NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 24, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, n, o, r, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 108 points |
| Genius Level | 76 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| B | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| G | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 13 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| O | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×3 AN×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BO×2 BR×2 |
| G | GA×4 GO×5 GR×4 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OR×3 |
| R | RA×3 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGO×2 ANG×1 ARG×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAN×1 BON×2 BRA×1 BRO×1 |
| G | GAG×1 GAN×1 GAR×2 GON×3 GOO×1 GOR×1 GRA×2 GRO×2 |
| N | NON×1 |
| O | ORA×1 ORG×2 |
| R | RAG×2 RAN×1 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ag... | AG5 | A place for gathering. |
| an.... | AN6 | An angora cat. |
| ar... | AR5 | The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A sudden percussive noise. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The clang of a large bell. |
| bo... | BO5 | A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. |
| br.. | BR4 | A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. |
| br.... | BR6 | A heavy working shoe; a brogue. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Fashion, style of dressing oneself up. |
| ga...... † | GA8 | An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas. |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action. |
| go... | GO5 | Using an unconventional, exaggerated and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go.... | GO6 | A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale |
| gr.. | GR4 | To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A grandmother. |
| gr... | GR5 | A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| no..... | NO7 | A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon. |
| or... | OR5 | An orangutan. |
| or... | OR5 | The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. |
| or..... | OR7 | A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
| ra.. | RA4 | simple past tense of ring |
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.
- agar (AG4)
- agog (AG4)
- agora (AG5)
- angora (AN6)
- argon (AR5)
- bang (BA4)
- bong (BO4)
- bongo (BO5)
- brag (BR4)
- brogan (BR6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gang (GA4)
- garb (GA4)
- garbanzo† (GA8)
- gong (GO4)
- gonna (GO5)
- gonzo (GO5)
- goon (GO4)
- gorgon (GO6)
- grab (GR4)
- gran (GR4)
- groan (GR5)
- grog (GR4)
- nonagon (NO7)
- orang (OR5)
- organ (OR5)
- organza (OR7)
- raga (RA4)
- ragbag (RA6)
- rang (RA4)
Answer Definitions
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- agora (noun): A place for gathering.
- angora (noun): An angora cat.
- argon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
- bang (noun): A sudden percussive noise.
- bong (noun): The clang of a large bell.
- bongo (noun): A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
- brag (noun): A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- brogan (noun): A heavy working shoe; a brogue.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- garb (noun): Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- garbanzo† (noun): An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
- gonzo (adjective): Using an unconventional, exaggerated and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gorgon (noun): A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
- grab (verb): To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- gran (noun): A grandmother.
- groan (noun): A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
- orang (noun): An orangutan.
- organ (noun): The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- organza (noun): A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ragbag (noun): A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- rang (verb): simple past tense of ring