NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 6, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, i, l, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 150 points |
| Genius Level | 105 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| B | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| T | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| V | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 24 |
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×2 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BI×2 BL×1 |
| I | IL×1 IT×1 |
| L | LA×1 LI×3 |
| T | TA×3 |
| V | VI×4 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABI×1 ABL×1 ALL×2 AVA×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAT×1 BIA×1 BIL×1 BLA×1 |
| I | ILL×1 ITT×1 |
| L | LAI×1 LIA×1 LIL×1 LIV×1 |
| T | TAB×1 TAL×1 TAT×1 |
| V | VIA×2 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab..... | AB7 | Suitableness. |
| ab.. | AB4 | In an able manner; with great ability. |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| 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. |
| av.......... † | AV12 | The quality of being available. |
| av....... | AV9 | In an available manner |
| ba.. | BA4 | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| ba... | BA5 | Mad, crazy, silly. |
| bi... | BI5 | A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle. |
| bi... | BI5 | A billy club. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Tending to blab or gossip a lot. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| la... | LA5 | People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. |
| li....... | LI9 | An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| li........ † | LI10 | The property of being livable. |
| ta... | TA5 | A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering. |
| ta... | TA5 | Target sighted. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| vi....... † | VI9 | The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed |
| vi.... | VI6 | In a viable way. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The capacity to live and develop. |
| vi..... | VI7 | In a manner that imparts vitality |
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.
- ability (AB7)
- ably (AB4)
- allay (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- availability† (AV12)
- availably (AV9)
- baby (BA4)
- batty (BA5)
- bialy (BI5)
- billy (BI5)
- blabby (BL6)
- illy (IL4)
- itty (IT4)
- laity (LA5)
- liability (LI9)
- lily (LI4)
- livability† (LI10)
- tabby (TA5)
- tally (TA5)
- tatty (TA5)
- viability† (VI9)
- viably (VI6)
- vitality (VI8)
- vitally (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- ability (noun): Suitableness.
- ably (adverb): In an able manner; with great ability.
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- 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.
- availability† (noun): The quality of being available.
- availably (adverb): In an available manner
- baby (noun): A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- batty (adjective): Mad, crazy, silly.
- bialy (noun): A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- billy (noun): A billy club.
- blabby (adjective): Tending to blab or gossip a lot.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- laity (noun): People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- liability (noun): An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- livability† (noun): The property of being livable.
- tabby (noun): A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
- tally (interjection): Target sighted.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- viability† (noun): The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed
- viably (adverb): In a viable way.
- vitality (noun): The capacity to live and develop.
- vitally (adverb): In a manner that imparts vitality