NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 10, 2019

Mar 10, 2019 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 10, 2019

Game Summary

Center Letter	U
Outer Letters	f, l, m, n, o, r
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	27 words
Total Points	113 points
Genius Level	79 points
Bingo?	No

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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
F	4	4	-	-	1	9
L	2	-	-	-	-	2
M	2	1	2	-	1	6
N	2	-	-	-	-	2
O	-	-	-	-	-	-
R	1	1	1	1	-	4
U	-	-	4	-	-	4
Σ	11	6	7	1	2	27

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

F	FL×2 FO×3 FR×1 FU×3
L	LU×2
M	MO×2 MU×4
N	NO×1 NU×1
O
R	RO×1 RU×3
U	UN×4

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

F	FLO×1 FLU×1 FOR×1 FOU×2 FRO×1 FUL×1 FUR×2
L	LUL×2
M	MOU×2 MUF×1 MUL×1 MUR×1 MUU×1
N	NOU×1 NUL×1
O
R	ROO×1 RUF×1 RUM×1 RUN×1
U	UNF×1 UNM×1 UNR×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)
fl...	FL5	Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
fl...	FL5	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
fo...	FO5	A place for discussion.
fo..	FO4	Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
fo..	FO4	NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4.
fr......	FR8	Alternative spelling of frou-frou
fu..	FU4	Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
fu..	FU4	To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
fu...	FU5	A general uproar or commotion.
lu..	LU4	A period of rest or soothing.
lu..	LU4	A remarkable person, object or idea.
mo...	MO5	To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
mo...... ^†	MO8	Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
mu..	MU4	A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
mu..	MU4	(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
mu....	MU6	Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
mu....	MU6	A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
no..	NO4	A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
nu..	NU4	A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
ro.....	RO7	The amount that a room can hold, especially the number of people that can fit into a room.
ru..	RU4	A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
ru...	RU5	A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
ru....	RU6	That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
un....	UN6	To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.
un....	UN6	To unfix or unsecure (a moored boat).
un....	UN6	To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.
un....	UN6	To remove a roof from, e.g. a building.

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.

flour (FL5)
fluff (FL5)
forum (FO5)
foul (FO4)
four (FO4)
froufrou (FR8)
full (FU4)
furl (FU4)
furor (FU5)
lull (LU4)
lulu (LU4)
mourn (MO5)
mournful^† (MO8)
muff (MU4)
mull (MU4)
murmur (MU6)
muumuu (MU6)
noun (NO4)
null (NU4)
roomful (RO7)
ruff (RU4)
rumor (RU5)
runoff (RU6)
unfurl (UN6)
unmoor (UN6)
unroll (UN6)
unroof (UN6)

Answer Definitions

flour (noun): Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
forum (noun): A place for discussion.
foul (adjective): Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
four (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4.
froufrou (noun): Alternative spelling of frou-frou
full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
furl (verb): To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
furor (noun): A general uproar or commotion.
lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
mourn (verb): To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
mournful^† (adjective): Filled with grief or sadness; being in a state in which one mourns.
muff (noun): A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
mull (verb): (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
murmur (noun): Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
roomful (noun): The amount that a room can hold, especially the number of people that can fit into a room.
ruff (noun): A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
rumor (noun): A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
runoff (noun): That portion of precipitation or irrigation on an area which does not infiltrate or evaporate, but instead is discharged from the area.
unfurl (verb): To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.
unmoor (verb): To unfix or unsecure (a moored boat).
unroll (verb): To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.
unroof (verb): To remove a roof from, e.g. a building.