NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 29, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, i, l, m, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 183 points |
| Genius Level | 128 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 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| F | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 15 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| R | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×4 AI×3 AL×1 AR×4 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×6 FI×2 FL×1 FR×6 |
| I | |
| L | LA×1 LI×2 |
| M | MA×5 |
| R | RA×3 RI×5 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×3 AIR×3 ALA×1 ARI×2 ARM×1 ARR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×3 FAM×2 FAR×1 FIR×2 FLA×1 FRA×2 FRI×4 |
| I | |
| L | LAI×1 LIA×1 LIR×1 |
| M | MAL×2 MAM×1 MAR×2 |
| R | RAI×1 RAL×1 RAM×1 RIA×1 RIF×2 RIL×1 RIY×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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| af.... | AF6 | To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| ai.... | AI6 | In an airy manner. |
| ai..... | AI7 | The system of conveying mail using aircraft. |
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| al... | AL5 | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| 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.. | AR4 | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fa.... | FA6 | In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party |
| fa... | FA5 | a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell. |
| fa...... | FA8 | Known to one, or generally known; commonplace. |
| fa........ † | FA10 | In a familiar or easily recognised manner. |
| fa.. | FA4 | A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A business partnership; the name under which it trades. |
| fi.... | FI6 | In a firm or definite or strong manner. |
| fl... | FL5 | A natural or innate talent or aptitude. |
| fr... | FR5 | Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr.... | FR6 | house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live |
| fr... | FR5 | A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim. |
| fr.... | FR6 | Having frills; frilled. |
| la.. | LA4 | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| li.. | LI4 | One who frequently tells lies. |
| li.. | LI4 | The basic unit of currency in Turkey. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Of, relating to, or infected by malaria. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma... | MA5 | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| ra... | RA5 | A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. |
| ra.... | RA6 | To divide into branches or subdivisions. |
| ri.. | RI4 | The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ri... | RI5 | The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. |
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.
- afar (AF4)
- affair (AF6)
- affirm (AF6)
- affray (AF6)
- airily (AI6)
- airmail (AI7)
- airy (AI4)
- alarm (AL5)
- aria (AR4)
- aril (AR4)
- army (AR4)
- array (AR5)
- fair (FA4)
- fairly (FA6)
- fairy (FA5)
- familiar (FA8)
- familiarly† (FA10)
- farm (FA4)
- firm (FI4)
- firmly (FI6)
- flair (FL5)
- frail (FR5)
- fray (FR4)
- friar (FR5)
- friary (FR6)
- frill (FR5)
- frilly (FR6)
- lair (LA4)
- liar (LI4)
- lira (LI4)
- malaria (MA7)
- malarial (MA8)
- mammary (MA7)
- marm (MA4)
- marry (MA5)
- rail (RA4)
- rally (RA5)
- ramify (RA6)
- rial (RI4)
- riff (RI4)
- riffraff (RI8)
- rill (RI4)
- riyal (RI5)
Answer Definitions
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affair (noun): Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- affirm (verb): To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- airily (adverb): In an airy manner.
- airmail (noun): The system of conveying mail using aircraft.
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- alarm (noun): A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- 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.
- army (noun): A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- fairly (adverb): In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
- fairy (noun): a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell.
- familiar (adjective): Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
- familiarly† (adverb): In a familiar or easily recognised manner.
- farm (noun): A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
- firm (noun): A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- firmly (adverb): In a firm or definite or strong manner.
- flair (noun): A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
- frail (adjective): Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- friary (noun): house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live
- frill (noun): A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
- frilly (adjective): Having frills; frilled.
- lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
- lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- malaria (noun): A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
- malarial (adjective): Of, relating to, or infected by malaria.
- mammary (adjective): Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marry (verb): To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- rally (noun): A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- ramify (verb): To divide into branches or subdivisions.
- rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- riyal (noun): The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.