NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 16, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | h, l, m, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 71 points |
| Genius Level | 50 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| H | HO×3 |
|---|---|
| L | LO×2 |
| M | MO×8 MY×1 |
| N | |
| O | ON×1 |
| T | TO×7 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| H | HOL×1 HOO×1 HOT×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LOO×1 LOT×1 |
| M | MOL×1 MON×3 MOO×1 MOT×3 MYT×1 |
| N | |
| O | ONT×1 |
| T | TOL×1 TON×1 TOO×5 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho... | HO5 | With great amounts of heat. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo...... | MO8 | Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo..... † | MO7 | Occurring every month. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling or characteristic of a moth. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| my.. | MY4 | A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.... | TO6 | Having prominent teeth |
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.
- holt (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotly (HO5)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- molt (MO4)
- monotony (MO8)
- month (MO5)
- monthly† (MO7)
- moot (MO4)
- moth (MO4)
- mothy (MO5)
- motto (MO5)
- myth (MY4)
- onto (ON4)
- toll (TO4)
- tony (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothy (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotly (adverb): With great amounts of heat.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- monotony (noun): Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- monthly† (adjective): Occurring every month.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- mothy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a moth.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- myth (noun): A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothy (adjective): Having prominent teeth