NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 13, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, k, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 147 points |
| Genius Level | 103 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| B | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| C | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×13 BI×1 BR×4 |
| C | CA×1 CI×1 CR×2 |
| I | |
| K | KI×1 |
| R | RA×2 |
| T | TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×2 ARA×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAC×4 BAI×1 BAR×5 BAT×1 BIC×1 BRA×1 BRI×3 |
| C | CAR×1 CIA×1 CRA×1 CRI×1 |
| I | |
| K | KIC×1 |
| R | RAB×2 |
| T | TIB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab... | AB5 | plural form of an ancient bead calculator. |
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| ar..... | AR7 | A species of coffee plant, Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba...... | BA8 | A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba..... | BA7 | simple past tense and past participle of backbite |
| ba....... | BA9 | the act of backtracking |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba...... | BA8 | of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth |
| ba....... | BA9 | Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics, the treatment of obesity and weight problems. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs). |
| ba..... | BA7 | A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. |
| ba... | BA5 | A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Bicarbonate. |
| br.. | BR4 | A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| br... | BR5 | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. |
| br...... † | BR8 | A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Clipping of carbohydrate. |
| ci...... | CI8 | A broad, flat, white Italian bread. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. |
| ki...... | KI8 | A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
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.
- abaci (AB5)
- aback (AB5)
- arabica (AR7)
- baba (BA4)
- babka (BA5)
- baccarat (BA8)
- back (BA4)
- backbit (BA7)
- backtrack (BA9)
- bait (BA4)
- barb (BA4)
- barbaric (BA8)
- bariatric (BA9)
- bark (BA4)
- barrack (BA7)
- batik (BA5)
- bicarb (BI6)
- brat (BR4)
- briar (BR5)
- brick (BR5)
- brickbat† (BR8)
- carb (CA4)
- ciabatta (CI8)
- crab (CR4)
- crib (CR4)
- kickback (KI8)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- tibia (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- abaci (noun): plural form of an ancient bead calculator.
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- arabica (noun): A species of coffee plant, Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- baccarat (noun): A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- backbit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of backbite
- backtrack (noun): the act of backtracking
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barbaric (adjective): of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
- bariatric (adjective): Referring to the branch of medicine bariatrics, the treatment of obesity and weight problems.
- bark (verb): To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
- barrack (noun): A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
- batik (noun): A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.
- bicarb (noun): Bicarbonate.
- brat (noun): A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- brick (noun): A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
- brickbat† (noun): A piece of brick used as a weapon, especially if thrown, or placed in something like a sock and used as a club.
- carb (noun): Clipping of carbohydrate.
- ciabatta (noun): A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
- crab (noun): A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
- crib (noun): A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- kickback (noun): A backward kick, a retrograde movement of an extremity.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone