NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 1, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, i, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 112 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| H | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 27 |
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×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×3 |
| I | IM×1 |
| M | MA×12 MI×2 MY×2 |
| R | RH×1 |
| T | TA×1 TR×2 |
| Y |
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 ARR×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAM×2 HAR×1 |
| I | IMA×1 |
| M | MAH×2 MAI×1 MAM×4 MAR×4 MAT×1 MIR×1 MIT×1 MYR×1 MYT×1 |
| R | RHY×1 |
| T | TAT×1 TRA×1 TRI×1 |
| Y |
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... | AM5 | Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
| ar........ † | AR10 | An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse |
| ha...... | HA8 | The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy. |
| ha... | HA5 | Resembling or characteristic of ham. |
| ha.. | HA4 | physical injury; hurt; damage |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ma..... | MA7 | An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity |
| ma...... | MA8 | Alternative spelling of mahi-mahi |
| 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..... | MA7 | Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). |
| ma... | MA5 | mamma; mother |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma... | MA5 | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A shop, store. |
| ma.... | MA6 | One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Clipping of mathematics. |
| mi... | MI5 | The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| my... | MY5 | A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha. |
| my.. | MY4 | A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc. |
| rh.... | RH6 | The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America). |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
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.
- amity (AM5)
- army (AR4)
- arrhythmia† (AR10)
- hamartia (HA8)
- hammy (HA5)
- harm (HA4)
- imam (IM4)
- mahatma (MA7)
- mahimahi (MA8)
- maim (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammary (MA7)
- mammy (MA5)
- marm (MA4)
- marry (MA5)
- mart (MA4)
- martyr (MA6)
- math (MA4)
- mirth (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- myrrh (MY5)
- myth (MY4)
- rhythm (RH6)
- tatami (TA6)
- tram (TR4)
- trim (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- amity (noun): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- army (noun): A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
- arrhythmia† (noun): An irregular heartbeat; a lack of a regular pulse
- hamartia (noun): The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
- hammy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- harm (noun): physical injury; hurt; damage
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- mahatma (noun): An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
- mahimahi (noun): Alternative spelling of mahi-mahi
- 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.
- mammary (adjective): Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
- mammy (noun): mamma; mother
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marry (verb): To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- mart (noun): A shop, store.
- martyr (noun): One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.
- math (noun): Clipping of mathematics.
- mirth (noun): The emotion usually following humour and accompanied by laughter; merriment; jollity; gaiety.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- myrrh (noun): A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha.
- myth (noun): A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
- rhythm (noun): The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.