NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 14, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, j, k, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 107 points |
| Genius Level | 75 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| B | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| J | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | Σ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BO×4 |
| C | CA×1 CO×4 |
| J | JA×2 |
| K | |
| O | |
| T | TA×5 TO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABB×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BOA×1 BOB×1 BOO×2 |
| C | CAT×1 COA×2 COC×1 COO×1 |
| J | JAB×1 JAC×1 |
| K | |
| O | |
| T | TAB×1 TAC×3 TAT×1 TOB×1 TOC×2 TOO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab... | AB5 | The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. |
| bo...... † | BO8 | a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend over the stern. |
| co... | CO5 | To compel, constrain, force. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co...... | CO8 | A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| ja... | JA5 | A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc. |
| ja...... † | JA8 | A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era. |
| ta... | TA5 | An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to..... | TO7 | Any plant of the genus Nicotiana. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to.. | TO4 | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
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.
- abbot (AB5)
- attack (AT6)
- boat (BO4)
- bobcat (BO6)
- boot (BO4)
- bootjack† (BO8)
- catboat (CA7)
- coact (CO5)
- coat (CO4)
- cockatoo (CO8)
- coot (CO4)
- jabot (JA5)
- jackboot† (JA8)
- taboo (TA5)
- tack (TA4)
- taco (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- tobacco (TO7)
- toccata (TO7)
- tock (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- abbot (noun): The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- boat (noun): A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
- bobcat (noun): A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
- boot (noun): A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- bootjack† (noun): a V-shaped, or forked, device for pulling off boots.
- catboat (noun): A sailing boat with a single sail, usually rigged on a gaff spar, used for fishing in New England and later adapted for racing and cruising. It has a single mast set near to the bow and a long boom which may extend over the stern.
- coact (verb): To compel, constrain, force.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- cockatoo (noun): A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- jabot (noun): A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
- jackboot† (noun): A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era.
- taboo (noun): An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- tobacco (noun): Any plant of the genus Nicotiana.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- tock (noun): A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.