NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 5, 2019

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for February 5, 2019
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for February 5, 2019

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for February 5, 2019
Center LetterA
Outer Lettersb, l, m, n, o, r
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words63 words
Total Points236 points
Genius Level165 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

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  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for February 5, 2019

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>9Σ
A342-1-10
B112421121
L43----7
M493---16
N211---4
O1-----1
R3--1--4
Σ28191032163

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AB×2
AL×1
AM×2
AN×2
AR×3
B
BA×14
BL×2
BO×3
BR×2
L
LA×3
LL×2
LO×2
M
MA×11
MO×5
N
NA×3
NO×1
O
OR×1
R
RO×4

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ABL×1
ABN×1
ALA×1
AMM×1
AMO×1
ANA×1
ANO×1
ARB×1
ARM×1
ARO×1
B
BAB×2
BAL×4
BAM×1
BAN×2
BAO×1
BAR×4
BLA×2
BOA×1
BOB×1
BOL×1
BRA×1
BRO×1
L
LAB×1
LAM×2
LLA×2
LOA×2
M
MAL×1
MAM×6
MAN×2
MAR×2
MOA×1
MOL×1
MOM×1
MOO×1
MOR×1
N
NAA×1
NAB×1
NAN×1
NOR×1
O
ORA×1
R
ROA×3
ROL×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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ab....AB6In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.
ab...... †AB8Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
al...AL5A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
am..AM4Ammunition.
am....AM6Neither moral nor immoral.
an..AN4of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
an..AN4Straight away; at once.
ar...AR5A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
ar...AR5A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
ar...AR5A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
ba..BA4A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
ba....BA6An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
ba..BA4A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
ba.....BA7An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
ba......BA8A large room used for dancing and banquets.
ba..BA4Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
ba....BA6A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
ba...BA5Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
ba....BA6An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
ba....BA6A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
ba..BA4The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
ba..BA4A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
ba...BA5The male ruler of a barony.
ba.....BA7A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
bl..BL4To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
bl..BL4A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
bo..BO4A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
bo..BO4Synonym of tapioca pearl.
bo..BO4A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
br..BR4The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
br.......BR9A Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball.
la...LA5Alternative spelling of labour
la..LA4A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
la..LA4A young sheep.
ll...LL5A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
ll...LL5A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
lo..LO4A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
lo..LO4An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
ma..MA4A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
ma..MA4Mother, female parent.
ma...MA5Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
ma...MA5A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
ma...MA5The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
ma....MA6An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
ma....MA6Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
ma...MA5Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
ma...MA5A landed estate.
ma..MA4madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
ma....MA6An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
mo..MO4a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
mo...MO5A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
mo...MO5mother
mo...MO5Money, cash.
mo...MO5Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
na..NA4A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
na...NA5An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
na..NA4A banana.
no....NO6According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
or..OR4Relating to the mouth.
ro..RO4To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
ro..RO4Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
ro..RO4To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
ro.....RO7Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)

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.

  • abloom  (AB6)
  • abnormal†  (AB8)
  • alarm  (AL5)
  • ammo  (AM4)
  • amoral  (AM6)
  • anal  (AN4)
  • anon  (AN4)
  • arbor  (AR5)
  • armor  (AR5)
  • aroma  (AR5)
  • baba  (BA4)
  • baboon  (BA6)
  • ball  (BA4)
  • balloon  (BA7)
  • ballroom  (BA8)
  • balm  (BA4)
  • bamboo  (BA6)
  • banal  (BA5)
  • banana  (BA6)
  • baobab  (BA6)
  • barb  (BA4)
  • barn  (BA4)
  • baron  (BA5)
  • barroom  (BA7)
  • blab  (BL4)
  • blam  (BL4)
  • boar  (BO4)
  • boba  (BO4)
  • bola  (BO4)
  • bran  (BR4)
  • broomball  (BR9)
  • labor  (LA5)
  • lama  (LA4)
  • lamb  (LA4)
  • llama  (LL5)
  • llano  (LL5)
  • loam  (LO4)
  • loan  (LO4)
  • mall  (MA4)
  • mama  (MA4)
  • mamba  (MA5)
  • mambo  (MA5)
  • mamma  (MA5)
  • mammal  (MA6)
  • mammon  (MA6)
  • manna  (MA5)
  • manor  (MA5)
  • marm  (MA4)
  • maroon  (MA6)
  • moan  (MO4)
  • molar  (MO5)
  • momma  (MO5)
  • moola  (MO5)
  • moral  (MO5)
  • naan  (NA4)
  • nabob  (NA5)
  • nana  (NA4)
  • normal  (NO6)
  • oral  (OR4)
  • roam  (RO4)
  • roan  (RO4)
  • roar  (RO4)
  • rollbar  (RO7)

Answer Definitions

  • abloom (adverb): In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.
  • abnormal† (adjective): Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
  • alarm (noun): A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
  • ammo (noun): Ammunition.
  • amoral (adjective): Neither moral nor immoral.
  • anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
  • anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
  • arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
  • armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
  • aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
  • baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
  • baboon (noun): An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
  • ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  • balloon (noun): An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
  • ballroom (noun): A large room used for dancing and banquets.
  • balm (noun): Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
  • bamboo (noun): A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
  • banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
  • banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
  • baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
  • barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
  • barn (noun): A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
  • baron (noun): The male ruler of a barony.
  • barroom (noun): A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
  • blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
  • blam (noun): A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
  • boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
  • boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
  • bola (noun): A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
  • bran (noun): The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
  • broomball (noun): A Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball.
  • labor (noun): Alternative spelling of labour
  • lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • lamb (noun): A young sheep.
  • llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
  • llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
  • loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
  • loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
  • mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
  • mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
  • mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
  • mambo (noun): A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
  • mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
  • mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
  • mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
  • manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
  • manor (noun): A landed estate.
  • marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
  • maroon (noun): An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
  • moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
  • molar (noun): A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
  • momma (noun): mother
  • moola (noun): Money, cash.
  • moral (adjective): Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
  • naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
  • nabob (noun): An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
  • nana (noun): A banana.
  • normal (adjective): According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
  • oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
  • roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
  • roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
  • rollbar (noun): Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)