NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 23, 2019

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for February 23, 2019

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for February 23, 2019
Center LetterM
Outer Lettersa, c, k, o, p, r
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words37 words
Total Points114 points
Genius Level80 points
Bingo?No

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 23, 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>8Σ
A22---4
C54---9
K-1---1
M731--11
O------
P321-17
R4-1--5
Σ21123-137

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A
AM×2
AR×2
C
CA×4
CO×3
CR×2
K
KA×1
M
MA×8
MO×3
O
P
PA×1
PO×3
PR×3
R
RA×1
RO×4

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A
AMM×1
AMO×1
ARM×1
ARO×1
C
CAM×3
CAR×1
COM×3
CRA×2
K
KAR×1
M
MAC×2
MAK×1
MAM×2
MAR×3
MOC×1
MOM×1
MOO×1
O
P
PAM×1
POC×1
POM×2
PRA×1
PRO×2
R
RAM×1
ROA×1
ROM×2
ROO×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)
am..AM4Ammunition.
am..AM4Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
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.
ca..CA4A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
ca..CA4An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
ca...CA5A police officer assigned to a university campus.
ca...CA5A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
co..CO4A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
co...CO5English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
co..CO4Clipping of complimentary.
cr..CR4To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
cr...CR5A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
ka...KA5The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
ma..MA4An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills.
ma...MA5Very large in scope or scale.
ma..MA4mako shark
ma..MA4Mother, female parent.
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....MA6A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
ma..MA4Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
ma..MA4madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
mo..MO4An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
mo...MO5mother
mo..MO4An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
pa...PA5singular of pampas
po...... PO8A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.
po..PO4Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
po....PO6A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
pr..PR4A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
pr..PR4A promenade concert.
pr...PR5Clipping of promotion.
ra..RA4An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
ro..RO4To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
ro....RO6Clipping of romantic comedy.
ro..RO4To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
ro..RO4Opportunity or scope (to do something).

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.

  • ammo  (AM4)
  • amok  (AM4)
  • armor  (AR5)
  • aroma  (AR5)
  • camo  (CA4)
  • camp  (CA4)
  • campo  (CA5)
  • carom  (CA5)
  • coma  (CO4)
  • comma  (CO5)
  • comp  (CO4)
  • cram  (CR4)
  • cramp  (CR5)
  • karma  (KA5)
  • mack  (MA4)
  • macro  (MA5)
  • mako  (MA4)
  • mama  (MA4)
  • mamma  (MA5)
  • maraca  (MA6)
  • mark  (MA4)
  • marm  (MA4)
  • mock  (MO4)
  • momma  (MO5)
  • moor  (MO4)
  • pampa  (PA5)
  • pockmark  (PO8)
  • pomp  (PO4)
  • pompom  (PO6)
  • pram  (PR4)
  • prom  (PR4)
  • promo  (PR5)
  • ramp  (RA4)
  • roam  (RO4)
  • romcom  (RO6)
  • romp  (RO4)
  • room  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

  • ammo (noun): Ammunition.
  • amok (adverb): Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
  • 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.
  • camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
  • camp (noun): An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
  • campo (noun): A police officer assigned to a university campus.
  • carom (noun): A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.
  • coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
  • comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
  • comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
  • cram (verb): To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
  • cramp (noun): A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled.
  • karma (noun): The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
  • mack (noun): An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills.
  • macro (adjective): Very large in scope or scale.
  • mako (noun): mako shark
  • mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
  • 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.
  • maraca (noun): A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
  • mark (noun): Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
  • marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
  • mock (noun): An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
  • momma (noun): mother
  • moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
  • pampa (noun): singular of pampas
  • pockmark (noun): A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.
  • pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
  • pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
  • pram (noun): A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
  • prom (noun): A promenade concert.
  • promo (noun): Clipping of promotion.
  • ramp (noun): An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
  • roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
  • romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
  • romp (verb): To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
  • room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).