NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 23, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, l, n, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 158 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Y | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AN×2 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CL×3 CY×2 |
| E | EE×1 |
| L | LA×1 LE×1 |
| N | NA×1 |
| P | PA×6 PE×4 PL×2 |
| Y | YA×1 YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×3 ANA×1 ANY×1 APP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×1 CAY×1 CLA×2 CLE×1 CYA×1 CYC×1 |
| E | EEL×1 |
| L | LAC×1 LEA×1 |
| N | NAN×1 |
| P | PAL×1 PAP×4 PAY×1 PEC×1 PEN×2 PEP×1 PLA×2 |
| Y | YAP×1 YEA×1 YEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an...... † | AN8 | At a non-specific place; anywhere. |
| ap... | AP5 | To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca..... | CA7 | Ellipsis of cayenne pepper. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. |
| cl.... | CL6 | Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish. |
| cl..... | CL7 | Being habitually clean, practising good hygiene. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| cy... | CY5 | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| la.. | LA4 | Made of lace or decorated with it. |
| le.... | LE6 | In a lean way. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| pa.... | PA6 | In a light manner; lightly. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The office of the pope. |
| pa..... | PA7 | in papal fashion |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | one to whom money is paid. |
| pe...... | PE8 | Faultiness, a state of being flawed. |
| pe..... | PE7 | According to a penal code |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pl.. | PL4 | To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment. |
| pl..... | PL7 | An enclosure for children to play in. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
| ye.. | YE4 | To give birth to. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. |
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.
- allay (AL5)
- alley (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- anally (AN6)
- anyplace† (AN8)
- apply (AP5)
- canny (CA5)
- cayenne (CA7)
- clay (CL4)
- clayey (CL6)
- cleanly (CL7)
- cyan (CY4)
- cycle (CY5)
- eely (EE4)
- lacy (LA4)
- leanly (LE6)
- nanny (NA5)
- palely (PA6)
- papacy (PA6)
- papally (PA7)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- payee (PA5)
- peccancy (PE8)
- penally (PE7)
- penny (PE5)
- peppy (PE5)
- play (PL4)
- playpen (PL7)
- yappy (YA5)
- yean (YE4)
- yell (YE4)
- yelp (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- anyplace† (adverb): At a non-specific place; anywhere.
- apply (verb): To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- cayenne (noun): Ellipsis of cayenne pepper.
- clay (noun): A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- clayey (adjective): Composed of clay or containing (much) clay; clayish.
- cleanly (adjective): Being habitually clean, practising good hygiene.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- lacy (adjective): Made of lace or decorated with it.
- leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- palely (adverb): In a light manner; lightly.
- papacy (noun): The office of the pope.
- papally (adverb): in papal fashion
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- payee (noun): one to whom money is paid.
- peccancy (noun): Faultiness, a state of being flawed.
- penally (adverb): According to a penal code
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- play (verb): To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- playpen (noun): An enclosure for children to play in.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
- yean (verb): To give birth to.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yelp (noun): An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.