NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 14, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, l, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 148 points |
| Genius Level | 104 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 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| C | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| R | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 8 | Σ | 3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AR×1 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CI×3 |
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LA×3 |
| N | NA×1 NI×1 |
| R | RI×1 |
| V | VA×3 VI×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANV×1 ARR×1 AVA×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAR×2 CAV×2 CIV×3 |
| I | INC×1 |
| L | LAR×2 LAV×1 |
| N | NAV×1 NIR×1 |
| R | RIV×1 |
| V | VAI×1 VAN×2 VIA×1 VIC×1 VIL×2 VIR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an... | AN5 | A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. |
| ar..... | AR7 | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert. |
| ca...... † | CA8 | Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. |
| ca... | CA5 | To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons. |
| ci... | CI5 | Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. |
| ci... | CI5 | Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. |
| ci...... | CI8 | A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. |
| in..... | IN7 | Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite. |
| la... | LA5 | An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or relating to a larva or larvae. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| ni..... | NI7 | Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. |
| ri... | RI5 | A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va..... | VA7 | Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes. |
| va...... | VA8 | A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi... | VI5 | In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi..... | VI7 | (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel. |
| vi... | VI5 | Of or relating to a biological virus. |
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.
- anvil (AN5)
- arrival (AR7)
- avail (AV5)
- avian (AV5)
- caravan (CA7)
- carnival† (CA8)
- caviar (CA6)
- cavil (CA5)
- civic (CI5)
- civil (CI5)
- civilian (CI8)
- incivil (IN7)
- larva (LA5)
- larval (LA6)
- lava (LA4)
- naval (NA5)
- nirvana (NI7)
- rival (RI5)
- vain (VA4)
- vanilla (VA7)
- vanillin (VA8)
- vial (VI4)
- vicar (VI5)
- villa (VI5)
- villain (VI7)
- viral (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- anvil (noun): A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- arrival (noun): The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- caravan (noun): A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.
- carnival† (noun): Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
- caviar (noun): Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
- cavil (verb): To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
- civic (adjective): Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
- civil (adjective): Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- civilian (noun): A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
- incivil (adjective): Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
- larva (noun): An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
- larval (adjective): Of or relating to a larva or larvae.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- nirvana (noun): Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- rival (noun): A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- vanilla (noun): Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- vanillin (noun): A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- vicar (noun): In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- villain (noun): (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel.
- viral (adjective): Of or relating to a biological virus.