NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 14, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, l, o, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 138 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 12 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| T | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 18 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×4 BL×2 BO×5 BY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EY×2 |
| L | LO×2 |
| O | |
| P | PE×4 PL×1 PO×3 |
| T | TE×4 TO×7 TY×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×2 BEL×1 BET×1 BLO×2 BOL×1 BOO×3 BOT×1 BYT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EYE×2 |
| L | LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| O | |
| P | PEL×2 PET×1 PEY×1 PLO×1 POE×1 POT×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TEL×2 TEP×1 TOL×1 TOO×3 TOP×2 TOT×1 TYP×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.. | BE4 | Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. |
| be.... | BE6 | Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. |
| be.. | BE4 | A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. |
| be... | BE5 | Either of two plants often used in combination: an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut |
| bl.. | BL4 | A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. |
| bl.... | BL6 | (Very) drunk or intoxicated. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. |
| 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.... | BO6 | A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet. |
| bo... | BO5 | A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids. |
| by.. | BY4 | A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word. |
| ey..... | EY7 | A bolt with a looped head, or an opening in the head. |
| 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.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline. |
| pl.. | PL4 | The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. |
| po.. | PO4 | A person who writes poems. |
| po...... † | PO8 | A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch. |
| po... | PO5 | A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te...... | TE8 | A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to.. | TO4 | To drink excessively; to get drunk. |
| to.... | TO6 | To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A typographical error. |
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.
- beet (BE4)
- beetle (BE6)
- belt (BE4)
- betel (BE5)
- blot (BL4)
- blotto (BL6)
- bolt (BO4)
- boot (BO4)
- bootee (BO6)
- booty (BO5)
- bottle (BO6)
- byte (BY4)
- eyebolt (EY7)
- eyelet (EY6)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- pellet (PE6)
- pelt (PE4)
- petty (PE5)
- peyote (PE6)
- plot (PL4)
- poet (PO4)
- potbelly† (PO8)
- potty (PO5)
- teepee (TE6)
- teletype (TE8)
- tell (TE4)
- tepee (TE5)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tootle (TO6)
- tope (TO4)
- topple (TO6)
- tote (TO4)
- type (TY4)
- typo (TY4)
Answer Definitions
- beet (noun): Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
- beetle (noun): Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- belt (noun): A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- betel (noun): Either of two plants often used in combination: an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut
- blot (noun): A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- blotto (adjective): (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
- bolt (noun): A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- 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.
- bootee (noun): A soft, woolen shoe, usually knitted, for a baby or small pet.
- booty (noun): A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be distributed at once.
- bottle (noun): A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
- byte (noun): A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
- eyebolt (noun): A bolt with a looped head, or an opening in the head.
- 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.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- pellet (noun): A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- pelt (noun): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it.
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- peyote (noun): A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
- plot (noun): The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- poet (noun): A person who writes poems.
- potbelly† (noun): A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch.
- potty (noun): A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- teletype (noun): A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- tope (verb): To drink excessively; to get drunk.
- topple (verb): To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- typo (noun): A typographical error.