NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 11, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, h, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 127 points |
| Genius Level | 89 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| L | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| W | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 21 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AW×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HA×1 HE×1 |
| L | LA×1 LE×1 |
| T | TH×2 TW×2 |
| W | WA×7 WE×6 WH×8 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×1 AWA×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HAL×1 HEE×1 |
| L | LAY×1 LEE×1 |
| T | THA×2 TWE×2 |
| W | WAL×4 WAT×2 WAY×1 WEA×3 WEL×2 WET×1 WHA×2 WHE×6 |
| Y | YAW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al...... | AL8 | A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings. |
| aw.. | AW4 | From a place, hence. |
| ha..... | HA7 | A corridor in a building that connects rooms. |
| he.... | HE6 | Alternative spelling of hee-haw |
| la..... | LA7 | A pit in which hides are stored. |
| le.... | LE6 | The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction. |
| th...... | TH8 | that way (usually in terms of physical direction) |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| tw.. | TW4 | Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. |
| tw... | TW5 | The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A ridge or low barrier. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa.... | WA6 | A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc. |
| wa..... | WA7 | One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wa.... | WA6 | A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. |
| wa.... | WA6 | To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. |
| we.. | WE4 | Wealth, riches. |
| we.... | WE6 | Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions. |
| we..... † | WE7 | Possessing financial wealth; rich. |
| we.. | WE4 | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. |
| we.. | WE4 | To roll; revolve |
| we... | WE5 | In a wet manner. |
| wh... | WH5 | Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wh... | WH5 | Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh... | WH5 | A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. |
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.
- alleyway (AL8)
- away (AW4)
- hallway (HA7)
- heehaw (HE6)
- layaway (LA7)
- leeway (LE6)
- thataway (TH8)
- thaw (TH4)
- twee (TW4)
- tweet (TW5)
- wale (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- wallet (WA6)
- walleye (WA7)
- watt (WA4)
- wattle (WA6)
- waylay (WA6)
- weal (WE4)
- wealth (WE6)
- wealthy† (WE7)
- well (WE4)
- welt (WE4)
- wetly (WE5)
- whale (WH5)
- what (WH4)
- wheat (WH5)
- whee (WH4)
- wheel (WH5)
- whet (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- whey (WH4)
- yawl (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- alleyway (noun): A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
- away (adverb): From a place, hence.
- hallway (noun): A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
- heehaw (noun): Alternative spelling of hee-haw
- layaway (noun): A pit in which hides are stored.
- leeway (noun): The drift of a ship or aeroplane in a leeward direction.
- thataway (adverb): that way (usually in terms of physical direction)
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- twee (adjective): Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
- tweet (noun): The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
- wale (noun): A ridge or low barrier.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wallet (noun): A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.
- walleye (noun): One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- wattle (noun): A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
- waylay (verb): To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
- weal (noun): Wealth, riches.
- wealth (noun): Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
- wealthy† (adjective): Possessing financial wealth; rich.
- well (adverb): Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- welt (verb): To roll; revolve
- wetly (adverb): In a wet manner.
- whale (noun): Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- wheat (noun): Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- wheel (noun): A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whey (noun): The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
- yawl (noun): A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.