NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 19, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, l, t, y, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 176 points |
| Genius Level | 123 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| C | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| E | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Z | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AL×3 AZ×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CE×1 CL×2 CY×1 |
| E | EC×1 EE×1 EL×3 EY×1 |
| L | LA×8 |
| T | TA×4 TE×4 |
| Y | YE×1 |
| Z | ZE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACE×2 ALL×3 AZA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAT×2 CEL×1 CLA×1 CLE×1 CYC×1 |
| E | ECL×1 EEL×1 ELA×1 ELE×2 EYE×1 |
| L | LAC×3 LAT×3 LAY×1 LAZ×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TAL×1 TAT×2 TEA×2 TEL×2 |
| Y | YEL×1 |
| Z | ZEA×1 ZET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.... | AC6 | Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H). |
| ac..... | AC7 | Any salt or ester of acetic acid. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome. |
| al... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| al...... | AL8 | Alternative form of alley cat |
| az.... | AZ6 | A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. |
| ca...... † | CA8 | To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc). |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| cl.... | CL6 | Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish. |
| cl... | CL5 | A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. |
| cy... | CY5 | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| ec... | EC5 | Alternative spelling of éclat |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| el... | EL5 | To make joyful or proud. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| la.. | LA4 | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. |
| la..... | LA7 | To secrete or produce milk |
| la..... | LA7 | Relating to milk. |
| la.. | LA4 | Near the end of a period of time. |
| la.... | LA6 | Recently; not long ago. |
| la... | LA5 | A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. |
| la..... | LA7 | A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby. |
| la.. | LA4 | To be lazy, waste time. |
| ta... | TA5 | An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece. |
| ta.. | TA4 | An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie. |
| ta.... | TA6 | To chatter; to gossip. |
| ta........ | TA10 | telltale; giveaway |
| te.. | TE4 | Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ze.. | ZE4 | The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. |
| ze.. | ZE4 | The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ (Z), ζ (z)) preceded by epsilon (Ε (E), ε (e)) and followed by eta, (Η (I), η (i)); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ (W), ϝ (w)) |
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.
- acetal (AC6)
- acetate (AC7)
- allele (AL6)
- alley (AL5)
- alleycat (AL8)
- azalea (AZ6)
- catalyze† (CA8)
- cattle (CA6)
- cell (CE4)
- clayey (CL6)
- cleat (CL5)
- cycle (CY5)
- eclat (EC5)
- eely (EE4)
- elate (EL5)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- eyelet (EY6)
- lace (LA4)
- lactate (LA7)
- lacteal (LA7)
- late (LA4)
- lately (LA6)
- latte (LA5)
- layette (LA7)
- laze (LA4)
- tacet (TA5)
- tale (TA4)
- tattle (TA6)
- tattletale (TA10)
- teal (TE4)
- teat (TE4)
- tell (TE4)
- telltale (TE8)
- yell (YE4)
- zeal (ZE4)
- zeta (ZE4)
Answer Definitions
- acetal (noun): Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).
- acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
- allele (noun): One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- alleycat (noun): Alternative form of alley cat
- azalea (noun): A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
- catalyze† (verb): To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
- cattle (noun): Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- clayey (adjective): Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish.
- cleat (noun): A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- eclat (noun): Alternative spelling of éclat
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- elate (verb): To make joyful or proud.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- lactate (verb): To secrete or produce milk
- lacteal (adjective): Relating to milk.
- late (adjective): Near the end of a period of time.
- lately (adverb): Recently; not long ago.
- latte (noun): A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- layette (noun): A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
- laze (verb): To be lazy, waste time.
- tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
- tale (noun): An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
- tattle (verb): To chatter; to gossip.
- tattletale (adjective): telltale; giveaway
- teal (noun): Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- telltale (noun): One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- zeal (noun): The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
- zeta (noun): The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ (Z), ζ (z)) preceded by epsilon (Ε (E), ε (e)) and followed by eta, (Η (I), η (i)); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ (W), ϝ (w))