NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 18, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, n, o, r, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 83 points |
| Genius Level | 58 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| F | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 8 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| U | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 8 | - | 3 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×6 DU×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FO×6 FR×1 FU×1 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OD×1 |
| R | RO×3 RU×1 |
| U | UD×1 UN×2 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOD×1 DOF×1 DON×1 DOO×1 DOR×1 DOU×1 DUF×1 DUN×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FON×2 FOO×1 FOR×1 FOU×2 FRO×1 FUN×1 |
| N | NON×1 |
| O | ODO×1 |
| R | RON×1 ROO×1 ROU×1 RUD×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×1 UNF×1 |
| Y | YON×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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.. | DO4 | A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers. |
| do.. | DO4 | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| du.. | DU4 | Dough. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Having a liking or affection (for). |
| fo... | FO5 | The graded shift from one color into another. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. |
| fo... | FO5 | simple past tense and past participle of find |
| fo..... † | FO7 | A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc. |
| fr... | FR5 | The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf. |
| fu.. | FU4 | A sum or source of money. |
| no..... | NO7 | Not intended for consumption as a food |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro... | RO5 | Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. |
| ru... | RU5 | Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not found. |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
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.
- dodo (DO4)
- doff (DO4)
- donor (DO5)
- door (DO4)
- dory (DO4)
- dour (DO4)
- duff (DU4)
- dunno (DU5)
- fond (FO4)
- fondu (FO5)
- food (FO4)
- ford (FO4)
- found (FO5)
- foundry† (FO7)
- frond (FR5)
- fund (FU4)
- nonfood (NO7)
- odor (OD4)
- rondo (RO5)
- rood (RO4)
- round (RO5)
- ruddy (RU5)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- unfound (UN7)
- yond (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dory (noun): A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- dour (adjective): Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- duff (noun): Dough.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- fond (adjective): Having a liking or affection (for).
- fondu (noun): The graded shift from one color into another.
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- ford (noun): A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
- found (verb): simple past tense and past participle of find
- foundry† (noun): A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
- frond (noun): The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
- fund (noun): A sum or source of money.
- nonfood (adjective): Not intended for consumption as a food
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- round (adjective): Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- ruddy (adjective): Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unfound (adjective): Not found.
- yond (adjective): further; more distant