NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 3, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, f, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 60 words |
| Total Points | 199 points |
| Genius Level | 139 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| B | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| F | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| T | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | Σ | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 | - | 2 | 60 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×3 AF×3 AO×1 AR×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×3 BO×3 BR×4 |
| D | DA×2 DO×2 DR×3 |
| F | FA×3 FO×5 FR×1 |
| O | OD×1 OR×1 |
| R | RA×3 RO×9 |
| T | TA×6 TO×2 TR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABO×2 ABR×1 AFA×1 AFF×1 AFR×1 AOR×1 ARB×1 ARD×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAR×3 BOA×2 BOO×1 BRA×2 BRO×2 |
| D | DAR×2 DOO×1 DOT×1 DRA×3 |
| F | FAR×3 FOO×1 FOR×4 FRA×1 |
| O | ODO×1 ORA×1 |
| R | RAD×1 RAF×1 RAT×1 ROA×2 ROB×1 ROO×3 ROT×3 |
| T | TAB×2 TAR×4 TOR×2 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab.... | AB6 | On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. |
| ab... | AB5 | An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. |
| ab.... | AB6 | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; to be able or rich enough. |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| ao... | AO5 | The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ar... | AR5 | Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Vomit. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo... | BO5 | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| br.. | BR4 | A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. |
| br.. | BR4 | A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. |
| br... | BR5 | Wide in extent or scope. |
| br... | BR5 | The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| da....... | DA9 | A board used as a target for throwing darts. |
| 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.... | DO6 | An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour. |
| dr... | DR5 | A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| fa... | FA5 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fa.. | FA4 | To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate. |
| fo....... † | FO9 | An upright board across the foot of a bedstead. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense of forbid |
| 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.. | FO4 | A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. |
| fr.. | FR4 | Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| or.... | OR6 | Someone who orates or delivers an oration. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra.. | RA4 | A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro... | RO5 | A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro..... | RO7 | One who or that which rotates. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. |
| ta... | TA5 | A small drum. In traditional music, a small drum played with a single stick, leaving the player's other hand free to play a melody on a three-holed pipe. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. |
| ta... | TA5 | A card game played in various different variations. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | simple past tense of tread |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
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.
- aboard (AB6)
- abort (AB5)
- abroad (AB6)
- afar (AF4)
- afford (AF6)
- afro (AF4)
- aorta (AO5)
- arbor (AR5)
- ardor (AR5)
- attar (AT5)
- barb (BA4)
- bard (BA4)
- barf (BA4)
- boar (BO4)
- board (BO5)
- boor (BO4)
- brad (BR4)
- brat (BR4)
- broad (BR5)
- brood (BR5)
- dart (DA4)
- dartboard (DA9)
- door (DO4)
- dotard (DO6)
- drab (DR4)
- draft (DR5)
- drat (DR4)
- farad (FA5)
- farro (FA5)
- fart (FA4)
- footboard† (FO9)
- fora (FO4)
- forbad (FO6)
- ford (FO4)
- fort (FO4)
- frat (FR4)
- odor (OD4)
- orator (OR6)
- radar (RA5)
- raft (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- road (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- robot (RO5)
- rood (RO4)
- roof (RO4)
- root (RO4)
- rotator (RO7)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- tabard (TA6)
- tabor (TA5)
- taro (TA4)
- tarot (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- trod (TR4)
- trot (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- aboard (adverb): On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
- abort (noun): An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
- abroad (adverb): Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- afford (verb): To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; to be able or rich enough.
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- aorta (noun): The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- bard (noun): A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- barf (noun): Vomit.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- board (noun): A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- brad (noun): A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- brat (noun): A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- broad (adjective): Wide in extent or scope.
- brood (noun): The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- dartboard (noun): A board used as a target for throwing darts.
- 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.
- dotard (noun): An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage.
- drab (noun): A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- draft (noun): A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- farad (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- fart (verb): To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
- footboard† (noun): An upright board across the foot of a bedstead.
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- forbad (verb): simple past tense of forbid
- 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.
- fort (noun): A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- frat (noun): Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- orator (noun): Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- raft (noun): A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- robot (noun): A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- rotator (noun): One who or that which rotates.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- tabard (noun): A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- tabor (noun): A small drum. In traditional music, a small drum played with a single stick, leaving the player's other hand free to play a melody on a three-holed pipe.
- taro (noun): Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- tarot (noun): A card game played in various different variations.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- trod (verb): simple past tense of tread
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.