NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 25, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, l, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 132 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| E | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| H | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| T | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CH×2 CL×5 CO×10 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EL×2 EP×1 ET×1 |
| H | HO×2 |
| L | LE×3 LO×2 |
| O | OC×2 |
| P | PH×1 PO×1 |
| T | TE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CHE×1 CHO×1 CLO×5 COH×1 COL×3 COO×4 COP×1 COT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ECH×1 ELE×2 EPO×1 ETC×1 |
| H | HOO×2 |
| L | LEC×1 LEE×1 LET×1 LOC×2 |
| O | OCE×1 OCT×1 |
| P | PHO×1 POO×1 |
| T | TEC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| ch... | CH5 | Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. |
| cl... | CL5 | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. |
| cl.... | CL6 | To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co..... | CO7 | To gather together; amass. |
| co.... | CO6 | A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal. |
| co.. | CO4 | A young male horse. |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.. | CO4 | To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult. |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| ec.. | EC4 | A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| ep... | EP5 | A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable. |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”) |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| le... | LE5 | Strong desire; passion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A lake. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| oc.... | OC6 | An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| ph....... † | PH9 | A photoelectric cell |
| po... | PO5 | A dog. |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- cello (CE5)
- cheep (CH5)
- chop (CH4)
- cloche (CL6)
- clop (CL4)
- clot (CL4)
- cloth (CL5)
- clothe (CL6)
- coho (CO4)
- collect (CO7)
- collet (CO6)
- colt (CO4)
- cool (CO4)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- cope (CO4)
- cote (CO4)
- echo (EC4)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- epoch (EP5)
- etch (ET4)
- hooch (HO5)
- hootch (HO6)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- letch (LE5)
- loch (LO4)
- loco (LO4)
- ocelot (OC6)
- octet (OC5)
- photocell† (PH9)
- pooch (PO5)
- tech (TE4)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- cheep (verb): Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
- chop (noun): A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- cloche (noun): A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
- clop (noun): The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
- clot (noun): A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
- cloth (noun): A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
- clothe (verb): To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- collect (verb): To gather together; amass.
- collet (noun): A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
- colt (noun): A young male horse.
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cope (verb): To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- echo (noun): A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- epoch (noun): A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hootch (noun): Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”)
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- letch (noun): Strong desire; passion.
- loch (noun): A lake.
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- ocelot (noun): An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- photocell† (noun): A photoelectric cell
- pooch (noun): A dog.
- tech (noun): Technology.