NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 12, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 118 points |
| Genius Level | 83 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| E | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×1 CO×6 CY×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EE×1 EY×1 |
| L | LO×2 |
| N | NE×2 NY×1 |
| O | ON×1 OO×1 |
| T | TE×1 TO×1 TY×1 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLO×1 COL×1 CON×1 COO×1 COT×1 COY×2 CYC×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EEL×1 EYE×1 |
| L | LON×1 LOO×1 |
| N | NET×2 NYL×1 |
| O | ONL×1 OOC×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TON×1 TYC×1 |
| Y | YEL×1 YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl.. | CL4 | To fill up or choke up; to stop up. |
| co.... | CO6 | An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants. |
| co....... † | CO9 | In a contented manner; contentedly |
| co.... | CO6 | In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner. |
| co..... | CO7 | Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy |
| co... | CO5 | In a coy manner. |
| co.... | CO6 | Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. |
| cy... | CY5 | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| cy..... | CY7 | (broad sense) A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| 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. |
| lo.... | LO6 | Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| ty.... | TY6 | A wealthy and powerful business person. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- cloy (CL4)
- colony (CO6)
- contently† (CO9)
- coolly (CO6)
- cottony (CO7)
- coyly (CO5)
- coyote (CO6)
- cycle (CY5)
- cyclone (CY7)
- eely (EE4)
- eyelet (EY6)
- lonely (LO6)
- loony (LO5)
- nettly (NE6)
- netty (NE5)
- nylon (NY5)
- only (ON4)
- oocyte (OO6)
- teeny (TE5)
- tony (TO4)
- tycoon (TY6)
- yell (YE4)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- cloy (verb): To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
- colony (noun): An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants.
- contently† (adverb): In a contented manner; contentedly
- coolly (adverb): In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
- cottony (adjective): Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
- coyly (adverb): In a coy manner.
- coyote (noun): Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
- cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- cyclone (noun): (broad sense) A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- 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.
- lonely (adjective): Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- nettly (adjective): Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.
- oocyte (noun): A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- tycoon (noun): A wealthy and powerful business person.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta