NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 26, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, n, o, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| R | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| W | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| Y | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×3 AW×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LO×1 |
| N | NA×3 NO×1 |
| O | OR×2 |
| R | RA×3 RO×6 |
| W | WA×3 WO×2 WR×1 |
| Y | YA×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARR×3 AWR×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LOR×1 |
| N | NAR×3 NON×1 |
| O | ORA×2 |
| R | RAL×1 RAW×1 RAY×1 ROA×2 ROL×2 ROY×2 |
| W | WAL×1 WAR×2 WOR×2 WRY×1 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar... | AR5 | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| aw.. | AW4 | Obliquely, crookedly; askew. |
| lo... | LO5 | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods |
| na.... | NA6 | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| na...... † | NA8 | In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| no...... | NO8 | Not of royal rank or family |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| or.... | OR6 | By mouth. |
| ra... | RA5 | A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. |
| ra... | RA5 | In a raw manner. |
| ra... | RA5 | A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro...... | RO8 | Having wheels to allow for storage. |
| ro... | RO5 | Of or relating to a monarch or their family. |
| ro..... | RO7 | In a royal manner; in a manner having to do with royalty. |
| wa...... | WA8 | Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| wo.. | WO4 | Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. |
| wo... | WO5 | To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
| wr... | WR5 | In a wry manner. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
| ya.... | YA6 | Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine. |
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.
- array (AR5)
- arrow (AR5)
- arroyo (AR6)
- awry (AW4)
- lorry (LO5)
- narrow (NA6)
- narrowly† (NA8)
- nary (NA4)
- nonroyal (NO8)
- oral (OR4)
- orally (OR6)
- rally (RA5)
- rawly (RA5)
- rayon (RA5)
- roan (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- rollaway (RO8)
- royal (RO5)
- royally (RO7)
- wallaroo (WA8)
- warn (WA4)
- wary (WA4)
- worn (WO4)
- worry (WO5)
- wryly (WR5)
- yarn (YA4)
- yarrow (YA6)
Answer Definitions
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arrow (noun): A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- lorry (noun): A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods
- narrow (adjective): Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- narrowly† (adverb): In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- nonroyal (adjective): Not of royal rank or family
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- orally (adverb): By mouth.
- rally (noun): A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- rawly (adverb): In a raw manner.
- rayon (noun): A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- 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.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- rollaway (adjective): Having wheels to allow for storage.
- royal (adjective): Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
- royally (adverb): In a royal manner; in a manner having to do with royalty.
- wallaroo (noun): Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
- warn (verb): To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- wary (adjective): Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- worn (adjective): Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- worry (verb): To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
- wryly (adverb): In a wry manner.
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- yarrow (noun): Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.