NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 12, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, g, i, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 122 points |
| Genius Level | 85 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| D | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| G | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| M | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| P | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| R | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DI×1 DR×2 |
| G | GA×1 GI×1 GR×6 |
| I | IM×2 |
| M | MA×8 MI×2 |
| P | PA×2 PI×1 PR×3 |
| R | RA×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMI×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×1 DIA×1 DRA×2 |
| G | GAM×1 GIM×1 GRA×5 GRI×1 |
| I | IMA×1 IMP×1 |
| M | MAD×1 MAG×2 MAI×2 MAM×2 MAR×1 MID×2 |
| P | PAM×1 PAR×1 PIM×1 PRA×1 PRI×2 |
| R | RAM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| am.. | AM4 | In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. |
| da.. | DA4 | In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. |
| di..... | DI7 | A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g). |
| dr... | DR5 | A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| gi.. | GI4 | A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. |
| gr.... | GR6 | grandmother |
| gr..... | GR7 | A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language. |
| gr... | GR5 | Grandpa, grandfather. |
| gr.... | GR6 | grandfather |
| gr.. | GR4 | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im.... | IM6 | To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.. | MA4 | plural of mage |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| mi.... | MI6 | In the act of flight; airborne. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa...... † | PA8 | A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. |
| pr.. | PR4 | prudish, straight-laced |
| pr... | PR5 | To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches. |
| ra.. | RA4 | An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline. |
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.
- amid (AM4)
- armada (AR6)
- damp (DA4)
- diagram (DI7)
- dram (DR4)
- drama (DR5)
- gamma (GA5)
- gimp (GI4)
- gram (GR4)
- gramma (GR6)
- grammar (GR7)
- gramp (GR5)
- grampa (GR6)
- grim (GR4)
- imam (IM4)
- impair (IM6)
- madam (MA5)
- magi (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- maid (MA4)
- maim (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- marm (MA4)
- midair (MI6)
- midi (MI4)
- pampa (PA5)
- paradigm† (PA8)
- pimp (PI4)
- pram (PR4)
- prim (PR4)
- primp (PR5)
- ramada (RA6)
- ramp (RA4)
Answer Definitions
- amid (preposition): In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- armada (noun): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- damp (adjective): In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
- diagram (noun): A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
- dram (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- drama (noun): A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gimp (noun): A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.
- gram (noun): A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
- gramma (noun): grandmother
- grammar (noun): A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- gramp (noun): Grandpa, grandfather.
- grampa (noun): grandfather
- grim (adjective): Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- impair (verb): To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- magi (noun): plural of mage
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- maid (noun): A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- midair (adjective): In the act of flight; airborne.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- paradigm† (noun): A pattern, a way of doing something, especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pram (noun): A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- prim (adjective): prudish, straight-laced
- primp (verb): To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- ramada (noun): A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
- ramp (noun): An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.