NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 15, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, h, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 191 points |
| Genius Level | 134 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 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| H | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 24 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AN×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CH×2 CO×4 CR×1 |
| H | HA×1 |
| M | MA×14 MO×10 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | |
| R | RO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMM×1 ANC×1 ARM×1 ARO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAM×1 CAR×1 CHA×1 CHR×1 COA×1 COM×3 CRA×1 |
| H | HAR×1 |
| M | MAC×5 MAM×3 MAN×2 MAR×4 MOA×1 MOC×1 MOM×1 MON×2 MOO×3 MOR×2 |
| N | NON×1 NOR×1 |
| O | |
| R | ROA×1 ROM×1 ROO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| an....... † | AN9 | The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news. |
| ar... | AR5 | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. |
| ar... | AR5 | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| ca... | CA5 | A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball. |
| ch... | CH5 | An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). |
| ch.... | CH6 | Color. |
| co...... | CO8 | A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| co.... | CO6 | Mutual; shared by more than one. |
| cr.. | CR4 | To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. |
| ha.. | HA4 | physical injury; hurt; damage |
| ma..... | MA7 | Any of various pastries based on almond and egg white, traditionally made in France. |
| ma...... | MA8 | A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough. |
| ma... | MA5 | Tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough. |
| ma... | MA5 | Very large in scope or scale. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. |
| 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.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A landed estate. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument. |
| ma... | MA5 | A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo... | MO5 | A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo..... † | MO7 | The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo... | MO5 | To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| mo.. | MO4 | Morning. |
| mo... | MO5 | A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. |
| no.... | NO6 | A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy). |
| no.. | NO4 | That which is normal or typical. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Clipping of romantic comedy. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
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.
- ammo (AM4)
- anchorman† (AN9)
- armor (AR5)
- aroma (AR5)
- camo (CA4)
- carom (CA5)
- charm (CH5)
- chroma (CH6)
- coachman (CO8)
- coma (CO4)
- comma (CO5)
- common (CO6)
- cram (CR4)
- harm (HA4)
- macaron (MA7)
- macaroon (MA8)
- macho (MA5)
- macro (MA5)
- macron (MA6)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammon (MA6)
- manna (MA5)
- manor (MA5)
- maraca (MA6)
- march (MA5)
- marm (MA4)
- maroon (MA6)
- moan (MO4)
- mocha (MO5)
- momma (MO5)
- monarch† (MO7)
- mono (MO4)
- mooch (MO5)
- moon (MO4)
- moor (MO4)
- morn (MO4)
- moron (MO5)
- noncom (NO6)
- norm (NO4)
- roam (RO4)
- romcom (RO6)
- room (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- anchorman† (noun): The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.
- armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- carom (noun): A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
- charm (noun): An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- chroma (noun): Color.
- coachman (noun): A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- common (adjective): Mutual; shared by more than one.
- cram (verb): To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- harm (noun): physical injury; hurt; damage
- macaron (noun): Any of various pastries based on almond and egg white, traditionally made in France.
- macaroon (noun): A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough.
- macho (adjective): Tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough.
- macro (adjective): Very large in scope or scale.
- macron (noun): A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.
- 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.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manor (noun): A landed estate.
- maraca (noun): A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- march (noun): A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, bands and in ceremonies.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- maroon (noun): An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- mocha (noun): A coffee drink with chocolate syrup added, or a serving thereof.
- momma (noun): mother
- monarch† (noun): The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- mooch (verb): To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- morn (noun): Morning.
- moron (noun): A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- noncom (noun): A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
- norm (noun): That which is normal or typical.
- roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).