NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 3, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, n, o, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 160 points |
| Genius Level | 112 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| R | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 10 |
| T | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×7 CR×4 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| N | |
| O | OC×1 OU×3 |
| R | RO×5 RU×5 |
| T | TO×4 TR×4 TU×3 TY×1 |
| U | |
| Y | YO×1 YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CON×3 COR×2 COU×2 CRO×4 CUR×2 |
|---|---|
| N | |
| O | OCC×1 OUT×3 |
| R | ROC×1 ROO×1 ROT×2 ROU×1 RUN×4 RUT×1 |
| T | TOR×3 TOU×1 TRO×3 TRY×1 TUR×2 TUT×1 TYR×1 |
| U | |
| Y | YOU×1 YUR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co.... | CO6 | To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond. |
| co..... | CO7 | To twist in a violent manner. |
| co..... | CO7 | An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof. |
| co... | CO5 | Boring and unoriginal. |
| co..... † | CO7 | An area of land; a district, region. |
| co... | CO5 | An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | A close friend. |
| cr... | CR5 | To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner. |
| cr..... | CR7 | A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread. |
| cu... | CU5 | One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. |
| oc... | OC5 | To happen or take place. |
| ou.... | OU6 | A loud cry or uproar. |
| ou... | OU5 | A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To run faster than. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| 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.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone. |
| ru... | RU5 | Fluid; capable of flowing. |
| ru.... | RU6 | Something that has been run out. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| ru... | RU5 | Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted. |
| ru... | RU5 | Imprinted with ruts. |
| to.. | TO4 | past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed). |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| to.. | TO4 | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once. |
| tr.. | TR4 | Of, or relating to, troy weight. |
| tr.... | TR6 | A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre. |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| tu..... | TU7 | The act of coming forth. |
| tu... | TU5 | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A beginner; a novice. |
| yo.. | YO4 | Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). |
| yu.. | YU4 | A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). |
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.
- concur (CO6)
- contort (CO7)
- contour (CO7)
- corn (CO4)
- corny (CO5)
- country† (CO7)
- court (CO5)
- croc (CR4)
- crony (CR5)
- croon (CR5)
- crouton (CR7)
- curry (CU5)
- curt (CU4)
- occur (OC5)
- outcry (OU6)
- outro (OU5)
- outrun (OU6)
- rococo (RO6)
- root (RO4)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- rout (RO4)
- runny (RU5)
- runout (RU6)
- runt (RU4)
- runty (RU5)
- rutty (RU5)
- torn (TO4)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tour (TO4)
- trot (TR4)
- trout (TR5)
- troy (TR4)
- tryout (TR6)
- turn (TU4)
- turnout (TU7)
- tutor (TU5)
- tyro (TY4)
- your (YO4)
- yurt (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- concur (verb): To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
- contort (verb): To twist in a violent manner.
- contour (noun): An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
- corn (noun): Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof.
- corny (adjective): Boring and unoriginal.
- country† (noun): An area of land; a district, region.
- court (noun): An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- crony (noun): A close friend.
- croon (verb): To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.
- crouton (noun): A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
- curry (noun): One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
- curt (adjective): Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- occur (verb): To happen or take place.
- outcry (noun): A loud cry or uproar.
- outro (noun): A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.
- outrun (verb): To run faster than.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- 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.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- rout (noun): A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.
- runny (adjective): Fluid; capable of flowing.
- runout (noun): Something that has been run out.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- runty (adjective): Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted.
- rutty (adjective): Imprinted with ruts.
- torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tour (noun): A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- trout (noun): Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
- troy (adjective): Of, or relating to, troy weight.
- tryout (noun): A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- turnout (noun): The act of coming forth.
- tutor (noun): One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- tyro (noun): A beginner; a novice.
- your (determiner): Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
- yurt (noun): A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).