NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 21, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, h, l, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 116 points |
| Genius Level | 81 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| G | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| L | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×3 DR×5 |
|---|---|
| G | GL×1 GO×1 GR×3 GY×1 |
| H | HO×2 HY×2 |
| L | LO×5 |
| O | OD×1 OR×1 |
| R | RO×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOL×1 DOO×1 DOR×1 DRO×4 DRY×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GLO×1 GOR×1 GRO×3 GYR×1 |
| H | HOR×2 HYD×2 |
| L | LOG×1 LOR×4 |
| O | ODO×1 ORG×1 |
| R | ROL×1 ROO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do... | DO5 | Alternative spelling of dolour |
| 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. |
| dr... | DR5 | Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish. |
| dr.... | DR6 | In a droll, odd or humorous manner. |
| dr... | DR5 | To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Producing an excess of drool. |
| dr... | DR5 | In a dry manner. |
| gl... | GL5 | Great beauty and splendor. |
| go.. | GO4 | Covered with blood; very bloody. |
| gr... | GR5 | nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr.... | GR6 | Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc. |
| gy.. | GY4 | A gyroscope. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The study of time, and the art, science and technology of timekeeping and timekeepers (such as clocks, watches and sundials). |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| hy... | HY5 | hydroelectric |
| hy....... † | HY9 | The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere |
| lo..... | LO7 | To exchange political favours. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession |
| lo.... | LO6 | Of or relating to a lord. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative letter-case form of Lordy |
| lo... | LO5 | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| or.. | OR4 | Originally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc). |
| 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.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
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.
- dolor (DO5)
- door (DO4)
- dory (DO4)
- droll (DR5)
- drolly (DR6)
- drool (DR5)
- drooly (DR6)
- dryly (DR5)
- glory (GL5)
- gory (GO4)
- grody (GR5)
- grog (GR4)
- groggy (GR6)
- gyro (GY4)
- horology (HO8)
- horror (HO6)
- hydro (HY5)
- hydrology† (HY9)
- logroll (LO7)
- lord (LO4)
- lordly (LO6)
- lordy (LO5)
- lorry (LO5)
- odor (OD4)
- orgy (OR4)
- roll (RO4)
- rood (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- dolor (noun): Alternative spelling of dolour
- 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.
- droll (adjective): Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
- drolly (adverb): In a droll, odd or humorous manner.
- drool (verb): To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
- drooly (adjective): Producing an excess of drool.
- dryly (adverb): In a dry manner.
- glory (noun): Great beauty and splendor.
- gory (adjective): Covered with blood; very bloody.
- grody (adjective): nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- groggy (adjective): Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
- gyro (noun): A gyroscope.
- horology (noun): The study of time, and the art, science and technology of timekeeping and timekeepers (such as clocks, watches and sundials).
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- hydro (adjective): hydroelectric
- hydrology† (noun): The science of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on a planet's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere
- logroll (verb): To exchange political favours.
- lord (noun): The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
- lordly (adjective): Of or relating to a lord.
- lordy (interjection): Alternative letter-case form of Lordy
- lorry (noun): A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- orgy (noun): Originally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).
- 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.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.