NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 13, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, r, t, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 238 points |
| Genius Level | 167 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| R | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| V | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 19 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×2 AL×1 AR×3 AT×3 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 IT×1 |
| L | LA×3 LI×4 |
| R | RA×3 RI×5 |
| T | TA×2 TI×3 TR×9 |
| V | VI×9 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×2 ALI×1 ARI×2 ARR×1 ATI×1 ATR×2 AVA×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 ITT×1 |
| L | LAI×2 LAR×1 LIA×1 LIL×2 LIR×1 |
| R | RAI×1 RAR×1 RAT×1 RIA×1 RIL×1 RIV×2 RIY×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAL×1 TIA×1 TIL×2 TRA×3 TRI×6 |
| V | VIA×1 VIL×1 VIR×4 VIT×3 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | In an airy manner. |
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. |
| ar..... | AR7 | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at.... | AT6 | Of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart. |
| av... | AV5 | To turn to the advantage of. |
| av.... | AV6 | A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| la.. | LA4 | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| la... | LA5 | People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. |
| la.... | LA6 | A lasso. |
| li.. | LI4 | One who frequently tells lies. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| li.. | LI4 | The basic unit of currency in Turkey. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A measure of the scarcity of an object. |
| ra..... | RA7 | Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish. |
| ri.. | RI4 | The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ri... | RI5 | A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. |
| ri..... | RI7 | An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority. |
| ri... | RI5 | The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| tr... | TR5 | To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something). |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr..... | TR7 | Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship. |
| tr... | TR5 | An opportunity to test something out; a test. |
| tr... | TR5 | A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information. |
| tr..... | TR7 | Ignorable; of little significance or value. |
| tr........ † | TR10 | The quality of being trivial or unimportant. |
| tr....... † | TR9 | In a trivial manner. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals. |
| vi... | VI5 | A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat. |
| vi... | VI5 | Of or relating to a biological virus. |
| vi...... † | VI8 | The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth. |
| vi..... | VI7 | In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The state of being virile. |
| vi... | VI5 | Relating to, or characteristic of life. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The capacity to live and develop. |
| vi..... | VI7 | In a manner that imparts vitality |
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.
- airily (AI6)
- airy (AI4)
- alit (AL4)
- aria (AR4)
- aril (AR4)
- arrival (AR7)
- atilt (AT5)
- atria (AT5)
- atrial (AT6)
- avail (AV5)
- aviary (AV6)
- illy (IL4)
- itty (IT4)
- lair (LA4)
- laity (LA5)
- lariat (LA6)
- liar (LI4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lily (LI4)
- lira (LI4)
- rail (RA4)
- rarity (RA6)
- rattail (RA7)
- rial (RI4)
- rill (RI4)
- rival (RI5)
- rivalry (RI7)
- riyal (RI5)
- tail (TA4)
- tali (TA4)
- tiara (TI5)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- trail (TR5)
- trait (TR5)
- travail (TR7)
- trial (TR5)
- trill (TR5)
- trivia (TR6)
- trivial (TR7)
- triviality† (TR10)
- trivially† (TR9)
- vial (VI4)
- villa (VI5)
- viral (VI5)
- virality† (VI8)
- virally (VI7)
- virility (VI8)
- vital (VI5)
- vitality (VI8)
- vitally (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- airily (adverb): In an airy manner.
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
- arrival (noun): The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- atrial (adjective): Of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the atrium of the heart.
- avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
- aviary (noun): A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- laity (noun): People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- lariat (noun): A lasso.
- liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
- rattail (noun): Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.
- rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- rival (noun): A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- rivalry (noun): An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
- riyal (noun): The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- trail (verb): To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- travail (noun): Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
- trial (noun): An opportunity to test something out; a test.
- trill (noun): A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
- trivia (noun): Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
- trivial (adjective): Ignorable; of little significance or value.
- triviality† (noun): The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
- trivially† (adverb): In a trivial manner.
- vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
- villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- viral (adjective): Of or relating to a biological virus.
- virality† (noun): The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth.
- virally (adverb): In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing.
- virility (noun): The state of being virile.
- vital (adjective): Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- vitality (noun): The capacity to live and develop.
- vitally (adverb): In a manner that imparts vitality