NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 15, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, m, n, r, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 235 points |
| Genius Level | 165 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| M | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 15 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 13 |
| V | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AN×2 AR×1 AT×3 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×1 IN×1 IR×1 |
| M | MA×9 MI×6 |
| N | NI×1 |
| R | RA×2 RI×1 |
| T | TA×4 TI×3 TR×6 |
| V | VA×3 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×1 ANI×1 ANT×1 ARI×1 ATR×1 ATT×2 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMA×1 INV×1 IRR×1 |
| M | MAI×3 MAN×1 MAR×5 MIN×5 MIT×1 |
| N | NIR×1 |
| R | RAI×1 RAN×1 RIA×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAM×1 TAN×1 TAT×1 TIA×1 TIN×1 TIT×1 TRA×3 TRI×3 |
| V | VAI×1 VAR×2 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at..... | AT7 | Convicted, attainted. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| in....... | IN9 | not varying; constant |
| ir...... | IR8 | Causing irritation or inflammation. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma...... | MA8 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A harbour for small boats. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”). |
| ma.... | MA6 | Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..." |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi..... | MI7 | A small van. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| ni..... | NI7 | Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ri... | RI5 | Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta..... | TA7 | One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| tr... | TR5 | Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. |
| tr...... | TR8 | A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| tr...... | TR8 | A type of boat with three parallel hulls. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va..... | VA7 | Showing variety, diverse. |
| va..... † | VA7 | A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops. |
| vi..... | VI7 | Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders. |
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.
- airman (AI6)
- anima (AN5)
- anti (AN4)
- aria (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- attain (AT6)
- attaint (AT7)
- avian (AV5)
- imam (IM4)
- invariant (IN9)
- irritant (IR8)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- maintain (MA8)
- mania (MA5)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- martian (MA7)
- martin (MA6)
- martini (MA7)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- minivan (MI7)
- mint (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- nirvana (NI7)
- rain (RA4)
- rani (RA4)
- riant (RI5)
- taint (TA5)
- tamarin (TA7)
- tannin (TA6)
- tatami (TA6)
- tiara (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- train (TR5)
- trainman (TR8)
- trait (TR5)
- trim (TR4)
- trimaran (TR8)
- trivia (TR6)
- vain (VA4)
- variant (VA7)
- varmint† (VA7)
- vitamin (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- invariant (adjective): not varying; constant
- irritant (adjective): Causing irritation or inflammation.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- maintain (verb): To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
- marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- martian (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”).
- martin (noun): Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
- martini (adjective): Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- minivan (noun): A small van.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- nirvana (noun): Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- riant (adjective): Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tamarin (noun): One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- train (noun): Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- trainman (noun): A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- trimaran (noun): A type of boat with three parallel hulls.
- trivia (noun): Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- variant (adjective): Showing variety, diverse.
- varmint† (noun): A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
- vitamin (noun): Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.