NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 3, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, n, p, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 93 points |
| Genius Level | 65 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 7 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| U | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | Σ | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| H | HE×1 HU×2 |
| M | ME×6 MU×3 |
| N | |
| P | PE×1 PU×1 |
| T | TE×5 TH×3 |
| U | UM×2 UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | |
|---|---|
| H | HEM×1 HUM×2 |
| M | MEE×1 MEM×1 MEN×2 MET×2 MUT×2 MUU×1 |
| N | |
| P | PEN×1 PUM×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEM×3 TEN×1 THE×2 THU×1 |
| U | UMP×2 UNM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| he.. | HE4 | A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. |
| hu.. | HU4 | A mound of earth. |
| hu... | HU5 | A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval or doubt. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.. | ME4 | Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. |
| mu.. | MU4 | Not having the power of speech; dumb. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
| pe.... | PE6 | plural of penman |
| pu.. | PU4 | A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te.. | TE4 | Abbreviation of temperature. |
| te.... | TE6 | An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked fermented soybeans, mixed with a fungus (Rhizopus oligosporus). |
| te... | TE5 | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| th.. | TH4 | Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb. |
| th... | TH5 | A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. |
| th... | TH5 | A blow that produces a muffled sound. |
| um..... | UM7 | Relatively large but unspecified in number. |
| um....... † | UM9 | Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence. |
| un... | UN5 | Not met; unfulfilled; not achieved |
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.
- hemp (HE4)
- hump (HU4)
- humph (HU5)
- meet (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- menu (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- meth (ME4)
- mute (MU4)
- mutt (MU4)
- muumuu (MU6)
- penmen (PE6)
- pump (PU4)
- teem (TE4)
- temp (TE4)
- tempeh (TE6)
- tempt (TE5)
- tenement (TE8)
- them (TH4)
- theme (TH5)
- thump (TH5)
- umpteen (UM7)
- umpteenth† (UM9)
- unmet (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- hemp (noun): A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- hump (noun): A mound of earth.
- humph (interjection): A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval or doubt.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- menu (noun): The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- meth (noun): Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
- mute (adjective): Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- mutt (noun): A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
- penmen (noun): plural of penman
- pump (noun): A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- temp (noun): Abbreviation of temperature.
- tempeh (noun): An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked fermented soybeans, mixed with a fungus (Rhizopus oligosporus).
- tempt (verb): To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- them (pronoun): Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
- theme (noun): A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- thump (noun): A blow that produces a muffled sound.
- umpteen (determiner): Relatively large but unspecified in number.
- umpteenth† (adjective): Occurring in a relatively large but unspecified position in a sequence.
- unmet (adjective): Not met; unfulfilled; not achieved