1 ARI×2 ARR×1 ATR×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAR×2 DIN×1 DIR×1 DRA×2 |
| H | HAI×1 HAR×3 |
| I | IRR×1 |
| N | NAD×1 |
| R | RAD×4 RAI×2 RAN×2 RAT×2 RIA×1 RIN×1 |
| T | TAN×2 TAR×3 THI×2 TIA×1 TRA×2 TRI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Complete; downright; utter. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| di... | DI5 | The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia. |
| di.. | DI4 | Soil or earth. |
| dr... | DR5 | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure. |
| ha..... | HA7 | Alternative spelling of hard hat |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ir...... | IR8 | Causing irritation or inflammation. |
| na... | NA5 | The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra.... | RA6 | English Wikipedia has an article on:radianWikipedia In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad |
| ra..... | RA7 | Radiating light and/or heat. |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra.. | RA4 | To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. |
| ri... | RI5 | Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted. |
| ri.. | RI4 | tree bark |
| ta..... | TA7 | a flourish on a trumpet |
| ta.... | TA6 | A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| th... | TH5 | The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. |
| th....... † | TH9 | Having been relayed by two intermediate sources. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| tr... | TR5 | Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr... | TR5 | A grouping of three. |
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.
- arhat (AR5)
- aria (AR4)
- arid (AR4)
- arrant (AR6)
- atria (AT5)
- attar (AT5)
- darn (DA4)
- dart (DA4)
- dinar (DI5)
- dirt (DI4)
- drain (DR5)
- drat (DR4)
- hair (HA4)
- hard (HA4)
- hardhat (HA7)
- hart (HA4)
- irritant (IR8)
- nadir (NA5)
- radar (RA5)
- radian (RA6)
- radiant (RA7)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- rain (RA4)
- rand (RA4)
- rant (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattan (RA6)
- riant (RI5)
- rind (RI4)
- tantara (TA7)
- tantra (TA6)
- tart (TA4)
- tartan (TA6)
- tartar (TA6)
- third (TH5)
- thirdhand† (TH9)
- tiara (TI5)
- train (TR5)
- trait (TR5)
- triad (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- dinar (noun): The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia.
- dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
- drain (noun): A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- hard (adjective): Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
- hardhat (noun): Alternative spelling of hard hat
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- irritant (adjective): Causing irritation or inflammation.
- nadir (noun): The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radian (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:radianWikipedia In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad
- radiant (adjective): Radiating light and/or heat.
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rant (verb): To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattan (noun): Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- riant (adjective): Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
- rind (noun): tree bark
- tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
- tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartan (noun): A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- third (adjective): The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
- thirdhand† (adjective): Having been relayed by two intermediate sources.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- train (noun): Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- triad (noun): A grouping of three.