NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 15, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, h, i, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 87 points |
| Genius Level | 61 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×2 BL×2 BO×3 BR×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×3 HO×4 |
| I | IL×1 |
| L | LI×1 LO×4 |
| O | OI×1 OL×1 |
| R | RI×1 RO×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIL×2 BLO×2 BOI×1 BOL×2 BRO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIL×3 HOL×3 HOR×1 |
| I | ILL×1 |
| L | LIL×1 LOB×2 LOL×1 LOR×1 |
| O | OIL×1 OLI×1 |
| R | RIL×1 ROI×2 ROL×1 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bi... | BI5 | A billy club. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| br... | BR5 | To cook by direct, radiant heat. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi....... | HI9 | Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication. |
| hi... | HI5 | Abundant in hills; having many hills. |
| ho.... | HO6 | In a holy way; with sanctity. |
| ho... | HO5 | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| ho.. | HO4 | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. |
| ho...... † | HO8 | In a horrible way; very badly. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| lo... | LO5 | An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo... | LO5 | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods |
| oi.. | OI4 | Relating to or resembling oil. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| ro... | RO5 | muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) |
| 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. |
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.
- bill (BI4)
- billy (BI5)
- blob (BL4)
- blobby (BL6)
- boil (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- broil (BR5)
- hill (HI4)
- hillbilly (HI9)
- hilly (HI5)
- holily (HO6)
- holly (HO5)
- holy (HO4)
- horribly† (HO8)
- illy (IL4)
- lily (LI4)
- lobby (LO5)
- lobo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lorry (LO5)
- oily (OI4)
- olio (OL4)
- rill (RI4)
- roil (RO4)
- roily (RO5)
- roll (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- billy (noun): A billy club.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blobby (adjective): Similar in shape to blobs; amorphous in appearance; partially irregular in appearance like bubbles.
- boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- broil (verb): To cook by direct, radiant heat.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hillbilly (noun): Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
- hilly (adjective): Abundant in hills; having many hills.
- holily (adverb): In a holy way; with sanctity.
- holly (noun): Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- holy (adjective): Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- horribly† (adverb): In a horrible way; very badly.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- lobby (noun): An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lorry (noun): A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods
- oily (adjective): Relating to or resembling oil.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- roily (adjective): muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment)
- 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.