NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 14, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, i, l, n, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| U | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | Σ | 15 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×1 FL×3 FR×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LI×3 |
| N | |
| R | RI×1 RU×1 |
| T | TI×4 TR×1 TU×5 |
| U | UN×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIT×1 FLI×3 FRU×2 |
|---|---|
| I | INT×1 |
| L | LIF×1 LIL×1 LIN×1 |
| N | |
| R | RIF×1 RUN×1 |
| T | TIF×1 TIL×2 TIN×1 TRI×1 TUF×1 TUR×2 TUT×2 |
| U | UNF×2 UNI×1 UNL×1 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi.... | FI6 | Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures). |
| fl... | FL5 | A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air. |
| fl... | FL5 | A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion |
| fl.. | FL4 | A fluttering or darting movement. |
| fr... | FR5 | In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals. |
| fr...... | FR8 | Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| li.. | LI4 | To raise or rise. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A chasm or fissure. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| 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. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A layer of earth covered with grass; sod. |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| un... | UN5 | Not fit; not having the correct requirements. |
| un........ † | UN10 | Not bearing fruit. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un... | UN5 | Not lit |
| un... | UN5 | Up to the time of (something happening). |
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.
- fitful (FI6)
- flint (FL5)
- flirt (FL5)
- flit (FL4)
- fruit (FR5)
- fruitful (FR8)
- intuit (IN6)
- lift (LI4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lint (LI4)
- rift (RI4)
- runt (RU4)
- tiff (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- trill (TR5)
- tuft (TU4)
- turf (TU4)
- turn (TU4)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- unfit (UN5)
- unfruitful† (UN10)
- unit (UN4)
- unlit (UN5)
- until (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- fitful (adjective): Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
- flint (noun): A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
- flirt (noun): A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion
- flit (noun): A fluttering or darting movement.
- fruit (noun): In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.
- fruitful (adjective): Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- lift (verb): To raise or rise.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- rift (noun): A chasm or fissure.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- 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.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- turf (noun): A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- unfit (adjective): Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
- unfruitful† (adjective): Not bearing fruit.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unlit (adjective): Not lit
- until (preposition): Up to the time of (something happening).